house and home

If you live in a small apartment and have used up available space with furniture and a few plants, then that might...

Anyone who owns a house with a garage knows that within just a few years that garage is cluttered with all sorts of...

The disadvantage of growing plants indoors is that they still need some amount of sunlight. That means you need to...

Back in the day when my brother and I were teenagers living in Bethesda Maryland, our mom would assign us chores to...

Yes, it’s approaching winter.  And you probably don’t want to go outside to care for plants. But plants don’t...

When old man winter finally arrives for another year with blasts of wind, cold, and snow, it is nice to continue the...

They may not be as bad as bees, wasps or hornets. Still, gnats certainly are a nuisance. They appear in swarms and if...

No matter if you live in a studio apartment or a large house you probably want plants around you. Houseplants can help...

If you dread the coming of summer because you live in a region of the United States that is extremely humid, then there...

If you own a home, then you have learned over time that is essential to clean out the gutters on a regular basis to...