Hummingbirds are beautiful little creatures and are very entertaining to watch as they zip from one flower to the next. It is exciting when you get the rare chance to see one in your Seattle garden! You know you have to look fast, because they are there one second and gone the next. Would you…
You can still plant ornamental flowers and plants in the autumn when the rest of your garden is wrapping it up for the year. There are plenty of plants that actually thrive in the cool fall weather and can withstand a mild frost. You don’t have to hang up your gardening gloves once school starts….
For many women creating a home environment that is comfortable, welcoming and attractive is an ongoing challenge. One of the best places for women to let their creative side blossom is in the local hardware store. Walking into your neighborhood hardware store, like Greenwood Hardware, is like opening the pages of a favorite home magazine….
Kids love to feel needed. They like to know that although they are a bit smaller than mom and dad, they can still help out around the house and do jobs—just like mom and dad. Giving a child a hammer and some nails to bang into a scrap piece of wood is good training, but…
Giving your home a whole new look does not require the services of an expensive contractor to complete extensive remodels. You can make a room look new again with a fresh coat of paint in a vibrant color to brighten things up or a soft pastel to create a soothing area to relax in. No…
Your patio or porch often becomes an additional room for the family in the warm summer months. Because you will be spending so much time out there, it is always fun to dress it up a bit and make it a little prettier for your evening outside or entertaining. If you need some ideas about…
Weeds are every gardener’s biggest nightmare. It seems like no matter how hard you try, you can never get rid of the weeds that threaten to overtake your garden, your flower beds and your yard. While the quick and easy solution is to pour some harsh, poisonous chemical on the pesky weeds and move on…
Clichés aside, your dog is likely your best friend. Many people refer to their dogs as their kids. You wouldn’t use products that are dangerous for your children and you certainly wouldn’t want to use products that are dangerous to your four-legged furry children either. Along that same reasoning, would you leave your kids at home…
Your community is important to you. It is where you have made your home and where you spend time hanging out with friends, neighbors and likely family. In fact, your community is like your second family. It feels good to walk into a store and have people you know offer you a friendly smile or…
Spring and summer give us a renewed energy to take care of some of the little things around the house that we have been thinking about all winter. One of the most important rooms in your house is the kitchen – you are likely in it every day! It is a place for in-depth conversations…