Homes
- Holiday Plants
- How to care for your seasonal seedlings
- Freedom News Service
- Many people connect poinsettias, holly and Christmas cactus with the holidays.
These plants give color and flavor to the season. They also have a spiritual connection to both pagan and Christian holidays. Unfortunately, these plants, like most livin... Full story
- Time to rethink your plumbing options
- ARA Content
- If you haven't built a new home or taken on a major bathroom or kitchen remodeling project in recent years, you might not be aware that today's plumbing options are very different than they once were.
Although traditional copper piping still exists,... Full story
- Long lasting fragrance
- McClatchy-Tribune News Service
- Love that just-out-of-the-dryer smell? A new type of Bounce dryer sheet keeps renewing that fragrance all day long.
Bounce Awakenings sheets deposit microscopic capsules in the fabric, which continue to release scent as you move.
The product comes ... Full story
- Good to the last drop
- House is first in nation to meet water-saving standards
- McClatchy-Tribune News Service
- CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A new house in North Carolina that uses innovative water-saving appliances and construction design was recognized Tuesday by federal environmental leaders as the nation's first to meet standards of a new program promoting wa... Full story
- Special home for wounded vet
- By Carolyn Davis/McClatchy-Tribune News Service
- WHITE HAVEN, Pa. — Clues that this is one extremely wheelchair-accessible house are built into nearly every inch of the 1,040-square-foot rancher in the Poconos.
The first thing you notice about the single-story structure is that while its nei... Full story
- Hardy pansies brighten dull winter days
- By Norman Winter/McClatchy-Tribune News Service
- Pansies and violas are planted in the fall, and they bloom until late spring when temperatures get too hot. Without a doubt, these are the best value for your gardening dollar. They are so good that I wonder why some people don't take advantage of th... Full story
- Some greener ways to stay warm this winter
- ARA Content
- With cool weather on the way you may, be wondering just how you'll manage to maintain your eco-friendly habits and stay warm at the same time. While your home, like most in America, will likely rely on fossil fuels for heat for years to come, it's st... Full story
