Got a passion for ponds? The Austin Pond Society is showcasing 30 spectacular ponds during its 13th Annual Pond Tour. The self-directed, map-guided tour, July 14-15, features a variety of homeowner-built and professionally constructed ponds, streams and water features. Read more…
A grower in the Pacific Northwest spreads the word, and the bamboo. Read more…
Can a more efficient house also, in the ease of its maintenance, be more comfortable than a conventional one? Read more…
Increasing numbers of people are turning basements into retreats, with full bathrooms and even master bedrooms. Read more…
Saturday, June 30, 2007 Zilker Botanical Garden Docent Training and Pond Tour— 9:30 a.m. today. Docent training includes information on ponds and a pond tour. Janet Christian, Austin Pond Society president, will talk about ponds, koi and water gardening. Read more…
This season has been unusually rainy in Central Texas. That's good news for gardeners. There's nothing better to help plants grow than rainwater. And there's the added benefit of lower watering bills. Read more…
Designed for work, the self-stick note now keeps many households running. Read more…
With the help of the house?s original architect and occupant, a couple restores a 1957 house that many saw as an oddity. Read more…
In Peter Cooper?s Village in New York, one apartment stands out for its stained-glass windows, its wall of vines and its spiral staircase to nowhere. Read more…
Add height, interest and fun to your backyard pool with Frontgate.com's three-tier pool fountain. It uses water pressure to spray up to... Read more…
Todd Waddell was 14 when he first went to The Weed Lady, a quaint gift store owned by Joan Searle. He would play with crickets on the back... Read more…
This is a new occasional feature in digs to help readers become more informed consumers. Our product tester, a busy working mother... Read more…
Linda and Doug Coburn had a vision for their bland front yard in Edmonds. Instead of a lawn that ran from the street to a narrow planting... Read more…
How quickly we forget what we learned in college. The plays of Euripides, the dates of the Reformation, the chemical structure of lipids... Read more…
Summer's all about carefree days. And for me, part of the pleasure is the vivid color of container plants, with tumbling blue and salmon... Read more…
A few days after a trip to post-Katrina New Orleans, I reread my homeowners' insurance policy, just to familiarize myself with the coverage... Read more…
Dig out those insurance cards, Seattle ? we are an accident just waiting to happen. And we're not even talking freeways. A new survey by... Read more…
no school; long, lazy weekends; oodles of vacation days. So now what? Get to work, that's what. Buck up, bub. Home ? Join the fan... Read more…
New state regulations to further protect small children from tumbling into swimming pools and hot tubs go into effect July 1. The state already requires... Read more…
Q: We are getting bids on good-quality vinyl windows to replace the cruddy wood windows that came with our house. Is it worth the price... Read more…
Q: A very good friend of mine is hosting a celebration for being in business for 10 years. It is at a nice restaurant and is set up like... Read more…
Q: My landscaping company says it practices IPM. What is this? A: Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, is an approach to lawn and garden... Read more…
Dates and times are subject to change. Call ahead to confirm. June 23-29 Events Household hazardous-waste disposal TODAY King County residents... Read more…
A push of a button that makes a compact shipping container pop open into a furnished and functional home? Only in science fiction? No, it's practical fact... Read more…
Here's a question I asked myself, included here because I've noticed so many golden locust trees struggling this spring: Q: My golden locust... Read more…