Home & Garden

Sowing Seeds

If you’re looking to grow a garden, the Austin Public Library’s Central location has the perfect resource to help get you started. A repurposed card catalog on the sixth floor of the library ...

The Savvy Home Gardener's Favorite Tools

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Gardening the Green Way

Spring often takes the cake for Texans’ most beloved gardening season, but autumn is also an ideal time of year to put new plants in the ground. If your yard regularly requires an exasperating ...

Olive Trees

In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus and his indomitable wife, Penelope, set the modern standard for using olive trees as interior decor: the foundation of their bed was carved into the roots of a ...

With grocery stores like Whole Foods Market and Sprouts donating produce to Austin food pantries and setting up community gardens, one could assume that the value of produce donations from at-home ...

Growing Indoor Citrus

Texas citrus rakes in more than $200 million for the Texas economy every year. Though the bulk of the harvest comes from ruby red grapefruit and sweet orange orchards, did you know there are ...

Fighting Mosquitoes in Austin

With all of the pleasing outdoor activities that Austin has to offer, there’s still a tiny but mighty, and often dangerous, nuisance lurking just beyond the door. Mosquitoes are most active when ...

Living with Plants

Plants can brighten up the interior of any home, but those who lack experience often avoid them. We’re here to say that the houseplant shouldn’t be feared! With some basic knowledge about light, ...

Sill-Life with Herbs

Summer windowsill herb gardens offer easy access to fresh, delicious herbs without melting in our brutal heat, but just like any garden, getting started takes a little preparation. If you want to be ...

The Gift of Gather

There’s a big heart formation in the trunk of an old mulberry tree on the corner of Heartwood and Thistlewood Drives in South Austin. Under the shade of that tree, neighbors gather this sunny ...