There's no rule, of course, about how long to keep a Christmas tree. In many homes, the tree goes out along with the old year. At the very least, it's time for your tree to go when it starts to ...

With oil prices high, more and more people are turning to wood heat. If you're one, and you happen to reach for a log from your woodpile that feels like it's made of concrete, you're in luck.

Someday you might want to plant asters in your garden; then again, you might not.

How's this for a misnomer: The Jerusalem artichoke is neither an artichoke, nor is it from Jerusalem.