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Outdoor kitchens offer luxury

Open air or under cover; adjacent to a pool, patio or integrated as a walkout home extension with a wall of glass, sliding or bifold glass doors, outdoor kitchens are a way to celebrate warm weather in high style.

In some cultures, ceiling fans symbolize balance, good fortune and abundance.

June is National Pollinator Month and it’s a great time to celebrate all the pollinators that play an important role in producing food, fiber, medicine and more that we rely on.

The Free Library of New Hope & Solebury last month received a Plant Grant from Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve.

Native Plants took center stage at the 8th annual Designed for Nature Garden Tour on Saturday, June 15, sponsored by the Bucks County Branch of the Woman’s National Farm & Garden Association (WNF&GA) in partnership with Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve.

When you consider a garden, do you think of flat spaces? Vertical interest in a garden — whether from pergolas, arbors, or other support structures and features — provides a second visual plane for the gardener to explore and opens a trove of different plant materials from which to pick.

The Trevose Horticultural Society will stage its 101st National Garden Club Standard Flower Show “Bee Inspired” on Aug. 23-24 at St. Ephrem Catholic Church in Bensalem.

A stroll around any residential area is likely to reveal many viburnums in the landscape. Collectively, they have been a popular shrub for more than 100 years.

Patios make a summer spash

Whether you want a cozy spot for morning coffee or a span large enough to host a crowd, patios are a great way to extend outdoor living spaces.

Add long-lasting beauty and pollinator appeal to your garden with this year’s Perennial Plant of the Year, Jeana garden phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’).

The antique glass that glows green

Many antique lovers ask me about glass of all types: Murano, Depression, EAPG, American Brilliant, Pyrex, and the list goes on. One of the most popular and exciting glass types for collectors is uranium glass. I like to call it “the green glass that glows.”

Moving is stressful. Whether you’re upsizing, downsizing, moving across town, across the country — or to another part of the world — planning and solid preparation pay high dividends when it comes to moving to your next home destination.

For when a deck is in the cards

Twilight, sunrise, sunset and into the evening hours, an attractive, well-appointed and furnished deck extends your home’s seasonal living space.

In honor of National Pollinator Month, here are five ways to support backyard pollinators, courtesy of the TurfMutt Foundation, created by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute.

From fountains and basins to small ponds and gazing pools, outdoor water features can bring a Zen quality to the landscape.

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Aqua Pennsylvania have announced $210,000 in tree-planting grants to local environmental groups under the renamed “Trees for Watersheds” program.

Grow fast, fun and easy microgreens

Have fun growing some delicious and nutritious microgreens on your kitchen counter, in a sunny window or under lights any time of the year.

Business was brisk on Saturday morning, May 11, for the Third Annual Native Plant Sale at Hansell Park Pavilion in Buckingham.

Get ready for the great outdoors

Whether you have an outdoor play area for the kids or comfortable living room spaces with sofas, chairs, chaises and cushions, creating space to enjoy the great outdoors is a hallmark of warm weather in Bucks County.

Plant for a floral banquet

Now is the time to plant for the coming abundant harvest.When savvy gardeners plot, plan and dream during winter’s dark and chill, it’s because they are eager to get back outdoors when the soil …

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