HAMPDEN, Mass. — In The Adventures of Peter Cottontail, the children's classic published 100 years ago, the title character offers this advice: "When you need a safe retreat/a briar patch cannot be ...
“Peter Rabbit Had It Coming.” That was the title I gave to a chapter about garden pest control in a book I wrote many years ago. In fact, even as a child I rooted for Peter’s adversary, Mr. McGregor.