Firewood makes your home feel warmer long before you strike a match, but it also turns your yard into prime real estate for insects and rodents if you stack it the wrong way. When you keep your logs ...

If your home has a fireplace, you know the relaxing feeling of sitting in front of a warm fire on a cool night. You also know the hassle of hauling logs into your home from the woodpile outside. You ...

Lumber does not come from the an 18-wheeler trailer. Rather, hardwood lumber is sawn from trees with leaves, not needles, and the trees are usually 75 years old or older. Most of these hardwood trees ...

Stacking and storing firewood properly ensures that it's dry and usable come wintertime. Try this simple technique, which is ...

As spring arrives, it's time to secure new firewood and let it dry over the summer. You could make an ordinary woodpile. Or ...

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DIY garden decor doesn't have to be expensive or hard to make. All you need is a log and some plastic nursery pots to create this enchanting outdoor planter.

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Q: I have a regular fireplace, but I hate the hassle of using firewood. I was thinking of using composite fire logs instead. Are they a good alternative for a nice fire, and do they pollute a lot? A: ...

I have some trees to remove from my garden over the next few years and was wondering if I can burn the wood in my fireplace. A friend told me that I have some ash trees that appear to have been ...