If you’re new to gardening, the term “green manure” might conjure up unpleasant images. Though it sounds like a strange animal byproduct...

Berkleigh Cook stood in the center of her cluttered playroom with her hands on her hips, her curly hair cinched in a power ponytail and her pink-and-black...

Homeowner’s insurance or renter’s insurance is a necessity; each covers you for unexpected occurrences, ranging from robberies to fires. But...

Q:I had such a hard time keeping the grass out of my garden this year. To prevent the same thing next year, can I spray the whole area with a grass killer...

Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Hanover Master Gardener Plant Sale & Garden Fair: tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hanover Human...

Need help, mom? Casting for the second season of “Hannah, Help Me!“ is about to begin. The show, which stars Hannah Keeley, a Chester wife...

Sitting cross-legged in the sunlight, University of Virginia student Ariel Cornett looked up from studying to admire her setting. The Rotunda, columned...

Work in the garden doesn’t end just because those long days of summer are over. As the season ends for tomatoes, squash and other summer vegetables,...

Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Gardening Seminars: Strange’s Florist, Greenhouse and Garden Center offers fall garden talks on...

Q:Is there a way to eliminate crab grass without killing other grass? Answer: There are some post-emergent crabgrass killers that will kill crabgrass and...

When jeweler Cathy Calhoun returned to the site of her old job, she found a gem: a building ripe for renovation. She has taken the quirky former bank,...

When September rolled around, parents got consumed by back-to-school shopping, extracurricular-activity planning, book lists, lunchbox packing and school-bus...

Did it yourself? The budget is tighter, but home-improvement needs and wants never seem to end. The solution may be to get out the toolbox and do it yourself!...

PROJECT: Patio TIME: Two days COST: $225 HOW HE DID IT: Whenever there was a heavy rain, Brandon Rice was dismayed to see his grandparents’ backyard...

Seduce them with floral color, then clobber them with education. Robert S. Hebb’s strategy for the creation of a Richmond botanical garden 25 years...

They come for more than just the plants. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is one of Richmond’s most popular wedding sites. Some visitors find its romantic...

1897: Lewis Ginter died at age 73.   1913: Grace Arents, Ginter’s niece, bought and remodeled the abandoned Lakeside Wheel Club. She added a...

276,800 - plants in the permanent collection   272,000 - visitors in 2008   28,666 - hours of volunteer service in 2008   12,000 - member...

Sandra Belton pushed a shopping cart down the aisle of a warehouse filled with donated goods, matching sheets to a blue-and-white striped comforter she...

Historic residences in Charles City County will be open tomorrow for Westover Church’s 15th Autumn Pilgrimage House and Garden Tour. The tour, which...

Q:My fertilizer regime is minimal. I feed when they look like they need it and rarely in the summer. I apply the foliar type because it’s easier...

Handy in the South Richmond jewelry designers Heather Tanton and Frankie Slaughter are included in the October issue of Southern Living magazine in a new...

PROJECT: Rain catcher TIME: One weekend COST: $225 HOW SHE DID IT: Stephanie Walker built a rain catcher for the garden of her Forest Avenue home over...

Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Lewis Ginter Programs: Increase your gardening know-how with programs at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden,...

Q:On a recent edition of Virginia Home Grown, you mentioned that you use leaves as mulch for your plants. How do you shred your leaves, and do they really...

When: Weekends beginning today through Oct. 5   Donation locations: Ashley Furniture Home Stores at 10921 Hull St. Road, 1899 Southpark Blvd. and...

A viable habitat is what initially attracts bluebirds, but food availability is also important. Most of the year, bluebirds enjoy insects caught on the...

Like owls and woodpeckers, eastern bluebirds prefer nesting in cavities of dead oaks and pines. More and more of these natural nesting habitats have been...

Around the dusty-pink Mediterranean-style home in Richmond’s historic Bellevue neighborhood, only faint traffic sounds could be heard from Interstate...

Performing arts and exotic artwork will be the focus Sunday of the third annual “Country in the City” house tour in Richmond’s Forest...