In the Northwest, the rain and wind that come after a dry summer can wreak havoc on your yard’s trees. Even a brief microburst can strip leaves from branches or send a dead limb crashing onto your property. If you want to protect both your trees and the structures they […]
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Schools find ways to keep gardening lessons blooming | Lifestyles
This photo released by The New York Botanical Garden shows schoolchildren learning about growing food in the garden’s 3-acre Edible Academy. This photo released by The New York Botanical Garden shows schoolchildren […]
New to Gardening? Here Are 10 Must-Have Tools to Get Started
Whether you’ve been tending one tomato in a pot on your deck, planted your first “real” vegetable garden this year, or simply aspire to grow gorgeous flowers for a cutting garden, you need the right tools to get the job done. While you don’t have to buy everything on this […]
Top Tips to Enhance Your Forever Home, Ditch the 7 Worst Habits for Your Brain, PLUS Advice to Avoid Running Out of Cash for the Long Run
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — In a jam-packed August/September issue of AARP The Magazine (ATM), cover star Jamie Lee Curtis offers special lessons from the “Jamie University”; first responders share their stories for the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks; top home improvement pros offer suggestions on how to make […]
Gardening goats return to Frick Park to munch on weeds
The goats are back. Just after 10 a.m. Monday, 14 goats and their guardian, a donkey named Hobo, in a procession entered their temporary home and project site at the Frick Environmental Center in Pittsburgh. The goats were led to the Clayton Hill trail area of Frick Park to resume […]
Tips for home buyers and sellers from a McKinney realtor
Homes are selling fast in McKinney, but there are some things both buyers and sellers should keep in mind. Kelly Rudiger of Coldwell Banker Apex Realtors in McKinney offered some tips to those entering the market as well as some insights into how the market stands out from other major […]
The Best Gardening Boxes to Add Some Green to Your Home
One of the best ways to personalize a living space, whether it be a house or apartment, is with some plants. Unfortunately, this can be hard if you don’t have a front or back lawn to work with. That’s where a gardening box comes in, as it will allow you […]
How to Rid Your Home of Rats
Education ImagesGetty Images If you’re the type of person who freaks out when you see a rat in the streets, then your worst nightmare is likely having rats take up unwelcome residence in your home. Not only are the rodents a nuisance, but they can carry diseases and be destructive. […]
Botanical Gardens-Inspired Decor Tips for Your Home
Photo: Pumidol (Shutterstock) There’s something very calming about visiting a botanical garden. Perhaps it’s being surrounded by foliage, or taking in the array of colors. Or maybe it’s just nice to be able to enjoy well-manicured and maintained nature where someone else did all the gardening and landscaping work. Whatever […]
Gardening columnist shares best perennials for mid-summer bloom
When selecting perennials for flowerbeds and landscapes, it’s most rewarding to include a variety of types so something is blooming in spring, summer and fall, creating ever-changing interest during the growing season. Perennial flowers that bloom continuously from spring until fall haven’t yet been created. Following are perennials that bloom […]
Plants to bring you glorious scent all year round | Gardening advice
Scent is undoubtedly the most instinctive of our senses, with the power to instantly transport us back to childhood and transform our mood with a mere fleeting whiff. Perhaps for this reason it is hard to measure and it is the least scientifically studied of the senses, especially when it […]
Tips to lower your energy bill in the Arizona heat
Does your summer electric bill make you groan? Are you looking for effective ways to reduce your bill? Any Arizonan could tell you that their electric bill skyrockets as the state’s temperature does the same each summer. Most consumers struggle to avoid the high energy cost during the state’s hottest […]