Gardening With Charlie – Charming Annual Vines(Family Features with Kathie Bond-Borie, Guest Columnist)
Would you like to cloak a summer porch in cooling shade? Hide an eyesore such as a chain-link fe

Giving Houseplants A Boost- Is your favorite houseplant flourishing or flagging? It might be getting too big for its britches. Transferring to a larger pot is a good opportunity for pruning the roots,

Room-by-Room RefreshTackle spring cleaning like a proSpring is a sensible time to refresh and restore your home after heavy indoor use during winter. It’s also an opportunity to conduct overdue home m

8 Steps to a Better DeckThe season of backyard barbecues and outdoor entertaining is here, but for thousands of homeowners with worn out wooden decks, the return of warmer weather means one thing: dec

Controlling Slugs- If there\’s one garden pest that\’s universally despised, it\’s slugs. Not only do they eat prized vegetables, herbs, and flowers at night while you sleep, but when you do catch them,

Essential Gardening Tools- You wouldn\’t think of trying to eat your peas with a knife, and it can be just as cumbersome to try to edge a garden bed with a shovel instead of a spade or edger, or to wor

Gardening With Charlie – Pruning a Shrub Rose- Kathy Bond-Borie, Guest Columnist
Many a gardener has stood before a favorite rose shrub with pruners in hand, hesitant to make the first cut. Thorns asi

Refresh Your Space for a Brighter SeasonAs temperatures rise and springtime blooms, it’s time to wipe away winter and refresh your home. Spring is all about airing out your space and spending more tim