Tough plants are survivors
They have cool-sounding names right out of "Harry Potter": pennywort, teasel, henbit, vetch.
And some are downright stunning: the sweet mosaic ...
Steps listed to keep house dry
What is the single most damaging element in the home today? Here are some clues: It causes cracks in plaster and wallboard — especially ove...
Bill Thompson of Wexford looks for just the right plant at Dambach's Lake Forest Garden in Fombell on Saturday. Gardeners and homeowners took advantage of the nice weath...
The Mother's Day tradition that can be most closely associated with the holiday many countries celebrate today is the British celebration of Mothering Sunday, the fourth...
New colors, styles offered
The Mother's Day corsage is one of the most well-known customs to honor mom on her special day.
By the 1980s and '90s, many people thought Moth...
CARLSBAD, Calif. — The top two activities mothers would most enjoy with their families on Mother's Day are walking and going to the park, according to a recent survey.
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You've probably heard about the importance of boys having a strong relationship with their fathers.
In fact, the presence of a positive male role model in a young boy's ...
When working mom Stacey Donahue is on the move she doesn't leave home without a mother of a bag chock-full of must-haves. Other mothers have similar bags of tricks.
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One-on-one attention trumps other services
More than 40 percent of women who work outside the home are mothers of children younger than 18, according to government statis...
Hallmark did not invent Mother's Day.
On the contrary, the first American Mother's Day 136 years ago was a call to something bigger than the commercial veneration of mot...
