With last week’s snow and wind, most of the leaves have finally dropped from the trees. Persistent fall berries are a lingering splash of color, and many can be harvested to add to arrangements and ...

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Nahda Nabiilah is a writer and editor from Indonesia. She has always loved writing and playing games, so one day she decided to combine the two. Most of the time, writing gaming guides is a blast for ...

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A few poles gleaned from dead branches of arborvitae will form the uprights for a cucumber trellis. Harvest outer leaves of leafy greens with sharp scissors to extend plant productivity. Thin ...

On October 23rd, 2012 Rite-Hite Holding Corporation owner and Chairman Michael H. White famously sent his 1,400 employees an e-mail warning them of dire consequences should Barack Obama be re-elected ...

Dear Master Gardener: What can I plant to form a “living fence”? I have a dream of blocking out the neighbors with a mixed species hedge that would be good habitat for wildlife and pollinators. Answer ...

The sun was shining beautifully the day I wrote this column, with bees buzzing around nearly every blooming flower in the yard. But I was wishing we’d get rain because we still really need it. The big ...