In January of 1958 a gardener and birdwatcher in Massachusetts sent Rachel Carson a letter describing the dead birds she kept finding in her back yard. She believed they were dying from chemical exposure, specifically the pesticide DDT. Prompted by the letter and her decades of work with the Fish …
Happy World Honey Bee Day! The buzz is that more than one-third of the world’s fruits, vegetables and flowers are dependent on bees – and they are disappearing. It’s the mission of one of the world’s most preeminent experts, entomologist Dr. Marla Spivak to change that. A chance encounter with …
Saima Abbasi is as surprised as anyone that a childhood love of nature has blossomed into a passion for the environment that has her working with local organizations here and in her native Pakistan to create sustainable natural habitats. She explains her work this way: “Where you live is the …
When you meet someone living her principles, you sense the passion right away. Such was the case with Saima Abassi, a backyard naturalist whose work promoting environmental sustainability reaches far beyond her community. Recently, Saima graciously invited us to stroll through her beautiful backyard garden and to wander the native …
With Bloom out in the world, we’ve had some questions about the two options for reading all that mutterhood goodness. Here’s a Q&A we put together about how to skim, savor and stash each issue. Where do I find the magazine? It all starts here. Since we publish exclusively online …
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” ~ Helen Keller
BLOOM, the new issue of mutterhood magazine, is here! This issue is quite simply a feast for the eyes, with pages of gorgeous images from talented photographers who share their interpretation of bloom with us. But BLOOM is more than just a pretty picture. In this issue we profile a …
Who doesn’t love a good quiz? The folks at Merriam-Webster — yes, the dictionary people — have capitalized on our affinity for a quick question and answer session with Name That Thing, a 10-question challenge that tests users’ visual vocabulary. Topics vary, but this week Name That Thing is all …
What’s more royal: a formal birth announcement written in passive voice or fancy floral hats, tidy bouquets and vast gardens filled with the prettiest, most meticulously tended English blooms? Monday’s announcement from Buckingham Palace that “Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sussex was safely delivered of a son” (in American …
You may have noticed a few signs of spring lately, like lillies of the valley gently lifting their tiny white buds, and tulips and hyacinths popping up from the ground. Or forsythia and magnolia buds bursting open, and in some places the scent of jasmine and orange blossoms perfuming the …