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This Fourth of July, I will reflect on the days when I used to have independence. Since the birth of my two children, the only freedom I get is when I hide in the laundry room, on top of the dryer.

She headed up the land trust and was executive director of the

Oh, the dog days of parental vacations! I'm reminded, as I am fully conscious at 12:30 this morning listening to the raucous noise up the hill from my bedroom window, of the days in South County when I was a youth in search of vacationing adults with great party houses.

I am writing from the road this week as I travel across Idaho, a

It's the end of the month, which means it's garden question-and-answer time. Remember, you may e-mail me questions at [email protected]. Or you can mail garden questions in care of this newspaper. For a faster, personal response, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

It's summer, and fire season is almost here, along with the brush-clearing chores it brings. But thanks to the latest in high-tech mowers, yardwork could be almost – dare we say it? – fun.

Gardening brings one closer not just to the plant world, but