How to Build a Winter Bird Feeder
Invite feathered friends to dine in your yard this winter with these inexpensive and easy-to-build bird feeders.
The Country Gentleman
Picking the Perfect Christmas Tree
Tree tips: What you need to know before heading to the tree farm.
Winter HOME Work
Before Old Man Winter comes a knockin', be sure to check off the following home, yard, and garden chores. Or else ...
Saving Your Summer Bulbs
A few ground rules will help your bulbs survive harsh winter weather: dig them up; store them over the winter; and replant them next spring. Consider the money you'll save. Here's how.
Save the Seed!
If you didn’t use up all of the garden seed you bought this year, why not store them for next year? Seeds of some plants are not very long lived, lasting only one or two years at best. Yet other seeds can remain viable (capable of germinating) for three to five years. Horticulturist B. Rosie Lerner explains which seeds to store, how, and for how long.
Notes from the Field: Gifts for the Gardener and more…
Forget the long lines and parking wars at the mall … instead, cultivate your own handmade presents for the gardener in your life. You’ll not only save a bushel, but these gifts from the heart show that you really care. Here are four ideas to get your creativity “growing”!
Them Apples
With 2,500 varieties of apples growing in the United States, what kind keeps the doctor away? But more importantly, what kind makes the best-tasting apple pie?
Rural Or Not, Here They Come!
We weren’t surprised at all when our Web producer snuck out of the office early last Wednesday afternoon to chase down a story. We were, however, shocked when he admitted that he left to go pick up chicks.
Move Over Beatles, Here Come the Piglets
The UK's latest export is just too cute to ignore, and celebrities across the UK can't seem to get enough. Is this the beginning of the next U.S. pet trend? You tell us.
Chick Magnet
If you haven’t heard, bird, bird, bird … bird is the word—more specifically, chickens.
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