May 22, 2012
 
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Life Indoors
  • 'Looks first, function later'

    Over nearly two decades of raising their family in Sams Valley, Robert and Tiffany Pool made regular visits to Jacksonville and almost always parked in front of the historical St.

  • Recycling at home

    Whether it's plastic bags, newspapers or soda cans, recycling has become a no-brainer for most folks — as long as convenience is a major part of the equation.

  • How is housing uptick affecting pricing?

    Q: We see the residential market showing some firmness it hasn't demonstrated in years. Elsewhere in the country, there are indications houses are moving faster. Do you anticipate a spillover?

Life Indoors
Life Outdoors
  • Seed primer

    Good seeds, bad seeds or somewhere in between? Open-pollinated, hybrid, heirloom and genetically modified — what does it all mean?

  • Get rid of yellow starthistle

    The weather is warming up, and that means weeds are sprouting.

  • A bug-eat-bug world

    Amid increasing demand for organic vegetables and a chemical-free environment, many people are turning to a pest-management system used by Mother Nature since the beginning of time: beneficial bugs.

Life Outdoors
Green Scene
  • Hot days, cool nights

    By Carol Oneal

    It's probably no surprise to you that tomatoes are the most commonly grown plant in the vegetable garden. Technically, it's a fruit, but they tend to be treated as a vegetable.

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Season to Taste
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Recipes
  • Tangy in April - 3/29/2012

    Despite springtime's sunshine and rainbows, home vegetable gardens can be frustratingly flat, colorless expanses in April.

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Homelife Magazine Archives

May 2012

Published April 26, 2012

Not just for pandas

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April 2012

Published March 29, 2012

Having fun on Wheelbarrow Lane

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Green Living
  • Building EcoNests

    George and Gloria Menedes are creating their new dream home in a little, old church on Nevada Street in Ashland — next to Helman Elementary School — and they are looking for company.

  • Healthy house checkup

    He has a bag full of equipment in hand when he first enters a house, including a gaussmeter, CO2 detector and magnetic-field indicator.

  • 'Electric highway' gets a jump-start

    The first stretch of the "electric highway" between Canada and Mexico was plugged in Friday.

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