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FEBRUARY 29, 2024 | THURSDAY
9 Times an N95 Mask Can Save Your Life During DIY

Filtering face-piece respirators like N95 masks are often a standard piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) in workplaces where people are exposed to dust and other airborne hazards...

DECEMBER 21, 2023 | THURSDAY
10 Pro Tips to Navigate Electrical Projects without the Shocking Results

While virtually all DIY work carries some risk of harm, electrical work is in a class of its own. Many homeowners choose to hire a licensed professional to do any electrical tasks in thei...

NOVEMBER 29, 2023 | WEDNESDAY
These Radon-Resistant Construction Techniques Can Improve Home Health

A silent killer is lurking in homes across America—the invisible invader known as radon. You can’t see, taste, or smell radon, but you are likely breathing it in every day, and it may be ...

NOVEMBER 29, 2023 | WEDNESDAY
8 Ways to Use Milkweed in Your Home Landscape—and Why You Should ASAP

From prairie grasslands to woodland edges to wetlands and river banks, more than a hundred species of milkweed grow across the Americas. This hardy native wildflower of the genus Asclepia...

OCTOBER 19, 2023 | THURSDAY
10 Things Preservationists Wish You Knew About Your Old Home

If the walls in your old home could talk, they would have stories to tell. As generations have come and gone, your old house has stood sentinel—a living record of architectural history an...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 | FRIDAY
What Is Cover Cropping and How to Use It in Your Home Garden

Soil isn’t meant to be uncovered. While sprawling fields of empty, tilled earth waiting for seed might seem like the quintessential picture of North American agriculture, naked soil isn’t...

AUGUST 25, 2023 | FRIDAY
The 3 Most Important Attractions in Every Successful Pollinator Garden

Pollinators are the keystones of healthy ecosystems. According to the USDA, at least 75 percent of the world’s flowering plants and 35 percent of food crops depend on animals’ plant polli...

JULY 31, 2023 | MONDAY
This One Mistake Can Destroy Your Container Gardening Plans

Container gardening is the way to go if you yearn for a garden but don’t have the space. Whether you want to grow blooms and herbs on your balcony or turn your tiny concrete backyard into...

JULY 18, 2023 | TUESDAY
10 Reasons Why Gardening Is Good for You, According to Science

Gardening has been part of human life for millennia. While our ancestors relied on cultivating the earth for food and survival, many of us in this modern age have embraced home gardening ...

JULY 18, 2023 | TUESDAY
What Is Meadowscaping and Can Your Neighbors Handle It?

America’s love affair with the lawn is fading. For generations, the manicured emerald patches that graced front yards were a symbol of the American dream and pride of homeownership. But n...