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Furnace-free house |
A Minneapolis homeowner is ready to conquer winter with insulation and efficient doors and windows.
Key to a happy houseplant: The right spot in your home |
My front is freezing from the cold window but my back is burning up from the heating vent. My leaves are crisping from the dry, heated air,...
Make way for Perennial favorites |
If you've grown "Margarita," the chartreuse-leaved sweet potato vine, or the Sunlover coleus series, you can thank Allan Armitage, professor...
How much savings can a vegetable garden sprout? |
Money doesn't grow on trees, but it can grow in your garden. The question is, how much?
Shedding some light on keeping houseplants happy |
Indoor plants can certainly add beauty and enjoyment to your home -- but only while they remain healthy. Many gardeners begin their struggle...
Recycle materials for garden and yard |
For more than 40 years, Matthew Levesque has been an apostle of recycling.
Soak it up: A solution for paint disposal |
Like many a household, ours houses stashes of old, partially full paint cans. Illegal to throw in the trash, they awaited a solution....
Green lawn, happy planet |
Want to make the planet a little greener? Look no farther than your own backyard — or, for that matter, your own front yard.
Sleek, eco-conscious reinvention |
A rebuilt Westside home inspired by Rudolph Schindler and infused with an Icelandic sensibility has come on the market for the first time.
Plant sale savvyPop-up plant sales offer varieties hard to find elsewhere, often from gardeners' own collections. |
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Late-winter pruning can yield indoor bloomsI have a lot of pruning to do in my garden before spring and was wondering if I could force some of the branches into flower. |
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Kitchen supplier plants garden footholdWilliams-Sonoma's new garden line includes herb markers, raised-bed kits and copper tools. |
Taking cover — with plantsUsed to be, the solution for somebody seeking privacy in the garden was to plant a row of arborvitae and lurk in the shadows. |