Neglect ruins grass cutters
Lawn mower neglect and abuse might not be crimes, but people who are guilty of them could find themselves paying a hefty price.
With mowing se...
QUESTION: One of my rose bushes has developed yellow leaves with black spots on them. What can I do?
ANSWER: Since your rose bush has developed a disease called blac...
QUESTION: I have a concrete pool deck that is 40-by-46 feet, and it has no expansion joints. It has three cracks about 1/16-inch to 3/16-inch wide radiating from the...
Patriotic planter easy to create
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — You need only red, white and blue flowers and an empty 2-liter plastic bottle to take your own Godspeed journey throu...
Mark your calendars and break out your shovels! The Spring Garden Market is coming to town. The market, held by the Penn State Master Gardeners of Butler County, will be...
Mother takes look forward, back at past
My family never really celebrated Mother's Day when I was growing up. That completely un-American failing surprises me now, but di...
If Mother's Day for you evokes thoughts of overblown commercialism as well as warm, fuzzy feelings for mom, not only aren't you alone but you're expressing similar frust...
Gifts shouldn't always be about the baby
If you're a mom-to-be, what would you like your friends and family to get you for Mother's Day?
Most people would say a gift for...
Moms, girls go to spa to bond
Elsie Smith and her daughter, Angie Hammill, were considering going on a vacation together to Guatemala to study Spanish. But when the two C...
If women ruled the world, stay-at-home moms would earn an annual salary equal to or more than $100,000. That's according to a new poll from Woman's Day magazine and AOL....
