Steph Coelho
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Steph Coelho is a freelance writer focusing on home & garden, health, wellness, and other lifestyle topics. She is a Certified Square Foot Gardening Instructor, has taught numerous gardening classes and workshops, and has a keen eye for home decor (FYI: the more plants, the better). When she’s not click-clacking away on her keyboard she’s either digging in the garden, sautéing something in the kitchen, or nose-deep in a good book.
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If you like to keep fabrics and various surfaces clean, it pays to know how to use OxiClean to its fullest potential. More than just a color-safe product for removing clothing stains, Oxi...
Q: Driving home from work the other day, I noticed several trees on my street painted white. Why paint tree trunks white? What does white paint on trees mean?A: While bright orange or red...
Annual flowers are sometimes more trouble than they're worth. Since the plants are going to die at the end of the season, is there really a point in bothering?The answer is: Yes, especial...
It's the most wonderful time of the year! For gardeners, that is. The seed catalogs have been arriving for weeks now, and it's prime time to sit down and plan the gardening season. When y...
Q: The home I recently moved into has plenty of outdoor space for growing tomatoes—my favorite ingredient to cook with—but I have little gardening experience. To give myself the greatest ...
Inside, the temperature is warm, and there’s virtually no risk of frost. Still, although growing indoors typically presents perfect year-round “weather,” gardeners still need to keep on t...
There’s no need to be a pro gardener to enjoy the benefits of fresh herbs. Anyone can learn how to grow rosemary and other herbs and edibles indoors. Pick off the needle-like sprigs anyti...
Taking up a new hobby like gardening or woodworking ought to be an exciting challenge, but it can be tough to know where to start. Hence the growing popularity of classes and workshops th...
Redoing a kitchen is a costly project, but the bathroom comes in a close second. On average, it'll set you back about $24,000 for a midrange bathroom remodel, according to Remodeling's 20...
Building a backyard shed is a way to add an extra room for hobbies or increase a property’s storage capacity for tools, seasonal items, or gardening supplies—especially when there’s no ga...