If you wander through the Montreal Botanical Garden this summer, you’ll find furrow-browed gorillas peering in the footprints, a row of ring-tailed lemurs walking down the street and enormous red cranes towering above you. It’s…
Probate is the legal procedure that includes the transfer of land from an estate to the property holder’s beneficiaries. As an executor of an estate you may need to sell off real estate held by…
Ecofriendly designs don’t have to look flashy and new — sustainability is often better suited to homes which incorporate elements previously. The owner of the 1920s bungalow loved her residence’s personality but wished to include…
We spend 30 to 40% of the time from the bedroom, according to the American Time Use Survey by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ideally, it is where our bodies and minds rest and…
This controversial substance is often related to the hippies of the ’60s, but it is actually one of the first known domesticated plants. Hemp was cultivated by cultures for decades. In fact, the initial drafts…
I made a pilgrimage of sorts lately, not to a holy shrine or statuesque cathedral, but into a bit of land that motivated the fantastic impressionist painter Claude Monet: Giverny, in northern France. It was…
Given the choice, would you choose a natural, inexpensive fertilizer for your plants or a costly chemical fertilizer? Imagine if you could boost your crops’ ability to take up nutrients and water while improving the…
Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum are lovers of steampunk design, which blends elements of the steam-powered Victorian age and science fiction. Envision an early-1900s lathe machine built to make plasma lighting artwork. Or a ray gun…
Don’t look now, but you are on the Internet. It’s great, isn’t it? Soon your family appliances — refrigerator, stove, alarm clock, air conditioner, garage door opener and lights — will all get on the…