Home & Garden

'Tis the season for decorative gourds, Lancaster County

• Oct 22, 2021

Gourds are vegetables that are too bitter to eat but are perfect for drying and decorating.

Tour 9 places on Columbia’s Halloween House Tour, including this home where it’s Halloween all year long [video]

• Oct 21, 2021

Columbia’s Halloween house tour will show off collections, creativity and some of the borough’s spooky history.

How to avoid hitchhiking pests when moving plants indoors for the winter [Master Gardener column]

• Oct 21, 2021

How to avoid hitchhiking pests on plants

Lancaster County's historic house museums require a special kind of care

• Oct 21, 2021

Given current construction prices, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who needs a new roof and is looking forward to learning how much that will cost.

Think nobody wants granny's old china? Think again

• Oct 21, 2021

Not so long ago, most of us dreaded the moment when a downsizing granny would offer us her wedding china, so prized that she’d only bust it out for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Millennials, especially, didn’t want those floral, gold-rimmed plates, let alone such archaic serving pieces as soup…

Temperatures are dropping; How to protect your garden and when to bring houseplants inside

• Oct 15, 2021

With cool temperatures in the forecast, you’ll need to take a few steps to protect tender plants.

This science fair winner found out if essential oils keep spotted lanternflies away [video]

• Oct 14, 2021

In her science fair project, Annie Galen explored if there were natural deterrents for spotted lanternflies.

Which chemicals kill spotted lanternflies but won't harm plants? This science fair winner has the results [video]

• Oct 14, 2021

Kenny Box looked into which chemicals will kill lanternflies while not hurting plants.

Megalodon tooth a reminder of Christy Martin's late father

• Oct 14, 2021

Christy Martin is a huge proponent of keeping things neat and tidy. 

Wicker enjoys renaissance both indoors and out

• Oct 14, 2021

Wicker. 

Spotted lanternflies are the worst, but they're the key to a rare, dark and smoky honey

• Oct 11, 2021

Researchers have discovered one good thing from this bad bug.

Here's what 5 treasure hunters found at Adamstown's fall Antiques Extravaganza; Can you guess what they paid?

• Oct 7, 2021

Thousands of pickers came to Adamstown for a treasure hunt. Here are a few favorite finds.

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