Keep the rose garden clean

What to do about Japanese beetles

How to control Japanese beetles

How to succeed in screaming without really being Axl Rose

Vocal coach Melissa Cross teaches heavy-metal rockers to find their inner beast without getting hurt.

Castles around every curve

On the trail of the medieval Cathars in Languedoc-Roussillon, France.

Who, me, ride a roller coaster? Never!

She had vowed she would never climb aboard a roller coaster. But then she met Bruce.

For kids: The grunion are running

A cooperative effort between two aquariums allows people in France to watch in real time as grunion spawn on southern California beaches.

Lesson of the white phacelia

A Christian Science perspective on daily life.

Drip irrigation clogged?

A pretty pairing – climbing roses and clematis

When genetically modifed plants hit home

Gardeners ponder genetically modified plants.

Marriage across the miles

Commuter marriages are on the rise, due to the slow housing market.

Elephants, giraffes, and lions – oh, my!

With wildlife all around at a Kenyan game reserve, there's no room for loneliness.

Out the window with A/C

Summertime offers the joy of opening my windows to let in breezes and sounds of the world around me.

Open to the voice of Truth

A Christian Science perspective on daily life.

When gladiolus finishes blooming

Can cattails combat climate change?

An experiment is under way in California to see if fields of tules and cattails can make a difference in global warming.

Feathers fly over no-feeding-the-birds order

Couple told to stop feeding birds in their own garden.

Review: 'Pineapple Express'

Black comedy about the adventures of two potheads is fitfully amusing but over the top on gross-out gore.

Review: 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2'

Sisterhood sequel boasts same sporty cast but little emotional depth.

Review: 'Elegy'

Based on a Philip Roth novel, 'Elegy' traces the passionate entanglement of an aging professor with a strikingly beautiful student, played by Penélope Cruz.