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Home & Garden

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A Second Chance

There’s magic in the feel and smell of reclaimed wood—whether it’s found along the silky surface of a newly milled tabletop or in the soft

House Cleaning

Eco-friendly tips for a Squeaky Clean House Laundry Use half of the manufacturer’s suggested quantity of detergent. For hard water, add borax to the wash

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Home Work

When Sunshine Mathon and his wife purchased their two-bedroom/one-bath bungalow in the Cherrywood neighborhood of East Austin, they knew an addition was in their future.

Eat your Landscape

I’ll never forget when I first moved to Austin and noticed our abundance of loquat trees—in yards, parks, abandoned lots—they seemed to be everywhere! But

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Merrideth Jiles

Merrideth Jiles never intended to have a career working with plants. The Atlanta native graduated from Georgia State University in 1992 with a degree in

Plant on a Hot Tin Roof

Gardening in Austin is a perpetual and mysterious experiment. Our confusing climate, varied and inhospitable soils, and brutal terrain force gardeners to come up with

Setting the Season

winter Valet Tray with Gold by Keith Kreeger Guten Co Banded Nesting Bowls from Kettle & Brine Small Gramercy Bottle in Matte White with Gold

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Counter Intelligence

The choice of countertops for your kitchen is anything but a surface-level decision. It can establish the mood of the room, set the stage of

Okra: Our Humble Hero

When I moved out of the city and into my little house in the farthest reaches of Travis County farm country, I was completely prepared

A Hivestead Exemption

On a shelf full of smiling cartoon bees and jolly squeezable bears, a honey named “Satan’s Nectar” may sound a little extreme. Then again, reality

Hitting Pay Dirt

 by Carol Ann Sayle I am fortunate to have survived, and mostly thrived, as a farmer for 25 years. Indeed, I’m still grateful, daily, to

Farm Aid 1:1

Losing much of their $8,000 fence to the May 2015 floods was bad enough for Cynthia and Russell Wickliffe of Harlequin Dairy Goats in Cedar