Author: Will Balk, Jr.

If you can get beyond the two-and-a-half inch high expanse of meticulously maintained lawn; if you...

Most of the gardens in my life – the private gardens, the gardens of friends and relatives – have...

Despite occasional days of unsuitable weather, this spring and the opening of summer have offered...

Every now and then, I will gather my energy and wander out past the trash heaps/discard piles of...

There’s still no sign of the first green sprigs on the pecan trees here at the farm. Yes, I know...

By Will Balk, Jr.  Maybe the ice-storm photo here? Winter is barely one-third gone, and the past...

Well, this certainly doesn’t seem right: November 11 is the beginning of the 2020 Masters...

Fresh garden fruits and vegetables and colorful swaths of blooms are only part of the impulse for...

Here at the farm, camellias – those magnificent queens of the southern garden – have been a part...

I may be among the few human beings yet alive who can remember – and with fond appreciation – the...