The Fourth of July holiday is just around the corner and it is time to be thinking about showing our colors in the garden. The national media places you in either a blue...
QUESTION: We have a retaining wall built of interlocked decorative tan blocks, and they have been "leaking" a chalklike stain. Do you have any recommendations for re...
QUESTION: We have a retaining wall built of interlocked decorative tan blocks, and they have been "leaking" a chalklike stain. Do you have any recommendations for re...
They're resistant to Roundup
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When the weed killer Roundup was introduced in the 1970s, it proved it could kill nearly any plant while still being safer ...
But some marigold claims overblown
Visitors to my garden frequently comment, upon seeing a few marigold plants growing in my vegetable beds, that I must have planted them...
Your eco-friendly choices might not be as green as you think. Let's separate some myths from reality.
Myth: Put food waste in the trash, not down the garbage disposa...
Brady Township father loves his brood
BRADY TWP — Scott Saylor, 42, of Muddy Creek Road said he never expected to have children.
Now years later, the Mercer County Jail m...
In the middle of a long, cold, snowy winter (and I assume everyone agrees we just had a pretty long, cold, snowy winter), I long for summer tastes, such as the taste of ...
SPOKANE, Wash. — Father's Day was started a century ago because inventor Sonora Smart Dodd was upset by widespread mocking of fathers in popular culture as lazy, sleazy ...