Home & Garden

One of the best places to enjoy the holiday season, both indoors and out, is at Akron's Stan Hywet. Stroll the expansive grounds, check out the lavishly decorated manor house, and celebrate with a visit to Deck the Hall: Lights, Cameras, Christmas! The gardens and grounds feature one million holiday lights, the perfect setting for a brisk winter stroll.  ...

'Tis the season to enjoy your bird feeders. Start now to put seeds and other treats out for the birds and you’ll be able to watch them come to your deck or feeders all winter long. Read on to learn how our winter birds survive during the cold and snowy months, and how you can help them. ...

Don’t breathe a sigh of relief just yet. There’s one more job left to do to be ready to spring into action at the first sign of warm weather next year. That would be making sure your gardening tools are up for the work to come. Here are some tips to make the job easier. ...

Visitors to "A Garden Holiday" will be surrounded by beautiful holiday plants and trees from evergreen conifers to poinsettias in shades of white, pink, and red. Popular traditions return, including dozens of trees decorated by more than 30 Affiliate Garden Clubs from Northeast Ohio and candy-coated gingerbread houses assembled by bakers from the community. ...

Colder weather and comfort foods go together like the holidays and weight gain. But there's one big difference: the first is inevitable, the second isn't. That's the word from a registered dietician. She weighs in on how to enjoy foods that seem hearty but don't come with all of the caloric baggage. ...

The herbs you’ve nurtured in containers or in your garden are ready to harvest. In addition to drying some to enhance the flavor of your entrees, why not make some herbal teas to ward off the chill of cold and snowy days to come? ...

Autumn is mum season! If you want yours to return to your garden year after year, read on to discover the secrets to keeping mums blooming annually. Hint #1: Plant hardy, perennial mums in the garden (or containers) in mid-May or in the fall, at least six weeks before the first frost. ...

Do you know someone who is making a positive impact in lives of people 50 and older? Tell us about them! Better yet, nominate them for Northeast Ohio Boomer and Beyond's annual Boomer Impact Awards. ...