By SHERIE BLEILER news@breezenewspapers.com Groundcovers are a great alternative to grass. They provide variety in texture and form yet still allow us to see clearly over them. If they have flowers for butterflies and berries for birds, so much the better. Plus my favorites do not need ...
We have enjoyed many vintages of Chardonnay and Fume Blanc from Ferrari-Carano, Sonoma, California, but in a bow to their Italian heritage, they are now offering a Pinot Grigio from the acclaimed Friuli Grave Region of Italy where wines have been made since the days of the Romans. This is a ...
Dear Mr. Feichthaler: I retired to Cape Coral last year, and moved into a nice, quiet neighborhood. About two months ago, my neighbor purchased a 32-foot RV and parked it in his driveway. One of the reasons I moved to Cape Coral was its rules, which makes it look more attractive than other ...
By CAROL KERNS news@breezenewspapers.com Summer is sizzling in Southwest Florida. With increased humidity and the heat index that may hover around 100°, many retreat indoors for relief. For comfort and for health reasons, time outside may be restricted to early morning or later in the ...
Has someone’s kindness ever changed the course of your life? For me, that person is Dr. Arthur (Art) Young. I first met him in my early teens, when he was my optometrist. Like many teenagers, I desperately wanted contact lenses, but my parents could not afford them. After I explained my ...
In my previous three articles I reviewed the nature of weeds, or “plants that are out of place.” Weeds not only compete with the plants we have installed in our landscape for light, food, space and water; they can also be invasive or “noxious” (poisonous or with harmful thorns and ...
