Keep Your Christmas Tree Fresh

How research into glowing fungi could lead to trees lighting our streets

How research into bioluminescent fungi could lead to trees replacing street lighting

13 DIY Backyard Light Ideas To Prep For Spring Nights

Once it starts heating up outside, you'll want to spread your wings a little and grab some fresh air. While you wait for the temps to rise, why not start

How To Make an Easter Candy Tree

Display Easter sweets and treats with this nature-inspired candy tree. A terra-cotta pot, some florist foam, and scrapbook materials will have little ones thinking candy does grow on trees.

Fresh Breath Tips for Kissing Under the Holiday Mistletoe

Stop by or call our Manassas or Reston dental office to make sure your pucker is prepared, and don’t forget to follow these easy tips prior to party time...

Lighten Up! Let These 16 Fresh Pendant Light Ideas to Inspire You

Pendant lights have been around for a bit, but that doesn't mean there's only one way to use them. Use these pendant light ideas to think outside the box.

How to Make Holiday Tree Cookie Stacks

These holiday tree cookie stacks are sure to impress—and with a pouch of Betty Crocker chocolate chip cookie mix, they’re as easy to make as they are to eat!

Family says it 'got tricked for trick-or-treat' when tree falls on house

9 Fresh Ideas for a Fun Vertical Garden

Proof that plants don't need to be stuck in the ground.

Tips for Keeping Your Carpet Smelling Fresh and Clean

Tips for Keeping Your Carpet Smelling Fresh and Clean Have you ever walked into a home or business and you can smell their carpet? It smells like they haven’t cleaned it, ever, and it makes you want to turn around…Read more ›

Grow fruit tree, edible plants and bird friendly landscapes.

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It’s not termites: new study gives fresh take on how “fairy circles” form

Odd circular gaps in grassland growth likely due to resource competition. Or dragons.

Grow Your Own Privacy: How to Screen With Plants and Trees

Use living walls to lower your home and garden's exposure while boosting natural beauty in your landscape

Ideas inspired by nature could change the way our towns and cities look

Animals, plants and trees are helping to shape the urban environment.

Why do leaves change colour?

In the autumn, lots of plants (especially trees) throw away their leaves. These are great for jumping in, but why do some plants do this? It seems like a waste. But actually, by dropping their leaves they are saving their nutrients for the next summer.

Tips for Keeping Your Carpet Fresh!

Tips for Keeping Your Carpet Fresh! - How to keep your carpet looking awesome after years of wear and tear, these are just the simple ways to keep your carp

Gardening: Tips for extending your garden season

No matter where you garden there never seems to be enough time to grow all the fresh vegetables desired. Planting earlier or just providing plants with some added warmth on chilly days and nights c…

Educare Tips: How to create an early childhood garden

Introducing the basics of gardening, nature & fresh vegetables into your early childhood program can have a positive effect on students, parents & staff.

How to successfully build on a large garden site

Key considerations include consulting neighbours and felling mature trees

Grow it Green: Fertilizing trees, shrubs

Fall is a great time for fertilizing trees and shrubs.