Eileen Alexander: A well cared for yard adds value to your home

I don’t know about you, but seed and flower catalogs have been arriving in my mailbox these past few weeks on an almost daily basis. It’s great fun to sit down over a cup of tea and peruse what’s on offer — from old favorites to new varieties of both vegetables and flowers.

My list is always longer than what I can possibly plant, but dreaming about a particularly frilly peony that has just been introduced or how a colorful variety of Swiss chard will brighten up the vegetable garden makes snowy winter days pass more quickly.