
COVID-19’s long tentacles have touched every single area of our lives; our offices, local businesses and our homes are no exception. We have contemplated whether the art on our walls is Zoom-worthy. We have bought ergonomic desk chairs, as crashing on the couch with your laptop is comfortable for only so long.

Good morning my lovelies. This week’s column is going to be a “catchall.” Just as I typed the words catchall, I wondered about that phrase. I went to Merriam-Webster...

Children find particular joy in plunking a carrot top in a dish of water and watching leafy greens emerge from the top days later. Growing houseplants in water twists the same idea for grownups. Here are the easiest indoor plants that grow from a single cutting, right in the water.

Our column this week is a “catch-all” from various phone calls and questions. The majority of calls this past week were centered around indoor air quality. Interest in indoor air health at home was a small stream before the COVID-19 pandemic and now seems to be at an all-time high, with a keen awareness on all matters related to indoor air quality.

After the houseplant heyday of the 1970s, the penchant for potted green companions faded with all but the most dedicated plant parents. But over the past decade, many young adults began filling their homes — and social media feeds — with indoor plants.

Seriously, everyone — if you are buying a resale home, please verify that there are permits for that structure.

This is the ideal month to start a new wildflower garden in 2022. Few plants in the garden deliver a natural appearance than wildflowers. Although true success with wildflowers depends on timing, adhere to these simple tips, tricks, and techniques, and you can paint a swathe of color across your springtime landscape.

Two phone calls last week with the same question: What are those rock filled wire cages we see around town?