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Nothing turns your home into a summertime hangout quite like a swimming pool, but there’s more to pool ownership than providing towels and inflating a few floaties. Before you buy a home ...
Q: During a recent renovation of our home, we found an old tin box hidden under some floorboards in one of the closets. Inside were some matchbooks and a black-and-white snapshot of a you...
Americans love to personalize cars. We give them names, decorate them, and even put eyelashes on them. In 2019, we shelled out an astonishing $415 billion on car accessories to make every...
The Meaning of a Purple FenceThe term “trailblazing” has become a common metaphor for something that is new or innovative, but it originally referred to marking a path through heavily woo...
Q: My wife and I just bought our first house, which has a beautiful deck overlooking a huge backyard. Since we finally have the space to entertain outdoors, it’s high time we replaced our...
Aaaaachooo!Allergic rhinitis, aka hay fever, is a condition that can really hinder your enjoyment of outdoor activities. Characterized by sneezing, sniffling, congestion, red and itchy ey...
There’s something magical, even miraculous, about shepherding tiny seeds through the process of germination and growth. Gardeners reap plenty of tangible rewards—nutrient-rich and delicio...
The term “Zen” has come to serve as shorthand for a state of being chill, calm, and copacetic. How did an ancient branch of Buddhism eventually become an Insta vibe? Learn all about the m...
The opossum needs a new publicist. This nocturnal animal—America’s only marsupial—is much maligned, but why? Is it the animal’s vaguely rat-like vibe? That unflattering (albeit funny) mem...
Heirloom, heritage, organic, open-pollinated: there’s a whole world of exciting, exotic seeds out there, just waiting to be tucked gently into your garden soil—and there’s never been a be...
