Get Your Desert Landscaping Ready for Winter
So much gardening advice is based around four-season climates, but a sizable contingent of the United States is only now entering ideal gardening weather. If you live in a desert…
Six of the Best Trees to Plant for Shade in Your Yard
Having a big shade tree in your yard can provide a cooler hangout spot in the summer and cut back on the AC bill. But choosing and planting the right…
How to Test Minecraft’s New Cherry Blossoms Before Everyone Else
Image: Microsoft Plenty of updates have come and gone in Minecraft’s nearly 15-year history, but players have never had cherry blossoms. Minecraft is about to get pink, and you can…
The Best-Smelling Types of Live Christmas Trees
Photo: Happy Hirtzel (Shutterstock) So, you’ve decided to bring a live tree into your home for a few weeks. How festive! Now, it’s time to determine what type of Christmas…
13 Plants You Probably Shouldn’t Even Try to Grow Indoors
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Reasons to avoid: Some varieties cause a rash The many varieties of bonsai tree are delightful, and we humans love anything that comes in mini form, trees…
12 Fruit Trees You Can Actually Grow Indoors
Photo: S_Photo (Shutterstock) When we think of farming or gardening for food, we think of the great outdoors. If you want to squeeze a fresh orange or lemon in the…
Here’s How Much Trees Can Increase Your Home’s Value
Photo: rSnapshotPhotos (Shutterstock) As a homeowner hoping to sell your house—today or in the future—you have probably thought about the ways to increase your property value, as well as the…
Pickle Some Cherry Blossoms Before It’s Too Late
Photo: Amanda Blum They call it the Flower Bomb. Pink cotton balls the size of trucks have been installed along the sidewalks where mere twigs stood last week. By the…
How to Slice a Strip of Citrus Without Risking Life and Limb
Photo: Claire Lower One of the nice things about going to a bar (or bars) is that they have all the stuff. The good ice, the fancy cherries, the perfect…
Don’t Prune These Plants in the Spring
Photo: LiuSol (Shutterstock) No matter how much cleanup and prep you do in your garden before winter arrives, there’s always a list of new maintenance tasks each spring. And along…