Home and Garden

Rotting historic mansion now restored, up for sale in Rose Garden (San Jose Mercury News)

29 Aug 2008

A bit of San Jose's past is up for sale in the Rose Garden neighborhood of San Jose. The two-story eclectic Colonial Revival home on Morse Street, located directly behind the Central YMCA on The Alameda, is listed for $1,995,000. The four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath, 3,400-square-foot home looks new, but it comes with almost nine decades of history.

Home & Garden: (Berkeley Daily Planet)

28 Aug 2008

We’re all trying to do our part to be a little greener these days. I see you down at the market with your cloth bags, you Prius drivers (not to mention drivers of 25-year-old cars, another very green tack).

HomeFront: A look at what's hot in home & garden (Lancaster Online)

28 Aug 2008

GARDEN CompostingGood soil is the basis of any healthy garden. Health columnist Dr. Andrew Weil offers simple steps for creating compost. In a sheltered spot in the backyard, layer kitchen vegetable waste in a pile with garden clippings. Or create the compost in...