Q:I have a large area of English ivy that I have treated with varying success with two herbicides. The waxy coating on ivy leaves seems to reduce the effectiveness...

Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Ashland Walking Tour: Guided walking tour of the late-19th-century railroad town begins at 11 a.m. tomorrow...

Halloween screams FineLiving.com is standing by to help make your Halloween a little less terrifying. If you’re throwing a monster bash, check fineliving.com/halloween...

Q:I bought a Coca-Cola sign at a flea market about 10 years ago. It appears to be hand-painted with a beach scene. I was told that it dates from the 1950s....

No standard formula for agent commission Q:How do agents get commission on rental property?—Peter Answer: There is no standard formula to compensate...

When Ray Rucker and his wife, Meriam, bought a home in a middle-class Mechanicsville neighborhood in 1990, they were told the brick rancher was haunted....

Haunting tours of historic plantations, sites Historic Haunts of Hanover: Sites in Hanover that harbor strange, haunted tales. Cold Harbor Battlefield:...

Q:Our Knock Out roses were a huge success this summer. However, I have no clue how to prune them. Should they have been pruned in midsummer to encourage...

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

Poltergeist—Means “noisy ghost” in German;it’s known for making sounds and moving things around.  Shadow people—Black...

Virginia Society of Paranormal Education and Research,

When is the best time to come up with an ingenious idea? Apparently in the middle of the night. Around 3:30 one summer morning in 2007, Mark Di Vincenzo’s...

Contractor sale Hanover Habitat for Humanity and the central Virginia chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry will hold a contractor...

Mark Di Vincenzo talked to hundreds of experts while researching his book “Buy Ketchup In May and Fly At Noon.“ Among other things, he found...

Each spring, I face the same dilemma: Stay in Richmond and revisit the tried-and-true sites along the James River to enjoy songbird migration, or discover...

Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Prince George Master Gardener Fall Plant Sale & Clinic: Perennials, herbs, trees and shrubs for sale...

Guests who bring a bag of nonperishable food to donate to the Central Virginia Foodbank will receive two free admissions to this weekend’s MAC Events...

Q:My lilac is leaning helplessly. It is at least 20 years old and has been blooming nicely. Two or three years ago, it started leaning. I tried to tie...

Ashland Farmers’   Market, 101 Thompson St., Ashland, 798-9219. 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays through November.   Byrd House Market, behind William...

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,...