Morning – Features

Thinking Green: Solar Power

Let the sun shine in.

Solar power. It’s gaining popularity with homeowners all over the region. But what do you do on mornings like this one, when it’s rainy and gray? Let Danny Lipford shine some light on the subject in this morning’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features

Ask Danny: Bathroom Vanity Materials

Vanity, thy name is uninformed home remodeling.

Ah, vanity. It’s probably the one of the seven deadly sins we news anchors struggle with the most. But it can be an equal struggle finding a good vanity for your bathroom. Danny Lipford’s got plenty to be vain about this morning, given his expertise in home improvement. Here’s how to make sure your bathroom looks as good as you…

Ask Danny: Sizing a Bath Vent Fan

Sizing up an issue in the bathroom? Let him help.

There’s still time with this warm weather headed out way this week to do some home improvement projects before cold weather makes it tough to keep windows and doors open for construction projects around your house. Check out Danny Lipford’s latest tips to get them all done quickly, before the weather turns, in this morning’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning –…

Thinking Green: Reusable Shopping Bags

Gotta wash 'em. Stay safe and save the planet, too.

They were having a real moment for awhile before the pandemic struck. Then, everyone switched to disposable everything while science figured out how long germs can stay on surfaces. And now, slowly, reusable shopping bags appear to be making a comeback. Danny Lipford reminds us of why we love them in today’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features

Thinking Green: Recycled Lumber Mulch

Don't scrap your dreams of sustainable gardening.

Things in the garden are winding down fast these days. And soon it’s going to be time to start thinking about throwing down some mulch to protect your perennials. See why scrap lumber could be your greenest choice in protecting everything green in the garden in this week’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features

Ask Danny: Lowering Your Energy Costs

Spend a little extra energy making some of these changes, before cold weather hits.

With the sudden shift to cooler overnight temperatures coming fast, it’s not going to be long before we start thinking about getting the furnace checked. That’s just one way to make sure it’s running efficiently. Let Danny Lipford show you a whole list of other measures you can take to cut down on energy costs in this morning’s Ask Danny….

Melinda’s Garden Moment: Getting The Most Out Of Harvest

Enjoy the biggest harvest, best flavor and most nutritional value from your garden vegetables with proper harvesting

  Enjoy the biggest harvest, best flavor and most nutritional value from your garden vegetables with proper harvesting. Harvest tomatoes when they are fully colored. Leave them on the plant for an extra five to eight warm days for even better flavor. You can harvest as soon as they start to show color and finish ripening them indoors if needed…

Thinking Green: Plastic Bottles

If we could bottle this enthusiasm we'd save the whole planet.

Plastic bottles are something it seems we just can’t get away from completely. And as long as we’ve got to use them, we’ve got to find a way to keep them out of the landfills. Danny Lipford’s got some great ideas as always in this morning’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features

Ask Danny: Latex Over Oil Paint

Latex: it's not just for PPE anymore.

When you think of latex these days , you’re probably thinking of personal protective equipment like gloves and so on,  that are so critical during the pandemic. But latex is useful around the home, too. Find out whether it’s worth it to consider latex paint in your home projects in this week’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features

Melinda’s Garden Moment: Black-Eyed Susans

They're one of the most striking and most durable flowers you can grow in your garden

  The compact size and bright yellow flowers as well as its heat and humidity tolerance won Goldsturm rudbeckia the title Perennial Plant of the Year in 1999. Include one of the taller varieties, like Golden Glow, at the back of the border. This statuesque beauty blooms in mid to late summer and tolerates heat and drought once established. Surround…