Oakleaf hydrangeas can sustain winter damage. Learn how to revive these shrubs that bloom on old wood and how to care for oakleaf hydrangeas before spring growth starts.

Roses benefit from cold winters, so they can go dormant and reawaken come spring. But it can get too cold and windy. This eco-friendly trick will help out.

Mardi Gras in New Orleans can generate more than 1,000 tons of trash every year. A coalition of nonprofit groups, city officials and scientists has a plan to clean it up.

New York Fashion Week (NYFW) opened with one of its most unexpected runway moments -- a couture collection fashioned entirely from burlap Idaho(R) potato sacks. Models strutted the Haute Potato ...

Designing an entire potato sack clothing collection, this is a full-circle moment for a small-town designer who never stopped carrying home with her.

Here's how you can protect your pets and plants: Exposure to dry, cold air and chilly rain can cause chapped paws and itchy, flaking skin, but these aren’t the only discomforts pets can suffer. To ...

Cover your plants to trap heat from the soil, and make sure the cover reaches the ground, said Maria Quirico Bautista, a UF/IFAS Lake County residential horticulture agent via email Jan. 29. Secure ...

An arctic air mass brought unusually cold weather to South Florida, stunning some iguanas, which fell from trees. Palm Beachers pulled out their furs and lit their fireplaces — and yes, stunned-by-the ...

We all have a growing pile of useless tote bags, well now you have some uses for them. Here’s how to upcycle old tote bags to cut clutter.

In Valladolid, a small but lively city between Mérida and Cancún along the Yucatán Peninsula, a host of shops and ateliers are pushing local craftsmanship forward.