Olga

Giving the gift of home decor can be a bit of a gamble. Do you base your gift choice on your hostess' known love of garden gnomes? Or her devotion to home brewing? Would your present of a chicly framed Metallica poster kill grandma's mellow vibe? Or be brilliantly counterintuitive?

Put those cares aside. If it's a home-themed gift you need, these three ideas will more than cover your bases, from treats for a neighborhood host to a big ticket gift for ...

As fall quickly turns to winter, temperatures are plummeting several weeks ahead of normal. Frost and snow blanket our landscapes. For annual plants, their non-hardiness is readily apparent. For them, putting the garden to bed is mostly a matter of cleaning and clearing out.

For trees and shrubs, nature has given them some excellent coping skills for dealing with winter. Deciduous plants evade the season: They drop their leaves, pull in their sap and ...