Think dried flower arrangements are out of your budget? Think again! Snip dead or dying plant materials from your own garden ...

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When you finish a pint of Ben & Jerry's, you can recycle it. Or, you could give it a second life and make it the center of ...

Leaf mold is a really nutritious way to augment your soil, but it takes time to develop. If you want to create your own leaf ...

To make it look extra festive over the holiday season, adding in a few sparkly Christmas decorations or sprigs of holly and ...

From silencing squeaky metalworks to killing weeds, cooking oil does more than impart delicious flavors to food. But as with ...

Leftover bricks sometimes sit in an ignored pile on the edge of a yard. That's a shame, because they can be used to create so ...

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Are you plagued by mosquitoes every time you head outside? There's one smoky spot in your yard where you could be bite-free ...