Hopi Red Amaranth shares the garden with other flowers. Have you ever had a "drama queen" in your family? We called ours "DQ" for short. This is the person who will not go unnoticed and provides depth and emotion to life. I have a drama queen, but in plant form, in our garden. Officially, it is Hopi Red Amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus. When the summer heat turns up, I know it is her turn to provide drama! She is native to North America and has been cultivated both as a food pl

My Very Dear Lovely Assistant: If there is one area of our lives where we have achieved sustainability, it is in growing garlic, which we...