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Two fall planters with mums and grasses flanking a front door with pumpkins on the steps.

Fall Planter Ideas for a Porch or Doorstep

Most fall planters are dying the day they are planted because they are built for a 75°F afternoon and nothing after it. Here is how to layer one that actually...

Fall Planter Ideas for a Porch or Doorstep

Most fall planters are dying the day they are planted because they are built for a 75°F afternoon and nothing after it. Here is how to layer one that actually...

Dirty terracotta and ceramic plant pots crusted with mineral deposits lined up before cleaning.

How to Clean Plant Pots Before You Reuse Them

A used pot carries more than dried soil: mineral crust, algae film, and sometimes the fungal spores that killed the last plant. Here's how to actually get it clean by...

How to Clean Plant Pots Before You Reuse Them

A used pot carries more than dried soil: mineral crust, algae film, and sometimes the fungal spores that killed the last plant. Here's how to actually get it clean by...

A terracotta pot, a glazed ceramic planter, and a woven basket planter grouped together on a table

Are Planters and Pots the Same Thing?

The words get used interchangeably, but one detail decides whether your plant survives: does the container drain. Here's how to tell a pot from a planter before you commit a...

Are Planters and Pots the Same Thing?

The words get used interchangeably, but one detail decides whether your plant survives: does the container drain. Here's how to tell a pot from a planter before you commit a...

A partly arranged bouquet of flowers standing in a round vase on a kitchen counter.

How to Arrange Flowers in a Vase Without a Florist

A trained florist ties a bouquet in about ninety seconds because they repeat the same four or five moves every time. None of them require training, just the right order.

How to Arrange Flowers in a Vase Without a Florist

A trained florist ties a bouquet in about ninety seconds because they repeat the same four or five moves every time. None of them require training, just the right order.

A ceramic vase and a glass vase standing side by side on a wood table

Ceramic vs Glass Vase: Which Holds Up Better

A vase fails in one of two ways: it shatters, or it survives and quietly leaves a ring on your shelf for years. Ceramic and glass split almost exactly along...

Ceramic vs Glass Vase: Which Holds Up Better

A vase fails in one of two ways: it shatters, or it survives and quietly leaves a ring on your shelf for years. Ceramic and glass split almost exactly along...

A lit incense stick sending up a thin curl of smoke from a ceramic holder

Is Burning Incense Bad for You? What the Smoke ...

Incense smoke shares the same pollutant categories as cigarette smoke, just usually less of it. Here is what changes the dose, and how to burn it with less exposure.

Is Burning Incense Bad for You? What the Smoke ...

Incense smoke shares the same pollutant categories as cigarette smoke, just usually less of it. Here is what changes the dose, and how to burn it with less exposure.