Homes & Gardens

While we love the historic aesthetics of our Capitol Hill homes, they tend to be drafty with minimal insulation. Heating and cooling them is...

It’s been another fantastic summer. Many weeks of warm strolls through the Market and a stop for Blue Bucks at Market Lunch. Many more...

I’m still in my seventies, but gardening now hurts my hands. I want to sit in the garden and enjoy it but cannot do...

A friend gave me a Clethra bush called Ruby Spice that blooms in late summer. After three years it still struggles. It’s in a...

Why do we plant spring flower bulbs now, rather than next spring? Planting now is essential. It’s not that winter’s cold weather “stimulates” dormant spring...

The beautiful colors of fall are on full view, but as a homeowner you know that along with enjoying nature's palette, the season brings...

It's the most fragrant time of the year! The Brent Elementary School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) hosts it's 13th Holiday Sale from Thursday, Nov. 30th...

You never know what you’ll come across in a Capitol Hill alley. A discarded chair that’s perfect for your living room, a community garden...

All aboard for the Holiday Express! The Season's Greenings display officially opens on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 23) at the US Botanic Garden (100 Maryland...

November is a season of thankfulness and gratitude. As we harvest the last of the summer and fall crops, the colors and greenery give...