Maintenance and cleaning can go a long way in extending the life of your outdoor living spaces. From gardens to grills, here’s how to winterize your backyard bastion and shield your spaces from the elements this season. • Keep your plants frost-free. Whether it’s as aesthetically pleasing as a glass cloche, or as simple as a sawed-off milk jug or... [Read more...]

Sometimes inspiration can strike at the oddest times. Case in point: We’ve been known to spend the entire winter dreaming up over-the-top plans for our own outdoor living spaces. Sound familiar? If you’re searching for inspiration for your own home, we suggest taking a look at some new products hand-picked by Kansas City Homes & Gardens magazine.  From... [Read more...]

Stimulate the economy and the environment? Sounds like a win-win to us. Thanks to the success of the government’s much-hyped Cash for Clunkers program, a program proposed earlier this month—dubbed, you guessed it, Cash for Caulkers—promises to benefit contractors, construction workers and homeowners alike in an effort to encourage job creation and energy... [Read more...]

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