Martha Stewart’s Maine home and gardens are filled with faux bois, also known as faux wood planters, which she says “look so ...

In the years before Dawn dish soap, one surprising substance was used as a cleaning solution, and you can still use it for ...

Unrelenting heat, wind and lack of rain can create inhospitable conditions for plants, as well as humans. But a simple change in mulch can help gardeners mitigate damage from those conditions, and ...

Wood ash has an alkaline pH and a slightly abrasive texture, which is helpful for cleaning. Be sure to use pure and fully cooled wood ash only; ash from other materials may not be safe for cleaning.

COLUMBIA CITY – If you have a fireplace or wood stove that has helped your family stay warm this winter, what do you do with the leftover wood ashes? They can be spread in the garden, but a retired ...

With record cold gripping much of North America this winter, many who find themselves with an abundance of fireplace ashes are wondering whether they can use them in the garden. Wood ashes from burned ...

A bucket of ash appears by a fireplace at a home in Waitsfield, Vt. on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Lessard) With record cold gripping much of North America this winter, many who find ...