Something strange is going on at my house and I can only attribute it to one thing ... a mid-life crisis. I've always enjoyed gardening with perennials and annual flowers, but vegetables? Not so much. Until now, that is.

Last year I became a vegetarian after watching the movie, Food Inc. I started by eliminating all meat except fish from my diet - so technically I was a "pescetarian." Eventually I quit eating the fish. After all, they've got a right to life too. But my new…

Aquatic plants are a very important step in achieving a truly balanced ecosystem pond. Regardless of why you got into the water gardening hobby, adding aquatic plants to the pond is an important part of the water garden. They…