Make a dress form Christmas tree using your sewing dress form. Add garlands to an embroidery hoop and ornaments to reuse it year after year. I’ve always admired mannequin ...

Cats enrich our lives with their presence—and whether that presence is affectionate or adorably aloof, it's important to remember that all felines need some alone time to rest, groom, and just be. Cat ...

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now,” or so goes the Chinese proverb. If you’ve ever basked under the cathedral-like canopy of a magnificent old shade tree on a ...

Small upright trees make great alternatives to mutilated old shade trees that have lost their battle with overhead power lines and the utility company’s tree trimmers. In nature, the petite understory ...

Burl wood, the knobs of complex grain that some trees form, is prized by woodworkers for its beauty and utility. What causes wood grain to deviate... Jun 02, 2016 — Burl wood, the knobs of complex ...

Trees form the architecture of residential landscapes, adding beauty along with several practical benefits. The best trees for the front yard increase property value by as much as 15 percent. They can ...

Like all living things, trees have a limited life cycle, with phases of youth, maturity, and old age. In their prime, trees provide shade, coolness and environmental quality—as well as an undeniable ...

A few weeks ago, I had a wide-ranging discussion with tree scholar, and integral ecologist Laura Pustarfi that sent my mind whirling in many different directions for a number of reasons, including my ...