Buy a Tree in a Pot or Balled and Burlapped?
Q: We have been looking at some shade trees at a few nurseries and have a question. Is it better to buy a tree in a large pot or one ...
05-31-2023
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Paint Vinyl Siding
You can make a house with old, weather-beaten vinyl siding stop traffic with a new coat of a good-quality, acrylic latex exterior paint. We like water-based acrylic exterior ...
05-29-2023
Take a Peek Inside This Preppy Home
By Katie Laughridge From Tribune News Service Nell Hill’s designer Anne and her family have lived in their Prairie Village, Kansas, home for almost four years. When the ...
05-28-2023
Surprising Uses for Coca-Cola
By Hunter Boyce From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company’s world-famous soda has had quite the history since its introduction in 1886. Atlanta pharmacist John S. Pemberton originally touted ...
05-27-2023
How Much Does It Cost to Remove Radon Gas?
By Paul F. P. Pogue From Ask Angi If you’ve come across radon, it’s probably as part of a home inspection that turned closing into a big hassle ...
05-26-2023
Ideas for Upgrading Your Space on a Budget
By Cathy Hobbs From Tribune News Service With summer just around the corner, are you looking for ways to have your home look and feel different or refreshed? ...
05-26-2023
Rent Tools and Save Thousands of Dollars
I scan the media each week to keep abreast of all that has to do with building and remodeling homes, new tools, and new technology in the trades. ...
05-26-2023
Southern-Style Elegance: A Family-Friendly North Carolina Estate
This elegant residence that would be right at home in the English countryside is located within the upscale Teeter Farms Estates neighborhood outside of Mooresville, North Carolina. A ...
05-25-2023
Simple Driveway Restoration With Tar and Chips
Dear James: We need an inexpensive way to resurface our driveway. Asphalt and concrete cost too much. Will a tar-and-chip type of driveway be much less expensive?—Dave B. ...
05-25-2023
This Simple, 5-Minute iPhone Self-Checkup Just Saved Me a Lot of Money
Calling all iPhone users. After so many upgrades over years of using an iPhone, I thought I knew it all. Only recently, I discovered a feature that's been ...
05-25-2023
Dog’s Cloudy Eyes May Be Normal Aging Change, Not Cataracts
Q: When Toto, my 10-year-old terrier, looks at me, his eyes appear cloudy. At last week's wellness exam, his veterinarian said his eyes are healthy and he has ...
05-25-2023
Peony and Tree Problems
Q: My peony has bloomed wonderfully for many years but this year the buds are turning black and are not growing. What can I do? A: It is ...
05-25-2023
You Can Grow Your Own Corn—and There’s Way More Than Sweet Corn
It’s just a specialized kind of grass. That horticultural description applies to almost all grains, but corn is the only one that home gardeners revere, the only one ...
05-24-2023
Great Tips From My Great Readers!
With the cost of feeding a family so high, it's no wonder that so many tips readers submit are geared to help us save money and time in ...
05-24-2023
How to Properly Repot a Houseplant—Without the Mess
Keeping plants alive is one thing, but knowing exactly when (and more importantly how) to repot a plant requires a whole new level of indoor gardening know-how. The ...
05-23-2023
Selling and Buying a Home Today Is Easy
Dear Monty: We recently closed on our new home. We were pre-approved, and we shopped online for many hours using real estate websites and other websites to learn ...
05-23-2023
So You Think Money Is for Spending? We Need To Talk
It took me a dreadfully long time to understand this important truth: Money is not for spending. It is for managing first, and then for spending. It takes ...
05-23-2023
Lessons From a 2-Year-Old
I gave my son and daughter-in-law lots of gifts when their son, Elijah, was born. But none has come back to bless me more than the gift of ...
05-22-2023
Install a Ceiling Fan
Energy experts agree that a ceiling fan will reduce your energy bills by providing additional cooling and better circulation so you can lower air conditioning costs. Before you ...
05-22-2023
Design Recipes: Less Is More
By Cathy Hobbs From Tribune News Service Minimalism remains a strong design trend and preferred choice of many homeowners and apartment dwellers. For many, living with less creates ...
05-21-2023
Unwanted Guests? How to Make Sure Ants Don’t Set up Shop in Your Home This Summer
By Lindsay Smith From The Wichita Eagle Summertime is quickly approaching, and while people may be hoping to spend more time outdoors, one insect could be paying a ...
05-20-2023
Raising Backyard Chickens Requires Money, Time and Pluck. Here’s How to Do It
By Christopher Vondracek From Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Minneapolis—Only once did the chickens fly—or fence-hop—into Nancy Engberg's neighbor's yard in north Minneapolis. And no, it wasn't just to cross ...
05-19-2023
How to Plan the Perfect Patio
By Tim Carter From Tribune Content Agency Recently, I had the enormous pleasure to help my son achieve one of his goals. He bought a new home last ...
05-19-2023