All Your Home Needs - for all your home needs

Give those impatiens a rest. Herbs are just the thing for partially shaded spots in the landscape. It's true that most herbs are sun-loving plants. Yet over fifty per cent of the ten most popular culinary herbs do well in the shade. Let herbs bring interesting textures and colors to those shady spots. Even when they aren't in bloom…

Lemon juice is the classic homemade rust remover for delicate fabrics, one I remember my grandmother using. It is recommended in household hints books from the Victorian days and household hints sites on the Internet. I seldom have lemons in the house as the same time as I discover that something left a rust stain on a shirt, but I do have the…

Gherkins, or pickles, appear in the cuisine of many countries. They are delicious as a relish, a salad vegetable, give extra bite to sandwich fillings and salads, and they are also used as an accompaniment to hot dishes – a pleasant contrast to the warm food. They are also an excellent, healthy snack food. Additive Free Gherkins You can easily…

As the garden harvest comes rolling in, many of us are left with more vegetables than we can comfortably eat. As always, to help your neighbors, offer some to them, trade with other gardeners for things they both of you didn't grow, hot water can some, and freeze some for the winter. Have you ever tried freezing your own vegetables? Because many…