Check for these common missteps if your perennial garden isnt as lush and colorful as you hoped. Perennials are the come-back stars of the garden. Ignoring Your Zone Every perennial has ahardiness zonerange based on the lowest average temperatures in each region. Credit: Clint Farlinger Choose plants that thrive in your zone to maximize the success of your perennial garden. Knowledge about your zonal climate also helps you to plan when to plant perennials in your area....

Avoid these common and costly remodeling mistakes with these expert tips. To make it easier for you, we’ve compiled a list of the seven most commonand costliestremodeling mistakes. Then we develop a design and plan that is revised sometimes three or four times. Credit:Nathan Kirkman / Better Homes & Gardens Choosing the First Contractor You Interview Take your time. double-check that if the contractor is subcontracting work, those companies are insured....

These community gardening tips will help you get growing while building connections in your neighborhood. Why not take some cosmos home for the table? There is a special satisfaction to growing, especially growing nutritious food yourself to enjoy and share. Credit:bauhaus1000 / Getty Images Kindra Clineff How Do Community Gardens Work? The American Community Gardening Association defines them loosely as community-managed open spaces. Typically volunteer-powered, community gardens structures and rules vary based on the leadership and the land owner....

Even culinary experts crave fast food and packaged snacks. But when left to their devices and attuned to their cravings, they have surprisingly relatable eating habits. “I can eat a whole box in a day! Credit:FilippoBacci / Getty Images I used to cook a dish that was Ritz Cracker-crusted fish in a Creole-seasoned tomato butter sauce. I thought it was a fun dish using such a humble ingredient like Ritz....

Paint Technique: Geometric Stamping Put your own unique stamp on walls with this fun technique. choose the link below to get step-by-step instructions with photos. Paint Technique: Dipped Finish Dipped-dyed accessories are everywhere. Paint Technique: Marbleizing Swirl it up with marbleizing. We took our papers to a copy shop and had them printed on canvases to create a wall montage. Paint Technique: Whitewashing Capture cottage charm with whitewashing. We used the technique to give new floors instant patina....

Think beyond hanging a lone frame on the wall. These ideas for displaying art cultivate creativity in every corner of your home. Dylan Chandler Art has a way of pulling a space together under Tori Jones guidance. Credit:Dylan Chandler Whats on walls flows with surrounding architecture and decor. I create vignettes that I treat like little rooms within rooms, Jones says. She shares tricks for welcoming art into just about any space....

Let this sampling of ideas from the book inspire you tothink beyond the vegetable bed. Launch a Fruitful Endeavor This stunningly landscaped backyard bears a sweet secretit’s full of fruit to harvest. Around the stepping stones, he also snuck in herbs like thyme, marjoram, and oregano. Credit:Sasha Gulish Frame a Patio Entertaining space or edible garden? You don’t actually have to choose, as this small suburban backyard proves. Douglas frameda lounge area on the patiowith raised beds full of herbs, plus anespalier lemon-and-lime hedge....

Save significant space in your home with these simple and inexpensive airtight bags. This will compress the bag and your things to a fraction of the size they once were. Keep all vacuum sealer bags in a cool, dry place so they stay in top condition. Credit:Brie Goldman Long before I started organizing as a profession, I was obsessed with how to maximize storage. Keep like items together, such as swimsuits in one, sweaters together, and so on....

A stress-free holiday hosting season is possible. We’re sharing our bestcleaning and decorating tipsto help you make your home holiday-ready. We also have all thetable setting ideas, meal-planning hacks, andtasty recipesyou need to throw a festive feast. Credit:ERIN KUNKEL If your guest room has an adjoining bathroom, don’t forget fresh towels and toiletries, too. We’ve created an easy room-by-room checklist to help you get your home ready for guests. Plus, get our best centerpiece ideas you’re able to make ahead of time....

Prepare to draw on your furniture and take decor inspiration from Salvador Dali. Pinterest 1. Cherry Coded According to Pinterest, richred huesare in, kicking neutrals to the curb. Credit: Annie Schlechter Lately, deep reds have been trending in many realms of culturethink decor, fashion, and beauty. Anticipatecherry-coloredeverything in the homefrom bold red couches to crimson bedrooms. Blank Canvas Every part of your home can benefit from some personal flaireven your doorframe....

Bring these Joanna-approved design lessons from the hit show into your own home. Wood Will Never Go Out of Style Wooden accents were a key component in Joannas design for the lakehouse. In the foyer, there is a custom cherry wood staircase and a room divider. Credit:Courtesy of Magnolia This quieter moment shows that even professional designers dont always get the perfect result on the first try. Its totally OK to have a plan, recognize its not working, and to change direction....

Now, Garners proving that shes got some seriously good design taste, too. Theres plenty to appreciate about Garners homeand plenty to draw inspiration from for your own space. Read on for our favorite parts ofGarners AD house tour feature. Credit:Laure Joliet / Architectural Digest But its the accent color were swooning overamoody blue-gray. (We love a goodcolor-drenchingmoment.) Intentional Small Spaces One design element anyone can appreciate is Garners intentional use of small spaces....

Fans of pickles will have plenty to enjoy with these pickle-focused recipes. Ourair-fryerrendition of the crunchy, crowd-pleasingdill picklesnack is remarkably flavorful and craving-busting for far fewer calories. Plus, you don’t have to worry about the pot of scorching hot oil! Credit: Matthew Clark Pickle Poppers Think of thiseasy party pickle snackidea as a mash-up of jalapeno poppers and pickle dip. We call for stuffing the dill pickle snacks with a creamy, cheddar-infused, jalapeno-spiked filling....