February 11, 2010 RSS feed / House & Home

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Ask The Home Team

Some people swear by things like caulking their window and door frames and putting up window plastic. But other people say none of this saves much energy. What’s the truth? More...

GETTING READY FOR SPRING

By CHARLES NARDOZZI & LEONARD PERRY University of Vermont

Pinching back houseplants, getting ready for and sowing some seeds, and checking stored summer bulbs are some of the gardening activities for this month. More...

The Gardening Guy

The Spring Flower Shows
By HENRY HOMEYER

I saw a bumper sticker once that proclaimed, “Thirty Below Keeps Out the Riff Raff”. I haven’t seen minus thirty (yet) this winter, but still chuckle when I think of that slogan. We New Englanders are tough. More...