Get Growing: news from the garden community.

Was Milan's crooked tree the creation of Native Americans? Was it cut and bent to signify a turn in the trail? Today's post card shows a trail marker tree just over 2 miles north of Upper Sandusky, Ohio.

Today: "Cutting Gardens for Flower Arranging": 10:30 a.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. Featuring Tonya Ashworth, UT extension agent, Fayette County. Sponsored by Tenn. Federation of Garden Clubs, District I Education Series. Registration and refreshments at 10 a.m. National Garden Clubs members free, $5 for visitors. (901) 353-5427.

Brrrrr. … Even though we haven’t had piles of snow like last year, this time of year even diehard Minnesotans need relief. My friends and co-workers have fled to San Diego, Sanibel Island, and vast stretches of sandy beach in Mexico.