America has had a love affair with plastic pink flamingoes ever since their debut in the late 1950s. Don Featherstone is credited with their creation and proud collector...
Massing in the moonlight, legions of critters swarm across back roads and run amok through the countryside. Vegetable gardens disappear overnight. Lawns and crops are de...
• Pick up after your fruit trees. Clean up debris and dropped fruit; this cuts down on insects and prevents the spread of brown rot. Then, feed fruit trees with slow-rel...
QUESTION: Years ago, we were given a very large window fan by my husband's grandparents. It is screwed onto the window frame in our attic, and in the summer, all we ...
Fall gardening event Sept. 25
What better way to guarantee your gardening success than to follow the example of the ultimate Master Gardener, Mother Nature? In the fall, ...
Growers are beginning to understand that common birds can be of uncommon value to fields, lawns and gardens.
Many avian species earn their keep by eating insects and sma...
QUESTION: We are remodeling the kitchen in our 1893 house. We would like to have the space our hot-water radiator is taking up. It is 50 inches long by 25 inches hig...
Reader Janice Wolf: In the past year, I replaced my wood kitchen floor with a product by Congoleum (DuraCeramic). It looks like tile, feels like tile, and it's not h...
Around now is when many gardeners — and perhaps you are among them — start complaining about their squash plants, about how they looked healthy, and then all of a sudden...
QUESTION: We're remodeling our bathroom. Which is better to help increase the resale value of our home: a tub, a shower and one sink; or a big shower and two sinks?
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