Whether your mother taught you to cook and clean or how to order takeout and let messes be, we'd like to hear about it

The garden season never ends when you think beyond summer blooms

A shortgrass prairie native wildflower fit for pollinators and dry trouble spots offers benefits all year long

Home gardeners amazed us with photos of their flower beds, sheds and outdoor rooms. Take a look and get ideas for fall planting time

Scorching weather and high elevations don't have to mean scraggly plantings. These blooms are as gorgeous as they are tough

They stand strong in wind, feed wildlife and are easy to grow. But you may want to add these plants for their looks alone

If you're a cat lover, the joys outweigh any other issue. If you haven't lived with one yet, here are a few things to know

Creativity and color burst from every corner in this unique 18th-century Massachusetts home for an artist and her family

Modern style and a barn look mix in a most unusual Sonoma County home

Share pictures of your home and yard this summer — we’d love to feature them in an upcoming story