The Boneyard delivers frights — even at your home
Dan Hall of The Boneyard Haunted House in Arlington offers advice on spooking up your home for Halloween.
Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
Home and Garden
Home and Garden
Dallas ISD’s W.W. Samuell High School students and staff plant 50 trees on campus
Part of the Roadmap to Tree Planning and Planting initiative sponsored by the Texas Trees Foundation and AMEC Earth & Environment.
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009
Dallas Arboretum to offer rain checks
If rain falls during your visit, you can pick up a complimentary pass good for three months.
Monday, Oct. 12, 2009
Photo gallery: Bike tour and bazaar lure people to Oak Cliff
In an afternoon, cyclists gathered for an Oak Cliff home tour and shoppers visited the 85+ vendor tents at the Urban Bazaar.
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009
City of Coppell offers Master Composter training and certification
If you're interested in organic gardening and aren't afraid to get your hands dirty, then this two-part seminar is for you.
Monday, Sept. 28, 2009
Photo gallery: Macon Elementary in Dallas debuts their “People’s Garden”
The students and staff of Macon were joined by Dr. Janey Thornton from Washington, D.C.
Friday, Sept. 18, 2009
Audio: Adell Campbell discusses upcoming Dallas Arboretum events
Those joining Campbell include Senior Director of Gardens Jimmy Turner and PR Manager Terry Lendecker.
Monday, Sept. 14, 2009
Macon Elementary School in Dallas will plant a “People’s Garden”
Garden will be launched at 9 a.m., Friday, Sept. 18.
Friday, Sept. 11, 2009
Labors of love: A snappy hobby raising carnivorous plants in north Texas
For Labor Day, we bring you a cool story about a guy who loves his job. This plant enthusiast jokes in straight Fight Club style, “If this is your first time at the garden club, you have to weed.”
Monday, Sept. 7, 2009
Coppell Community Gardens and City of Grapevine team for butterfly gardening event
The right selection of perennials can turn your garden into a haven for butterflies and the caterpillars they spring from. Learn how to make it happen at this free educational event.
Monday, Aug. 31, 2009
Kitchen remodeling job earns Carrollton business “Best Bang for Your Buck” on HGTV
Their Tuscan-inspired kitchen gets kudos for aesthetics, functionality, and return on investment.
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009
Lake Highlands resident Jany Lee decorates her last room on HGTV’s Design Star
She was eliminated for being "too textbook," and she has a thing or two to say about that.
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009
Dallas Arboretum to offer $1 admission throughout August
The parking fee of $5 per car remains the same.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Wildscaping North Texas episode 4: hummingbird feeders 101
Hints for attracting hummingbirds to your yard or garden, as we approach the time of year they are most numerous in the area.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Foodies share locally grown meal with dairy farmers at Richardson conference
American Guernsey Association held its convention in Texas for the first time in 50 years.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Smith & Hawken goes kaput, closes stores in Dallas and Plano
Silver lining: going-out-of-business sales.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Wine tasting added to farm tour hosted by Dallas’ Food Roots and EatGreenDFW.com
Tour is this Saturday, July 11.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
American Guernsey Association hosting special locavore dinner in Richardson on July 11
Unique dinner highlights richness and variety of North Texas foods.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Wildscaping North Texas: episode 3
Anne discusses butterfly gardening -- and an Eastern Black Swallowtail emerges from its chrysalis to show that it's all going as planned.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Fort Worth swimming pool, stagnating and filled with mosquito larvae, drained by city workers
It's a specific instance of an area-wide problem. (Checked your own back yard lately?)
Friday, June 19, 2009
Wildscaping North Texas: episode 2
Our series on thinking outside the boxwood continues.
Anne delivers the world's fastest crash course in organic gardening. (It's a three-step program.)
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Wildscaping North Texas: thinking outside the boxwood
Organic and native plant gardening: it's for the birds. (And the bees. And the butterflies.)
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Coppell Community Garden hosts free informational event on organic lawn care
It's part of their ongoing Spring Education Series.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
It’s National Drinking Water Week, and Arlington giving away free low-flow showerheads
... to the first 200 residents who show up to claim them.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Dallas-based Lambert Landscape Company celebrates employee with 40 years of service
Junior Mora has been with the firm for 40 years.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Chefs and farmers talk “buying local” at Dallas Farmers Market confab
A new bill being proposed, HR 875, could put the little guys out of business.
Monday, April 20, 2009
As Earth Day approaches, home and garden events are rooted in soil
Since Earth Day is coming the focus is on the "garden" in home and garden.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Dallas Arboretum to celebrate National Public Gardens Day
The first-ever National Public Gardens Day, Friday, May 8, is a day of celebration to raise awareness of America’s 500+ public gardens.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Dallas Farmer’s Market Friends presents 2nd Annual Chef’s Roundtable Sunday, April 19
Chefs from five top Dallas restaurants will meet with local growers and producers in a roundtable forum to discuss the benefits and challenges of 'buying local'.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Coppell Community Gardens offers “Vegetable Gardening 101” class
By attending this free instructional session you'll learn how to succeed in the field of edibles cultivation. Which means you can end up with a victory garden. (Because you'll have been victorious.)
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Home and garden events March 25 - April 1 help plan pools and gardens
Plan a pool; start a garden; or learn how to snare butterflies.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
City of Arlington to offer free landscaping design classes in April
The classes will emphasize water efficiency and will be held at the Southwest Library Branch.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Home and garden events week of March 16-23 lean green
Eco-friendly events are all the rage and kids have a chance to become amateur designers.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Dirt Doctor Howard Garrett to speak in Coppell on Saturday, March 28
It probably comes as no surprise that he'll be talking about organic gardening.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Fort Worth Water Department offers free gardening seminar
Rain water harvesting and growing veggies and herbs will be a few of topics discussed at the seminar.
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009
Burleson to host its first Texas SmartScape yard contest
Just how many pink flamingos will it take to win that yard contest?
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009
Home Depot to shut down all EXPO stores, including branch near Galleria Dallas
The EXPO business has not performed well financially and is not expected to anytime soon.
Monday, Jan. 26, 2009
Dallas-based Moore Lawn & Garden spearhead successful holiday food drive for North Texas Food Bank
The company was founded in Dallas in 1962.
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008
Posh flower and gift shop in Dallas’ Highland Park Village has fancy chocolates from France
The chocolates are by Patrice Chapon.
Monday, Nov. 3, 2008
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