HOME & GARDEN
HOME & GARDEN 
March 16, 2018 Yes it’s okay to feed wild birds in your garden, as long as it’s the right food
A pair of Rainbow Lorikeets in a garden feeder. Flickr/john skewes, CC BY-ND Many Australians feed wild birds in their gardens – yet the practice is discouraged by many bird groups and governments. That’s in stark contrast to what’s encouraged in other countries, so what should we be doing? It’s an issue I studied in detail for […]
HOME & GARDEN March 16, 2018 How to humanely keep wildlife out of the garden
Some types of catnip can deter backyard visitors like deer, but the neighbor’s cat is sure to want to hang out, too. As with many things, in the garden, you pick your battles. (Illustration: Bill Kersey) You’ve no doubt heard the saying “she wouldn’t harm a fly.” It’s a phrase that could easily be applied […]
January 23, 2018 Growing trends in gardening
It’s only 59 days until March 20, the first day of spring. Have you examined your garden yet to begin plans for improvement? Or, have you considered how your landscape might be updated to enhance your life? If not, then let me share what I’m reading about garden trends for 2018. First, gardening is on […]
HOME & GARDEN January 23, 2018 Aquascaping: the addictive hobby that’s making gardeners grow underwater
Aquascaping: Life underwater CREDIT: GEORGE FARMER When James Wong was growing up in Singapore, aquariums were the norm. “Having fish as pets is just a thing that people do,” the botanist, broadcaster and Gardener’s Question Time regular says. “I grew up in an environment where 90 per cent of people don’t have gardens. But even if you […]
HOME & GARDEN January 23, 2018 Gardening May Help Cancer Survivors Eat Better, Feel Greater ‘Worth’
FILE – Sweet peppers are seen in a garden in Virginia. (Photo: D. Bekheet). Share For cancer survivors, three seasons of home vegetable gardening may increase physical activity, fruits and vegetables in the diet and also enhance feelings of self-worth, researchers say. Possibly as a result of these healthy behaviors, gardeners in the small study […]
HOME & GARDEN January 13, 2018 Micro-Garden Lists You Need For Kids’ Fun In The Kitchen
The culinary science lab takes over our kitchen table. Credit: Copyright 2016 Susan Lutz My adventures in the world of micro-gardening started innocently enough when I picked up a stray forsythia branch from our neighbor’s yard waste bin while walking my daughters home from school on a cold winter afternoon. I shocked my girls, ages […]
HOME & GARDEN January 13, 2018 How to Start Your Little Kitchen Garden
Highlights What better way to connect with nature than to start your own garden You can easily grow some herbs and veggies at home Try sprouts. mint, rosemary, lemongrass and more The kitchen is the holy space where all the treats for our tongue originate. Kitchens are designed in a way that the experience of […]
HOME & GARDEN December 30, 2017 Test-Drive Tiny Living in This Tiny Home Village
In case you haven’t heard, downsizing is the new black (or should I say green?). We’re living in an age where less is more. With increased urban populations and depletion of our earth’s resources, it’s becoming imperative that we start to live with more consciousness around our choices and actions. While residing in a mansion […]
HOME & GARDEN December 30, 2017 Top six tiny houses that captured our hearts in 2017
2017 could well have been the year of the tiny house. With the tiny house movement accelerating, there has been a wealth of new ones to look over this year, both local and international. 1. THE ESCHER This beauty is the creme de la creme of tiny houses, hand built by owner David Latimer, CEO and founder of […]
HOME & GARDEN December 26, 2017 Speech to Text for Two men given tiny homes
A local non profit gave two Eugene men the key to their new tiny home today. snow in the upper elevations it’s the season to give…and today — a local non-profit and donors gave two eugene residents homes… as kezi 9 news reporter jeanette quezada spoke to the new residents today, and shows us what […]
December 26, 2017 First tiny homes, now small communities
BURDETT, N.Y. — When Thomas and Linda Craig first saw La Bourgade On Seneca, it was love at first sight. The Craigs had spent more than three decades living in Los Angeles before returning to central New York to care for aging parents. When it was time to move on from the large family house in Seneca […]
December 22, 2017 Garden column: Cyclamen a beautiful choice
If you are looking for a plant to enhance your decorations or give as a gift and you want to avoid the usual poinsettias, you might consider a cyclamen. Cyclamen persicum is the plant you will find in florist’s shops or garden centers. The plant is a native of the Mediterranean area and its bloom […]
