Ways to Dress up Your Front Yard for Fall

Before it's time to dress the turkey, start by celebrating the harvest season with some cheerful decorations for your front yard landscape. We checked the website of one of the most popular holiday decor experts, Martha Stewart, and found some fantastic tips on how to bring the beautiful colors and textures of autumn through tasteful decorations for your door... [Read more...]
Container Plant Ideas for Cooler Weather

Just because the weather’s getting cooler doesn’t mean you have to give up on color in your containers. There are plenty of container plants that can endure a chill in the air while offering some cheerful color. Below are some ideas for containers that will look great in cooler seasons, courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens. Take a look at these ideas for... [Read more...]
How Nature Paints Its Annual Fall Foliage

Nature will soon be bringing us those brilliant fall colors. But what causes those cool greens to turn to warm yellows, oranges and reds? Trees extract sugars for food through the process of photosynthesis, which requires carbon dioxide, water and sunlight. The chemical that allows trees to obtain energy from sunlight is chlorophyll, and this is also the chemical... [Read more...]



