June 7
Careful planning yields a bountiful tomato crop
It’s time to dream of those summertime sandwiches and BLTs, made with tomatoes you grow in your own yard in pots or the ground. Here are some new varieties sold at most chain stores.
June 7
‘Flower Recipe Book’ shows how to make flower arrangements
Now as grocery stores, farmers markets and even hardware stores have made fresh flowers readily available, designers Alethea Harampolis and Jill Rizzo of the San Francisco firm Studio Choo have another suggestion: Be your own florist.
June 8
DIY furniture refinishing class this week at Johnson County Fairgrounds
Learn how to refinish furniture this week during a class by Johnson County K-State Research and Extension. $20 for five days, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Gardner.
May 31
Bloomin’ beauty: Great roses for Kansas City gardens
As the rose season opens, local experts offer their prickly favorites and explain the best options for their care. You find some at the Kansas City Rose Society’s annual rose show, scheduled from 1 to 5 p.m. June 2 at the Loose Park Garden Center.
June 1
Bring big style to a small outdoor space
Design magazines and home decorating catalogs tend to feature sprawling backyards with big wooden decks and room for everything from decorative fountains to artificial ponds. But few of us have that much to work with.
May 31
New spring options offer place mats with panache
Place mats are a relatively inexpensive addition to dining-room decor, and can be used on portable trays or big coffee tables if meals are served unconventionally. Here are some spring options.
June 1
Website shows where to find free fruit for the picking
Find food free for the picking on FallingFruit.org, an urban foraging website launched by University of Colorado students Ethan Welty and Caleb Phillips in March.
May 24
Airy elegance: Outdoor decor comes into its own
The selection has never been greater or more stylish for outdoor furniture. There’s all-weather wicker, modern mesh and other open weaves. Teak in all shades from honey to warm grays, metal in sleek stainless steel and rustic wrought-iron looks in a range of painted hues.
May 24
How to get the most out of your herb container garden
Culinary herbs are singularly suited to growing in pots and other containers. They love a dry, airy perch. The only criterion, other than sunlight, is that it be handy so you can snip what you need for the kitchen.
May 24
It’s not a toy box: Life-size Barbie’s Dreamhouse opens in Florida
Barbie the Dreamhouse Experience, a 10,000-square-foot building with an “endless closet,” elevators, a kitchen, bedroom and everything pink, opened earlier this month at Sawgrass Mills mall in Sunrise, Fla.
May 25
How to protect your peonies
Stake peonies now to prevent flopping caused by wind and rain. Plastic-coated wire grids work well to prevent storm flattening.
January 18
Block 1: It’s a gem of a quilt
A new year means a new Kansas City Star quilt. This new year also brings a new home in the newspaper for the block of the month. Look for new blocks the third Sunday of each month here in the H+H section.
July 16
Freeze some icy fun and make ice pops at home
Making your own ice pops saves money, is healthier and can be a fun activity for the family.
September 13
How to set the table and the mood for the bloody cool festivities at your home
Creep chic is the theme of Halloween. With a little imagination and inspiration, spooky can be sophisticated, and wicked can be whimsical.
August 2
Tearing down existing homes to build new ones can sometimes revitalize an established neighborhood
The first part of Mark and Constance Eddy’s homeownership story is classic: In 1998 the newlyweds bought a “starter” home in a post-World War II subdivision in Prairie Village.
April 16
Part 2 of 3: Remodeling your kitchen affordably
Now might be the best time ever to remodel your kitchen. A recent survey by the National Association of Home Builders says new home starts decreased sharply in the fourth quarter of 2007, but remodeling decreased only slightly.
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