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• African violet. This is probably the best choice for homes inhabited by people who keep their homes at elevated room ...

I’ve planted the potted mums in the garden and packed away the scarecrows — now it’s time to deck the halls. That means filling vacant pots with evergreen branches foraged from my trees and shrubs, ...

Keeping indoor greenery fresh is even more of a challenge. Inserting branches into moistened floral foam helps. Water as ...

Ree Drummond's home features a beautiful front porch with ornamental grasses, mums, and small pines -- here's how to recreate ...

Teen loneliness has been an ‘afterthought for too long’. Hundreds of youth clubs will open in a bid to get kids offline with more real-life places to go, people to talk to and chances to build ...

From mild and flavorful to eye-watering spice bombs, this article walks you through the full heat spectrum — so you can ...

Learn how to plant, care for, and force the bulbs of your paperwhites. They're great gifts for the holidays or all year long.

The bright yellow blooms of winter aconite ( Eranthis hyemalis) are a welcome sight when they appear in late winter, often ...

Christmas cactus originates from the rainforests of South America and is not the typical cactus we know from desert-like ...

White snow, twinkling lights, brass menorahs, Kwanzaa unity cups and a red-and-green potted poinsettia centered on a table.