Do mosquito-repellent plants really work? Buzzing past your ear as you lounge on the patio, leaving welts on your kids’ ankles as they play in the grass, preventing you from sleeping with their ...

These 16 fast-growing flowering trees may look tempting, but they often create headaches for homeowners. Here's why they're ...

Nature Into Art” at the Toledo Museum of Art is the first major monographic exhibition ever devoted to Ruysch.

A federal judge in California ruled that federal approval of the Stonegate development, a 314-acre mixed-use project in Chico’s vernal pools, was unlawful.

Gardening around a swimming pool in the mountains presents unique challenges and opportunities. You want a resort feel and a ...

Gardening around a swimming pool in the mountains presents unique challenges and opportunities. You want a resort feel, a ...

If you need a pop of durable color in a dry, sunny space, consider planting hardy ice plant and amending the soil with gravel ...

Geranium, phlox, catmint, ice plant, salvia, coneflower, tickseed, blanket flower, and many other perennials are some such examples, as you'll discover shortly. With white eyes, violet petals, marbled ...

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BMR Pool & Patio opened in 2000 and celebrated its 25th anniversary in January. The locally-owned and operated outdoor living company, which is located within Highland Village city limits but has ...