In my last article, I detailed a high-level comparison of two dependency injection frameworks: Guice and Spring. As I mentioned then, although they both fully embrace the principles of DI, they have ...

Waimea may be one of the best examples of Silent Spring, written by Rachel Carson and published in 1962. Silent Spring describes corporate damage to the environment by spraying pesticides and ...

The Penn State Extension of Berks County Master Gardeners will be featuring questions and answers to inquires received through their Garden Hotline. The word ephemeral means quickly fading. Ephemerals ...

"They sit all winter long waiting to spring into action," Laverne said. "Either it's going to work for them, or it's not." Early-blooming trees -- butterfly bush, sumac, snowberry, silk tree and ...

If you're new to gardening and trying to sort out the many intricacies involved in not killing plants, you may have noticed this is more of a "gray" activity than a "green" one. "Gray" as in not much ...

One popular question among home gardeners is when and how do you prune your flowering shrubs? Although it can seem tempting to prune in late fall and early spring, the type of shrub you have ...

To better understand the gardening world, it’s important to understand some key differences. For example: What’s the difference between nectarines and peaches? I could say they’re both pit-iful, but ...