Lifestyles

As the days draw shorter and the nights cool down, it’s time to get ready for the fall bulb planting ritual.

If you have big design dreams but are working with a small budget, no fear – you don’t have to sacrifice style and professional-looking results.

Though each flower lasts but a day, daylilies light up the garden with blooms for many weeks. The common orange and yellow stalwarts have given way to color combinations too numerous to list, and browsing a catalog is enough to make a gardener swoon.

Landscaping not only makes your home more beautiful but also can make it more valuable. In fact, a Michigan State University study found that, depending on where the house is located, high-quality landscaping adds between five and 11 percent to its price.

Gardeners know you need sun, water, soil, seeds, and plants to make a garden grow. Plus, you also need a few garden tools.

Looking for a fast and inexpensive way to transform a room in your home? The answer may be as easy as turning on a light. Changing the lighting in living spaces can make them seem warmer and cozier and relaxing.

There’s a saying that charity begins at home. And when it comes to raising children to be generous, giving people, that expression is quite literally true.

Eating more fruits and vegetables, cutting down on calories and carbohydrates and increasing exercise are all-important parts of any healthy diet. But according to new research at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, a low-carbohydrate diet burns more excess liver fat than a low-calorie diet.