In this video I show and explain how I built my fire pit from retaining wall blocks with a galvanised round garden bed for the inner rim. I will be using our fire pit to cook with eg spit roast our ...

As I mentioned in last week’s column, I have a squirrel who has made itself at home in my garden, so maybe I benefited from ...

Tomatoes are a cornerstone of many backyard gardens, promising juicy, sun-ripened flavor that store-bought versions just ...

Here are their tips to create a welcoming guest room: Layer bedding with quilts and piqués at the foot of the bed to give ...

Individual cloves that are split from golfball-sized bulbs are ideally planted in Pennsylvania in mid to late October.

Want a lush garden, but don’t have the time to do any actual gardening? Or maybe it's a balcony brimming with flower-filled pots you're after, but lack the know-how needed to cultivate them? And then ...

Ants can be helpful in the garden, but they can also harm your precious flora. Luckily, there are some ways to get rid of ...

It’s a myth that red is the only color that truly captures a hummingbird’s attention. While they are certainly drawn to fiery ...

Long the leading Asian American playwright, he was writing autofictional works about identity politics decades before those ...

But I’m at Camp Social — a luxury, all-women adult sleepaway camp in the Poconos — where the tagline is “99% arrive solo, 100% leave as friends.” And in the spirit of field reporting, I’ve promised ...

In a grand 1850s Italianate, the parlor-floor apartment boasts extravagant historic detail, a lofted office, two bathrooms, ...

One month on and I’m now guzzling up to two litres of Waterdrop-infused water every day – and far fewer cups of tea. After ...