Remember the pretty poinsettia you picked up last winter to make your home or office a little more festive for the holidays? Hopefully you kept watering it and maybe even set it outside for the summer in hopes of a bigger, brighter plant this year. Poinsettias can be kept year-round, but they ...

Whether you want a perfectly sculpted lawn or just enough grass to prevent erosion and keep down the weeds, the next four to six weeks is the most important time of year for lawn care.Even a little bit of seed and fertilizer make a big difference, and your neighbor who waits until next spring ...

Installing a wooden screen door instead of a typical storm door is an affordable option to your ventilation needs.Step 1: Prepare the area by removing any existing storm door and frame. Fill gaps and nail holes with wood putty. Prime and paint the area as needed.Step 2: Measure the top, bottom ...

Replacing the cartridge on your Delta Monitor single handle shower faucet is a simple and affordable way to eliminate annoying leaks, drips and a host of other problems.Step 1: Turn off the water supply to the shower. This is usually done at the home’s main shutoff valve. Test the shower to ...

When tree roots push above the soil surface, they can make it difficult to maintain a lawn or other groundcover. But chopping them out, piling mounds of soil over them, or shaving off the tops of the roots can impair the livelihood of the tree. To get trees and lawns (or other plants) to ...

Here’s a simple home-decorating plan: Spend a lot of time outdoors, connect with your surrounding by noticing and collecting natural pieces along the way, arrange those items around your home in a way that feels good.This is an approach that Rae Anna Mayfield-Toman has taken for accessorizing ...