Home & Garden

Sweet potato vines decorating window boxes? Blueberry plants prized more for their foliage than their fruit?Some flowers and vegetables are as appealing in the home garden as they are on the menu.

Industrial designer Robert Hendrick was on a tech career track out of college until two things happened that changed his trajectory.First, he bought a company that maintains and rebuilds railroad tracks. Then he started spending Saturdays building stuff with his ...

Five Ojai Valley farms and a school garden will be featured from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday during A Day on the Farm, a free self-guided tour.

No one's talking about giving intelligence tests, but researchers say they've shown that plants have smarts -- the sort needed to help them survive dry times.Years from now the findings could lead to crops that are better able to withstand ...

Why do some trees weep? Because they want to grow down. Instead of reaching for the sky, as most trees do, young stems of weeping trees toy only briefly with upward growth before arching gracefully earthward. Some plants begin to ...

The owners of Cotton & Chocolate Quilt Co. in Thousand Oaks are expecting their inclusion in Quilt Sampler magazine to boost business.

Seven large colorful statues have been loaned to the Conejo Valley Botanic Garden by the Morris B. Squire Art Foundation, a philanthropic nonprofit established by artist Morris Bear Squire.

Ventura County residents nervous that the new threat to citrus crops may again prompt mass pesticide spraying can be reassured it's unlikely, state agriculture experts say.

Ventura County residents should look out and beware — baby rattlesnakes are everywhere, experts say.

For the children who maintain the vegetable and flower gardens at Garden Grove Elementary School, it's all about teamwork and using math and science skills to solve real-life problems related to nature.

One of the toughest and most frustrating parts of spring-cleaning season is cleaning the grout on your tile floor.

Home Q&A with Dwight Barnett, certified master inspector with the American Society of Home Inspectors.

Expert designers share their favorite dining-room storage tips.

Plumbing Q&A with master plumber Ed Del Grande, author of "Ed Del Grande's House Call," the host of TV and Internet shows, and a LEED green associate.

Forest farming can be an attractive option for property owners who want to earn more from their land without cutting timber.It generally involves thinning existing woodlots to leave the best canopy trees for wood production while opening the forest floor ...