Take time now to winterize your lawn for a greener spring yard

November is the time to winterize your lawn for a healthy spring time growing season. Step 1: Pick up fallen branches, lawn clutter and anything else that may cause a dead spot in the lawn if left out over the ...

• Icemakers don’t require existing water line
  Last week we talked about setting up a new icemaker using an existing water line. But you don’t have to tap into an existing water line to hook up the icemaker in your refrigerator. Instead, you can use a special tee designed to fit right on the cold water shut off valve beneath your kitchen sink.
• Swatch watch: The right paint chip may make you feel at home — or help you sell it
  Somewhere in America, there is a yellow house with a red dining room, orange living room, green kitchen and blue bedrooms. And the people living inside are excited when they eat dinner, comfortable when they watch television, calm when they open the refrigerator and feel safe when they sleep.
• Clean gutters easy way to keep home secure
  Clean gutters are essential in maintaining the integrity of a home’s foundation and keeping its basement dry. If you are not afraid of heights, you should be able to clean your gutters fairly simply.
• Heartland's harvest: KU graduate a national figure in sustainable gardening movement
  The little white puff ball sneaks up on Matt Bunch. Grinning, he bends down to pluck it from the burgundy Venus fly trap mouth from whence it came.

• Sprouting interest: School’s garden teaches about food economy
• Cut window drafts to reduce energy use
• Easy to grow: Plant garlic now for best results
• Lawrence residents can purchase large amounts of compost this week
• Backyard getaway: Couple use wise plant choices for water garden
• Man cave dwellers: Area residents carve out unique retreats
• Bold new wall color just a peel away
• Mix up your new, old home decor
• Bright Spots: Babcock Place gardens provide uplifting space for residents