Here are five things to work on in the garden this week: Vegetables. An easily memorized rhyme concerning crop rotation in the vegetable garden goes like this: “beans, roots, greens, fruits.” The idea ...

Crepe myrtle shrubs and trees are in full bloom this time of year. I’ve seen some nice specimens in local landscapes as well as at the old airport, in some cemeteries and in Hilo parking lots. The ...