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When did Christmas lights become so popular?

Holiday lights are now everywhere come the holiday season.Private homeowners tend to hang the holiday lights outside their homes around Thanksgiving weekend and keep them up through New Year’s Day. Though it might seem like a tradition without a deep history, decorating a Christmas tree with ...

Pre-winter perennial pruning pointers

Foliage and football might be two things people instantly associate with fall, but there’s more to this beloved season than brightly colored leaves and action on the gridiron.Gardeners know that spring is an ideal time to plan and plant their favorite flowers and most flavorful fruits and ...

Simple ways to prolong the life of poinsettias

Poinsettias and their rich red, white or variegated color schemes are the ideal backdrop for Christmas celebrations. In fact, poinsettias are among the most popular decorative flowers during the holiday season.According to the 2013 USDA Floriculture Statistics report, poinsettias accounted for ...

Individuals who don’t live near the equator or in another warm climate know that winter will rear its chilly head this year. Cold temperatures and snowy conditions may be excellent for skiing and sledding, but gardeners recognize these conditions are not ideal for their plants.The inevitable ...

Photo spreads in home design magazines can be awe-inspiring. Quite often homeowners wish they could lift the looks right off the pages of magazines and transform their own homes into picture-perfect retreats.It takes an eye for design to pull a room together — even with inspiration — and ...

Many people will head home for the holidays this year, and the vast majority will take to the highway to do so.The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics says the Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year’s holiday periods are among the busiest for long-distance travel. The highways will be busy ...