If you feel you can’t garden, maybe you “Canna!” “Few of any plants so easy to grow for summer display in North America temperate region gardens provide such rich tropical displays,” T. H. Everett writes

Euonymus elatus, also known as burning bush, is known for its red leaves in fall. From the biblical miracle of the burning bush that was not consumed in front of Moses, the red leaves seem to be on fire

Herbaceous peonies are a garden plant that have been appreciated for a long time. Native to Central Asia, peonies have been grown in China for ornamental appreciation since the 7th century. Introduced

T. H. Everett calls Anemone blanda “choice,” in the encyclopedia, The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture, 1981. Blooming in temperate climates in mid spring, with a daisy

Before hot season annuals are planted in temperate climates, spring annuals like pansies can be planted. Withstanding and flowering at cool temperatures, these plants flourish until the weather heats up,

Glory of the snow, the common name for Chionodoxa sardensis, are a comparatively newly introduced species of garden plant, found in the 19th century after being on Crete. They multiply readily by both

Tikkun (2015) is an ephemeral journey into the life of a religious Jew. Shot in black and white, the movie’s shots are picturesque, serious, and dark. The movie begins in a ritual slaughterhouse, with

Oriented is a documentary about several young men in their 20′s in Israel. Arab, and homosexual, and living primarily in Israel, they search the world for acceptance. The men have different situations.

“Well I think I could be the loneliest girl in the world.” The movie Atomic Falafel opens with these lyrics, sung over the strumming of a bright ukulele. Is the movie about divorce, or widowhood, or isolation?

In a movie defined by waiting, the audience is not permitted to leave the four walls of the protagonist’s apartment. Periodically, the film shuts to black, with only an animated clock ticking that shows

“Nothing but poison comes out of your mouth,” her aunt tells her. Dorona is the age of a mother, yet she broods like a teenager. Her head is down, and her shoulders are hunched forward as if her hands

Given the movie’s title, “A Strange Course of Events,” (2013), nothing strange at all seems to happen in the first third of the movie. A 40 year old male protagonist is divorced, works at a clinic, and

“You know, a teacher is allowed to call a pupil.” “Yes,” the kindergartener replies. In addition to calling her student on the telephone, the female protagonist teacher also bathes him during school hours,