Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Smaller recliners embraced by baby boomersMar 26, 2017 6:00 am - Including recliners in home decorating projects used to be an interior designer's nightmare, says Bonnie Lewis, founder of 55+ TLC Interior Design in Scottsdale, Arizona...
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Garage trend? Think versatility, not parkingMar 26, 2017 6:00 am - The American garage is world famous. But not necessarily for cars. Silicon Valley started in the Palo Alto, California, garage of the Packard family, where Hewlett-Packa...
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Weed control starts with the seedsMar 26, 2017 6:00 am - Weed seeds are among the most patient organisms in nature. Many weeds can produce thousands of seeds per plant per year, and those seeds might lie dormant for decades, j...
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Gardeners can't wait to plant new annualsMar 26, 2017 6:00 am - It is what gardeners have been waiting for all winter … the roundup of new annuals to plant in our containers and gardens. There is an abundance of new selections this y...
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Learn about rain gardensMar 26, 2017 1:00 am - Learn the benefits, beauty and value that rain gardens can add to home landscape at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, at the Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zur...
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This comfy, cushioned cubby is an inviting, cozy workspaceMar 25, 2017 6:00 am - It's a quiet but cozy workspace, designed to promote focus and creativity while providing an alternative to a traditional desk or office. It's also a bright pink cubby c...
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Your dining room dilemmas, solvedMar 25, 2017 6:00 am - New York designer and author Katie Ridder, whose ideas for dining rooms were featured in a cover story for The Washington Post's Local Living section, joined staff write...
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Pesticides: a massive problem masquerading as a solutionMar 24, 2017 6:00 am - To the little people, it never felt right. The readers of the old Organic Gardening and Farming magazine saw no logic in spraying poisons on their vegetables. The magazi...
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Fremont library launches seed program for gardenersMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - Many of the seeds come from the Fremont Township community garden and a nonprofit group called Seed Savers Exchange. Area residents have donated some, too. The library's...
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Circa-1940 desk is Art DecoMar 19, 2017 7:01 am - Q. This is a picture of a desk and chair that we inherited. On the bottom of the desk is a tag with the words "Baumritter - New York." We also have the receipt that tell...