A bouquet full of backyard goodies is a perfect fall antidote to your budget as well as a way to extend summer-garden memories. An autumn yard can... Read more…
Fall brings a basket of riches, not only foliage color but also ornamental fruit, dripping in abundance from trees and shrubs. Select plants now for... Read more…
Q: What are the most important pots and pans to have? A: The essential pieces for any home cook are a 10-inch skillet, saucepans in 2- and... Read more…
Q: I had a couple I hardly knew over to dinner recently, and one of the guests came in wearing a bulky backpack. This guest turned from... Read more…
Organic sections are standard at most grocery stores and recycling is the norm, but talk about an organic or green sofa and you might get... Read more…
Superhero action figures saved my children's bathroom. My husband revived a tired décor by placing Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, the queen... Read more…
Q: We have a very old furnace in our garage. It works well, but most of the heat goes into the garage instead of the house. The furnace gets hot... Read more…
The newly remodeled kitchen in Rob and Kelly Pretlow's Maple Leaf home brims with nifty features. Rob is happy to show off a soft-close cabinet... Read more…
/ What kid doesn't love carving a pumpkin? It's enticingly messy and squishy, and Halloween is a tradition that's been celebrated for centuries... Read more…
Home renovation, woodworking and other do-it-yourself tasks might seem like solitary activities, but a growing number of Web-savvy DIY types... Read more…
There's nothing funky about Funkia. Funkia was the preferred 19th-century botanical name for hostas — always elegant and sometimes sweet-scented perennials from Japan, China and Korea. Read more…
Saturday, October 06, 2007 Today is the final installment of a special three-part fall gardening calendar featuring events through November. Herb review and introduction to formulation — 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 3. Leave with one or two personalized herbal formulas. Read more…
Tucking the garden into bed for the winter requires different tasks depending upon the plant. While you may not think of fruit trees as... Read more…
It's underfunded, overlooked and, because of a lack of staffing, parts are just plain weedy. That's the 230 acres, with their 10,000 plants... Read more…
Q: This grass, the tall one in the background (pictured), was butchered by our gardener. Can you tell what it was, so that we can replace... Read more…
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When faced with decorating a room from scratch, what I need most is a running start. But I'm often stymied at the start line. I can either wing... Read more…
pretty enough to display — are perfect for high-traffic areas, nudged against a wall or kitchen island. They are fingerprint-proof and... Read more…
Wheee! Next spring comes alive when you plant selected spring-blooming bulbs in containers now. It's great fun and even easy — no... Read more…
With more people turning to condos for affordable housing and a growing concern about environmentally friendly housing, this year's Seattle... Read more…
Q: Our home, built in 2001, had what appeared to be "settling cracks" in the drywall — one on the main floor and the other in an upstairs... Read more…
Eighteen of the Northwest's brightest design stars were recognized last month at the annual Northwest Design Awards, for the year's most... Read more…
Q: What do you do when you are at a dinner and you'd like to taste someone's meal? A: There's nothing wrong with tasting someone else's... Read more…
"Taste: Acquiring What Money Can't Buy" by Letitia Baldrige Truman Talley Books/St. Martin's Press, $24.95 Arbitrator of style, etiquette... Read more…
Devoted design junkies don't wait for monthly shelter mags to arrive in their mailboxes. They get their daily décor fix by reading... Read more…