BRECKSVILLE, Ohio — The Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District, Chagrin River Watershed Partners and the Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District are offering five courses in the 2025 Northeast Ohio Master Rain Gardener Program. Participants will learn how to design, install and maintain residential rain gardens. Rain gardens are saucer-shaped gardens filled with…
WHAT ARE WE really talking about when we talk about gardening? My friend Scott Beuerlein, a horticulturist at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, says, “Animals and plants [are] the story of life on Earth.” Our gardens offer a way toward understanding that story and provide us with a collective opportunity to counter the seismic…
Ray Magliozzi Dear Car Talk: I’ve always loved your radio show (now Car Talk podcast), and even visited your office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, once. You weren’t there. Your staff said you were busy with your second afternoon nap. Anyway, as a driver, I have always tried to avoid jackrabbit starts to improve my fuel economy….
By Lisa Groover One of the first questions I ask my buyer clients when we are discussing their wish list is, “Can you see past the purple walls?” Some buyers are able to walk into a house and visualize how they would make it their own. Whether it’s painting, refinishing the floors, adding new kitchen…
BEHR Paint Company chose the neutral, moody shade of Cracked Pepper as its 2024 Color of the Year earlier this month. The annual selection, informed by consumer research, lifestyle trends and feedback from design experts, has evolved into a full-blown brand campaign with a retail media marketing partnership with The Home Depot, social media campaigns…
