It’s spring, the time when a young girl’s (or boy’s) heart turns to thoughts of…swings, slides, and merry-go-rounds. At least, that’s the case with the young girl I know best, my daughter Alice, who has been talking about playgrounds ever since the snow started melting. I’m sure her desire to visit one is all part …
Flower power
Ah, spring! What better time to celebrate flower power? The use of flowers for gifts and decoration has a long history (the ancient Romans and the Chinese were wild about roses), but to a plant our infatuation might seem a little kinky: flowers are plants’ reproductive organs. Or, to be more precise, they’re the reproductive …

