The holidays bring so much joy, but they also leave behind a lot of waste. From discarded Christmas trees to leftover food ...

After a busy season, many gardeners welcome the restful, dormant days of winter. Still, there are some to-dos to ensure your ...

While many local creatures don’t present any dangers, unfortunately moles, squirrels and deer can be pests for the gardener.

Q: Why do some of my Christmas cactuses develop a woody stem that eventually rots and falls off? We don’t overwater them. A couple of them will develop the woody stems. I usually break them off, save ...

If you are like me and enjoy trying out different kinds of herbal tea, you might appreciate a hot cup of fresh-brewed, homemade pine needle tea. Pine needle tea is packed full of a natural form of ...

The engine bay is packed with pine needles, but there's still an engine in there. It's impossible to identify it with all that debris, but the fender tag confirms the car was born with a two ...

Although it is halfway through the rose season, January is still a good time to make New Year’s rose resolutions.

Most of us by now have taken down the Christmas tree and put it away until next year or, in the case of real trees, have been taken away to get recycled into mulch. Believe it or not, the country of ...

Wildfires and brush fires can quickly spread into neighborhoods in large part because flying embers start little fires that ...

If you don't own a shredder, you can rent one, ask a neighbour, or contact your local gardening club. Find out which areas to mulch in your garden. Keep the Christmas tree on the patio until the ...