Fall is a refreshing, beautiful time of the year. Reap great rewards from your gardening plots by planting a garden in the fall. You should also take some time to get your spring off to a great start by planting more bulbs. • Turfgrass, spring-blooming bulbs, cool-season vegetables, perennials, trees, and shrubs • Many vegetables […]

Savvy homeowners know that with cool weather, comes a bit of preparation. A quick audit of your heating equipment can mean less wasted energy, a more comfortable home and lower energy bills. Nearly half of all heating and cooling equipment in U.S. homes never performs to its advertised capacity and efficiency due to incorrect installation, […]

With the hot weather behind us and the cool temperatures not too far off, fall is the best time to do some maintenance work around the house and yard here in the Ark-La-Tex. • If you have multiple jobs that are a bit too big for you to handle on your own, consider enlisting the […]

Home-improvement retailers are higher on Monday, thanks to positive analyst commentary. While the threat of e-commerce pummeled other retailers, home-improvement stores have long been one area of relatively safety in the sector. Analysts don’t expect that to change, as fundamentals suggest more strength ahead for the stocks. Retailers have easily outperformed the market in 2018. […]

By Alex Mardikian When it comes to polluting our planet, plastic water bottles are major offenders. Each year, 29 billion water bottles are sold across America.  Approximately, one out of every 6 bottles is recycled. Plastic does not biodegrade. Indeed, it does not even completely degrade. All the plastic that has ever been produced is […]

By Alex Mardikian Consumers have been led to believe that bottled water is a healthy and safe alternative to tap water. But, is this really true? In most cases, bottled water is nothing but tap water in a bottle.  It’s not as if bottled water is sourced from pristine, blue pools hidden in the mountains. […]

These embellished pumpkin cans will brighten up your porch or walkway for trick-or-treaters. Tools you’ll need: 12-gauge embossed apple green aluminum wire Metal Cans (any size you want! Reuse coffee cans!!) Nail and Hammer STEPS: 1. Draw pumpkin design on metal can with permanent marker. Fill can with water and freeze. 2. With a nail […]

From squash skulls to pumpkin owls, there’s no end to the creations you can make to celebrate Halloween. But that excitement quickly fades as you watch the pumpkin that took you forever to carve wither away on your front porch. It’s inevitable that your pumpkins will rot, but we’ve rounded up some tips that’ll keep […]

Fall is right around the corner! We have a beautiful front porch layout that will be the envy of your street and keep your home festive through the season! You’ll Need:  Orange Wrapping Paper Gold Glitter Paper Pumpkins Ruler Masking Tape Craft Knife Spray Glue Glitter Leaf Branches (around the height of your door) Picture […]

A team of scientists and engineers will on Saturday begin an ambitious cleanup of plastics in the Pacific Ocean targeting a stretch of water three times the size of France known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A 600m-long floating barrier will be launched off the coast of San Francisco and, powered by currents, waves […]