Studying the patterning, position and range of yellow leaves on lemon tree (Citrus limon) leaves gives some clues about why they have changed colour. Hardy at U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through…
Homeowners think about insulating material when are worried about high heating costs, or they’re purchasing a house, preparing to sell one and looking to spend less. Most new homes are built with insulation that was…
Inadequate insulation in the exterior walls of your home wastes energy and forces your heating system to work extra hard. This shortens the life of your equipment and costs you in replacement and maintenance expenses…
Home inspectors must possess, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a comprehensive knowledge of construction materials and practices and in certain states need a particular permit. Formal inspections will consequently demand a trained and seasoned…
Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron call the gable type the “ur-type” of house, and they’ve abstracted it into residential and other commissions, including the Parrish Art Museum in Long Island, New York….
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…
“Pteridophyllum racemosum,” I replied, thereby landing a privileged internship at New York’s Stonecrop Gardens. My bottomless admiration for woodland plants, of which the said Pteridophyllum is an uncommon example, has consistently repaid. Obscure or mainstream,…
Odds are that the last time you saw a pine cone at someone’s house, it had been on a mantel bedecked for the holidays. Even though these beauties tend to get tossed back outside or…
If you love the sensation of being cocooned and secure all the way round, then a porter’s seat may be the one for you. Personally, I find those fantastic for sitting while studying my favorite…
It’s that time of year. The dreaded April 15, or at 2012’s instance, April 17, is near and many of us are scurrying to finish up our tax returns. We are sifting through page after…