Home & Garden

Even avid nature lovers will agree that not all aspects of the outdoors belong inside one’s home. While bugs, mud...

Frank asks, “Recently we had a large maple removed from our side yard and would like to replace it with...

Ohio Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis) is a nice spring to early summer perennial that has spiky, grass-like foliage with deep blue,...

Vickie asks, “What is the best fertilizer to use on my plants?” Before I go into a description discussing fertilizer,...

If you want to encourage pollinators in the yard, look for the good old-fashioned choices that once cheered up outdoor...

Will you be completing outdoor home renovation projects this season? To maximize your investment, consider these project ideas, which combine...

I was reading an article in a magazine about a man who did not like planting spring flowering shrubs and...

Thanks to an unusually warm, wet winter, experts predict that Americans will face an extra buggy summer. According to the...

Summer living can make your family’s clothing vulnerable to stains, splatters and more, even if you are spending more time...

Jan asks, “ I don't want to spend a lot of money, but what could I plant on my porch...

Do you spend summer days outdoors mowing the lawn, tending to the garden and working on the house? Here are...

Besides a great looking lawn, nothing showcases the backyard quite like a cookout. But anything worth doing is worth doing...

As a kid growing up in Columbus, Ohio we lived between and across from wooded areas, just a couple miles...

That spring carpet of yellow that stubbornly appears year after year might be considered a weed to some, but to...