Apr 2015 HK

It seems like finally the cold weather is behind us and we can look forward to warm days and maybe even a bit of alfresco dining if we’re lucky! If you’ve let your garden go over the winter months,...

BY MOIRA CLUNE A healthy garden produces the most fruits, flowers and vegetables. Garden centers have aisles of products to combat common problems, but you can protect your plants from pests, drought and...

BY MELANIE LASOFF LEVS Mold and mildew are natural byproducts of warm weath­er. That doesn’t mean that you want to share your house with the spores, however. Rather than turning to harsh chemicals, such...

Fabrics that have absorbed a winter’s worth of dirt, body oil and germs will need a deep cleaning to get them ready for another year of wear—and for that close inspection by your relax­ing guests. When...

Thanks to concerns about pollu­tion and rising gas prices, reel mowers are becoming popular once again. One of the biggest misconceptions about reel mowers is that reel mowers are too hard to push and take...

BY HEATHER GUNTHER Our grandparents (or great-grandparents)—children of the Great Depression —could teach us a thing or two about going green on a budget. “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do...