Summer is the season to be outdoors. It’s the perfect time for backyard barbecues, neighborhood socials, and late-night evenings on the patio. You don’t need to travel to a luxurious and exotic location to enjoy spending time outdoors. Make your own backyard a summer paradise with these eight simple suggestions. … more
Home & Garden
10 Tips for Beginning Gardeners With a sketch, basic tools and the right mix of plants, you’ll be on your way to growing your first flowers or edibles The rewards of gardening are great — fresh air, exercise, beauty and relaxation, to name a few. But designing and planting your very first garden… more
5 Trade-Offs to Consider When Remodeling Your Kitchen
5 Trade-Offs to Consider When Remodeling Your Kitchen These big-picture questions can help you decide where to invest and where to compromise in your kitchen remodel It would be great to have an unlimited budget for a kitchen renovation. But the fact is most of us do not. And that’s OK. Compromises of… more
12 Stunning Spring Container Gardens
12 Stunning Spring Container Gardens Welcome the season with fragrant hyacinths, cheerful daffodils, potted pansies and sweet early strawberries Spring into the new season with potted vignettes that exclaim “out with winter” and “in with buds and blooms.” Here are 12 container combinations — with pastel-petaled tulips, sunny daffodils, bright… more
Fire- Wise Landscaping Can Help Keep your Home & Property Safe
Fire-Wise Landscapes Can Help Keep Your Home and Property Safe Choose fire-resistant plants and materials and create defensible areas using these design strategies Firescaping incorporates the design of the landscape and property surrounding a home to lessen its susceptibility to fire. This can be achieved through a well-thought-out landscape design plan… more