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This Crescent City Craftsman-Style Cottage Overflows with Southern Charm

Photography by Jacqueline Marque and Sara Essex Bradley, Interior designs by Susan Currie Text by Katie Ellis Located in Uptown New Orleans, near Audubon Park, this charming Craftsman-style cottage is layered with rich color, pattern, and texture, all of which is influenced by homeowner…

Advice by Home & Garden Overload March 7, 2024

7 Ways to Reduce Water Usage While Gardening

Have water, will thrive. We must do our part in limiting our water usage when it comes to our backyard plantings. Try these seven ways to reduce water usage through a diverse effort of water catchment systems and clever planting. In our…

Advice Green Thumb by Home & Garden Overload March 6, 2024

Why Are My Seedlings Not Coming Up? All About Damping Off

You promised yourself you’d do better this year and start your seeds on time. You have the supplies, the seeds, a good location with a lot of light (or a grow light). You’ve checked the back of the seed packet and it’s…

Green Thumb Herb Garden by Home & Garden Overload February 28, 2024

How to Make Enough Compost for My Garden: Urban Composting Fix

Adding compost to your soil is one of the best things you can do for your garden. So, no wonder you want to produce as much of it as possible! When it comes to urban composting, you want to think beyond the…

Advice by Home & Garden Overload February 27, 2024

River Rock Calculator

| Published on Feb 27, 2024 Enter your landscape project’s length, width, and desired river rock depth to calculate the weight and volume of rock you’ll need. You can choose from one of twenty types of popular landscape rock and gravel. The calculator…

Advice Green Thumb Landscape Inspiration by Home & Garden Overload February 26, 2024

Maximize Your Space and Effort With a Layered Garden

At some point, annual veggies took over the popularity contest. We’re so used to seeing neat rows of carrots, cucumbers, beans, and tomatoes that we forget there are other more beneficial ways for the home gardener to grow food. Let me introduce…

Ideas by Home & Garden Overload February 23, 2024

What Is a Walkout Basement?

| Published on Feb 19, 2024 Walkout basements are often a feature of homes built on slopes or hillsides. At least one wall is completely above the lower grade. Most of the rest of the foundation is fully or partially embedded in the…

Green Thumb Landscape Inspiration by Home & Garden Overload February 23, 2024

Everything You Need to Know About Eucalyptus Cinerea

Silver Dollar Tree, Eucalyptus cinerea Start the gardening year off to a solid start by planting a tree, and not just any tree, but a superior multitasking one. Introducing the silver dollar tree. Perhaps you’re already familiar with its aromatic and eye-catching…

Advice Green Thumb by Home & Garden Overload February 23, 2024

Kim Stoddart on The Climate Change-Resilient Vegetable Garden

If you go online to search for a book on vegetable gardening, you’ll discover there are literally thousands of titles on the topic. One new standout in the category is The Climate Change–Resilient Vegetable Garden: How to Grow Food…

Seasonal Guide Shopping by Home & Garden Overload February 22, 2024

Our Top 10 China Patterns for Spring Dining

Photography by Marcy Black Simpson for TeaTime Text by Claire Pool As we await the gentle defrosting from snow and the gracious bloom of springtime flowers, we look to some time-honored china patterns to inspire seasonal table settings. With the help of Replacements, Ltd.,…

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