Wood ash can be used to fertilize various vegetables and flowers, including pepper plants. It's full of nutrients that ...

When you're scooping out the fireplace, save the ashes to fertilize plants in the garden. Here are seven plants that thrive when you add wood ash to your garden.

Before you toss out those leftover fireplace scraps, discover why gardeners are saving them and which plants benefit most ...

If you're cleaning out your fireplace, don't throw away that wood ash. It contains many helpful nutrients that could benefit ...

Then I got a wood-burning stove of my own, and now I feel sorry for anyone who doesn’t have one. Fireplaces may be more ...

When the weather turns cold, many people add warmth to their homes by baking or cooking more comfort foods in the oven. Something about a warm casserole or fresh cookies seems to just warm you up from ...

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Throughout winter, when people are burning wood stoves, many households end ...

Enough dreaming and lounging. Check the weather—it was cold, but a January thaw is on the way. Move salty snow that was ...

Quote of the day by Brian Tracy: “You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control…” Quote of the day by Geoffrey Chaucer: "Women naturally desire ...

January is a time for planning, and I want to introduce you to a winner for year-round beauty: the Wintergem Boxwood (Buxus ...

A tree stump doesn't have to be a yard eyesore — encase it with wood slats or a metal raised bed kit and let it nourish your ...