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As we approach the festive season, many gardening enthusiasts focus on a seasonal favorite: the Thanksgiving Cactus. Known for its vibrant blooms and festive appearance, it can add color to any holiday decor! This article dives into expert Thanksgiving Cactus Growing Tips, ensuring it’s in full bloom for the festive season!

Regular pruning of certain trees and shrubs can increase vigour, improve fruit or flower production, and ward off disease. But it can be difficult to remember the techniques required to do a good job, and it’s hard to know if you’re doing it right.

The holiday season is just around the corner, which means that, among other things, hosting season is too. Whether you are hosting a large holiday gathering, a formal dinner, a small get-together, or overnight guests, properly preparing your home for the event is a crucial first step. Here are seven ways that pro cleaners get ready for their own guests before the holidays. 

The holiday season is a festive time for so many traditions and navigating each of these can look like something as practical as making sure you don't schedule a Christmas party on the first night of Hanukkah, to inviting each guest share something about their family's tradition, to choosing a theme that is completely removed from any religious celebration.

The holiday party has finally come to an end and it's time to clean up. To efficiently help you tidy up your home, we asked some experts for their best tips to combat post-holiday messes without the stress. From setting up garbage bins in high-traffic areas to using a cleaning caddy as you tackle each room, your home will return to its normal (and cleaner) state.

We don’t mean to cause alarm, but the holiday season is almost officially upon us. While it’s always important to live in the moment and enjoy the current season, with busy lives and busier schedules, now is the ideal time to start some prep for the holidays. 

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It's easy to get in a festive mood when you see your local shops decorated to the nines or watch your favorite holiday movies on repeat. But you don’t necessarily want your home to look like said shops or movies.

Taking our ecosystem for granted is no longer the norm, and thinking people the world over spend part of every day making choices that can help the planet. While there are no easy solutions to the damage human kind has done to nature, small decisions – like what kind of tree to plant in the garden – can make a difference in creating landscapes that enhance local ecosystems.

Autumn presents the perfect conditions for creating a gorgeous fall tablescape. You might be interested in conjuring a dreamy spread for a Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving meal, or perhaps you're after a few new options to embrace the cozy season.

It's time to get out the holiday decorations and turn your home into a festive winter wonderland. If you’re in need of some new or updated holiday decor this year, let the experts help. Interior designers have extensive knowledge and expertise when it comes to sourcing stylish and affordable decor, and the holidays are no exception. 

Mid and late fall is not an ideal time for propagation unless you are in a frost-free region with a warm, arid, or tropical climate (USDA Zones 9 to 11); for such a climate, this is an ideal time to grow succulents and houseplants cuttings.

Mums are synonymous with fall. Thanks to their late bloom period, these beautiful flowers make a much-welcomed addition to the home landscape. Potted mums from garden centers adorn porches, patios, and even indoor spaces. Though some choose to treat these flowers as an annual, many have found success wintering mums in garden beds. You may also wonder if you can divide mums. “Can you split mums” is a question we often hear during the fall months.

During the holidays, it's important to ensure your home is in its best condition since you'll be having family and guests over the majority of the season (especially if you're hosting). Although it may be too late for a full home renovation project, you can still make small updates to spruce up your space, so it looks new and put-together for all season long.

You expect pests outdoors, but it’s exasperating when gnats flit around your face or end up in your beverage when you’re indoors. “’Gnat’ is a general term for a type of small fly,” says Matt Bertone, PhD, director of theNC State University Plant Disease and Insect Clinic. “They’re a diverse group, but people refer to a lot of the little flies as ‘gnats.’”

The weather is cooling quickly, but there’s still time to prepare your home for the first frost. From HVAC mishaps to frozen pipes, a lot can go wrong in the winter months, costing you and your family money, time, and stress.

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When the cold weather hits, we crave the comfort of a toasty, warm space. But the warmth we’re talking about isn’t from stepping out of the icy wind. It’s the feeling you get when you’re enveloped by a welcoming space—an unmistakable but hard-to-put-your-finger-on sense of comfort.

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You don’t have to say goodbye to all of your beautiful garden and patio plants when the first frost is headed your way. You can save many plants for next spring by bringing them indoors to enjoy as houseplants. This applies to tropical landscape plants, such as hibiscus or mandevilla, as well as houseplants that were summering outdoors. You’ll also save money because you won’t have to buy the same plants again next year.

The past few years have seen a return to classic decor and a desire for all things cozy. If you’re looking for the perfect marriage of heritage and homey, you might be in the market for a traditional casual home makeover.

Lighting design significantly affects your living space, so it’s no wonder that design pros and decor lovers alike are always on the lookout for the next big lighting trend. Surprisingly, track lighting is one of the styles currently making waves in the design world.

From color trends to bedroom design trends, tile trends, and more, designers and home experts are using their expertise to give us the low-down on what we can expect to see in 2024. As an integral component of every home, lighting trends are not to be forgotten in that list. 

If your summer has been anything like ours, your lawn is probably in need of some extra care before the cooler months begin. Following heavy use over summer — whether that’s playing with kids or pets in the garden, hosting sunny picnics, or even a game of football — lawns can become compacted. There are various things you can do, however, to get your garden back into good shape before December, such as scarifying, removing moss, thatch and weeds, aerating, and even feeding if necessary.

Vacuum cleaners may seem like magic, but they're not designed to do it all. Most standard vacuums excel at cleaning up everyday dirt including dust, cobwebs, and crumbs, but they struggle against bigger messes that could clog their critical inner workings.

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A hot design trend can be as exciting as it is tempting. It offers the perfect opportunity to shop for more home decor and redo your space to make it feel new again. But not all interior design trends appeal to everyone, even the ones that seemingly everybody likes. There are some design trends that, popular as they are, are secretly despised by some unlikely haters—interior designers.

Wondering when to plant your daffodils? Perhaps you have a bag of bulbs that have been left at the back of the greenhouse, just begging to be planted… well, it’s probably not too late! Our plant experts give their advice on when it’s truly too late to plant your daffodil bulbs – spoiler alert, it’s later than you might expect.

Each new year brings with it plenty of design trends to get excited about—and if you're longing to incorporate a new look into your space without giving it a complete overhaul, you'll want to keep reading.

Certainly, bathrooms can be a common place for small bugs to appear due to moisture and warmth. Here’s a list ofCommon Small Tiny Bugs in the Bathroom and How to Get Rid of Them with easy and effective solutions.

As the temperatures start to drop and sweater weather arrives, you may start to look sadly at your beautiful, lush garden plants. Like it or not, their days are numbered! When the first frost arrives, tropical plants are done for the season, and you’ll have to buy many of them again next spring.

Are you still dreaming about your next home renovation project? According to the home improvement pros at Thumbtack, the app that connects you to professional contractors, this winter is an optimal time to start those home improvement projects.

When it comes to prime real estate inside your home, it doesn’t get more valuable than kitchen countertops. No matter how much (or how little) space you have, it rarely feels like enough.

If 2022 started the rise of the green kitchen, then a recent report by Living Spaces can officially credit 2023 as the year of the green living room. 

If you’re a homeowner looking for something a bit bigger or nicer, you might find yourself selling while simultaneously shopping the market for a new home. If moving to a new place will mean scoring a better property or paying a higher mortgage, you’ve likely been referred to as a move-up buyer.