Articles Posted in the Home & Garden Category
Home is where the heart is, and the Home and Garden section of The Chronicle online edition helps you keep your home ship-shape and your garden in-check. Our feature stories, columns and highlights of local events help you achieve success in your home and garden.
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A Brunch Spread Fit for a Queen
From tasty small bites to a filling feast and even dessert for breakfast, brunch options are nearly endless. Take your spring brunch to the next level with recipes that appease appetites of all kinds. First,…
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Protecting yourself while gardening
Spring is a great time to get started on your garden. But gardening takes a toll on your body, particularly your hands, wrists, knees and back. Do your body good by following these tips from…
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Spring and summer outdoor safety tips
Spring is here and it’s a good time to be outside enjoying the weather. Here are some ways to help keep you and your loved ones healthy. 1. Beware and aware of bugs. Mosquitos, ticks, and fleas…
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Farm produce center looking ahead to strawberry season
Life on the farm is always unexpected. This spring’s unusually high rainfall has made things particularly challenging for a local farming family, the Johnsons. Usually by this time in June the you-pick fields at Johnson’s…
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Clay Pot Birdbath
10″ clay pot 12″ clay pot| 14″ clay pot 17″ diameter clay saucer Liquid Nails, silicone adhesive or heavy-duty outdoor glue terra-cotta paints paintbrushes clear satin polyurethane or acrylic sealer 1. Invert and stack the…
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Spruce Up For Spring | Fresh Ideas for Home Upgrades
Spring means it’s time to start sprucing up your home and garden with a little TLC inside and out. If you’re unsure where to begin, consider these tips: Make function a priority. While aesthetic changes may boost…
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Learn the Joy of Gardening by the Phase of the Moon
By Carole Biancardi If you’ve seen the pages of The Old Farmer’s Alamanac dedicated to planting by the moon’s phases and thought it was interesting but not for you, think again. Nicole Anderson Schelling of…
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Stuffed pepper soup
Stuffed pepper soup Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound ground beef I use 90% lean 3/4 cup chopped onion 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic minced salt and pepper to taste 1 red bell pepper cut…
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Snow shoveling tips to protect your heart
With snow predicted to fall across large portions of Indiana, the American Heart Association encourages Hoosiers to protect their hearts while shoveling snow and to seek immediate treatment if they experience any signs or symptoms…
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Tips to keep pipes from freezing this winter
As colder weather approaches, Aqua is reminding homeowners that they should take steps now to prevent their household water pipes from freezing this winter. Frozen pipes become a concern when the air temperature drops below…
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