Dating is a challenge in 2019 – and it shows. In fact, romance as a whole has taken a backseat in the new millennium, with North America’s millennials marrying far later than their parents did – often after growing up living with the highest divorce rates on record. In short, […]
The city that gave us Buck Owens is this year’s best place to garden buck naked. An analysis of weather conditions expected for Saturday, May 4, 2019 — World Naked Gardening Day — shows that the city of Bakersfield, Calif., has the most conducive climate for getting out and gardening […]
What is it about World Naked Gardening Day that makes some of us blush like a tomato? Maybe it’s the thought of having so much skin exposed to the sun that makes us turn beet red. Plenty of gardeners are stocking up on sunscreen and getting ready to grin and […]
As temperatures warm up and lawns grow again, folks across the country dust off their lawn mowers, head to the backyard and start this year’s lawn care regimen. But many will be making some common mistakes that can keep those lawns from doing their best. Steve Pettis Jr., an agriculture […]
Austin has a climate that sets it apart from the rest of the Lone Star State. The area gets more rainfall than other parts of Texas but is much less humid. Choosing native plants that already grow naturally in the Austin area is your best bet for creating a beautiful […]
Choosing plants for a garden in Los Angeles garden should be easy given the amount of warm weather and sunshine here, right? Not so fast. Some flowers prefer cooler weather and can’t tolerate California’s heat. That’s why most gardeners choose native plants which can handle anything the local climate throws […]
The sunshine and pleasant weather in the greater Los Angeles area creates the perfect conditions for your plants. It can be hard to balance family and work life and maintain your lawn during the height of the growing season. Deciding whether to mow your own grass and trim your shrubs […]
A four-word ode to grumpiness and grass turned into an enduring national punchline Over the years, a beautiful yard has become a classic American one-liner in which a grumpy old man, spotting youngsters crossing his grass, rails, “Get off my lawn!” What wayward kids today may not appreciate in this […]
Like it or not, your landscape says something about you and your personality. Do you like what it is saying? If not, don’t let your landscape talk behind your backyard. Experts have tips for ways to create a landscape that matches your personality and tells the world, in green, who […]
Mowing the lawn and raking leaves improve your mental health, but only by a bit, according to a massive study published in the British medical journal The Lancet. Lawn mowing, raking and other common household chores increase mental health by about 12 percent, according to the study titled “Association Between […]