This warmer weather may be galvanizing you to tackle some home improvement projects. How do you paint galvanized metal so it lasts? Here’s home improvement expert Danny Lipford. Categories: Morning – Features
This weekend was a great time to get out and enjoy the sun of a patio. It’s also a chance for at least one business to make a second chance at a first impression. I checked out the patio at Swing Barrel Brewing in Moorhead. They’ve been serving beer on their patio for a while, but their taproom re-opened Friday…
Get the most beauty and edibility from every square inch of your garden or container. Use color and texture to create attractive edible displays. The silver foliage of the artichoke contrasts with the bold red cabbage. The purple fruit of eggplant and leaves of red onyx pepper echo the purple to unify the planting. Fill every space by interplanting…
This morning, we’re trying to go with the flow. After all — it can make for a much better start to your morning. And to your morning shower. Danny Lipford has the scoop on low-flower shower heads in Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features
This morning, we have a story that could help you mold your opinions. It’s a story on mold, actually. Don’t succumb to fuzzy thinking. Get some good home improvement input from Danny Lipford. Categories: Morning – Features
Fill a few spaces, garden beds and containers with easy care flowers to cut and enjoy in bouquets and arrangements. The All America Selections winner, Queeny Lime Orange Zinnia (Zinnia elegans ‘Queeny Lime Orange’), can easily be started from seed in the garden. For earlier bloom, sow seeds indoors several weeks before the last spring frost. The compact Victoria…
This morning we’re getting you to embrace your inner drip. Find out how drip irrigation can help you deal with the drought and stay green with Danny Lipford. Categories: Morning – Features
There’s an invasive force taking over one of the region’s most popular parks, and city leaders need your help to fight it off. The adversary doesn’t come armed with teeth, claws or armor. Nor can it run you down. Heck, it isn’t even particularly well-camouflaged. So why, may you ask, is it going to be so hard to conquer? Answer:…
With this spring snow moving through the region today and tomorrow, things are likely to get a little slippery as you’re driving around. And that includes your garage floor when you pull in from outside. That’s just one of the many reasons it’s worth it to put a paint job together on your garage floor. Here’s our home improvement homie…
Increase your gardening success by selecting plants suited to your cold hardiness zone and other environmental conditions. Hardiness zones reflect the average minimum temperatures for an area. Buying cold hardy plants helps reduce losses when extreme winter temperatures occur. You’ll find the USDA Plant Hardiness Map printed in garden books and catalogues. Locate your town on the map and…
