Tam Gray

A witness to her planting method for Lilium giganteum (now called Cardiocrinum giganteum) bulbs once deemed [Gertrude] Jekyll a sorceress. On that day, having dug a sizable hole and added some leaf mold and sand, the famed gardener also tossed in a freshly killed rabbit. Then she counseled, "Now, always seat the bulbs clockwise," a task she accomplished with a firm rightward twist before filling in the hole with topsoil. Four months later, she apparently had lilies just a hare under five feet tall. more »

People 65 and older are the least likely to be infected with 2009 H1N1 flu, but, if they become infected, they are more likely than people in some other groups to develop serious complications from their illness. That is why people 65 years and older are prioritized for treatment with antiviral drugs this season if they do become sick. more »

We can attest to the popularity of the Ball of Whacks and the X-Ball which we purchased at another Museum store; it's been very popular with grandchildren as well as adults. The puzzle calendar is interactive, free standing and movable. more »

"We've been following one battalion there. Shortly before they began their current operation in Helmand province, one Marine wrote a letter to his grandmother. Lance Corporal Charles Sharp wrote that soon he'd be fighting in a mission his grandchildren would learn about in history class. Well, just days after he mailed that letter, Sharp died in battle, the first Marine killed in the offensive." more »