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Daily NewslettersA dark winter evening, in the middle of a pandemic, is an excellent time to curl up with a garden book and dream of spring. Here are some of my favorites, with an eye to Midwestern and Iowa gardens.
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A dark winter evening, in the middle of a pandemic, is an excellent time to curl up with a garden book and dream of spring. Here are some of my favorites, with an eye to Midwestern and Iowa gardens.
If the fireplace is the focal point, what’s above it should complement it and not compete.
When it comes to new construction, homes are getting larger. Inside the home, “people are hungry for uniqueness and vibrancy.”
This winter, as we browse online or flip through catalogs to decide what we’ll plant this spring, is the perfect time to find a downsized apple tree just right for your landscape to plant come spring.
Project GREEN and the Iowa City Public Library will offer a series of Garden Forums in 2022. The first will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 9 and feature Natasha Sottos at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St.
When pictures of gingerbread constructions began popping up on Facebook in late November, The Gazette invited readers to send in photos and descriptions of their creations. We think they’ve done a deliciously wonderful job.
After 56 years, Heidi Kersten will unplug her family’s assortment of life-size, homemade Christmas displays for the last time.
Interior designers can use symmetrical, asymmetrical or radial balance in configuring furniture within a room. They start with identifying the focal point in the room, typically a fireplace or artwork. This is the axis around which the room revolves.
Cedar Rapids man insists you can never have too much Christmas. This year’s decorations involve six Christmas trees, five rooms plus the entry and two to three weeks of working nonstop.
A number of our favorite houseplants are mildly to severely toxic to cats and dogs, so it’s smart to educate yourself and prevent if not a tragedy, a sick animal in pain.
Beth McDougall of Cedar Rapids loves to decorate for the holidays. Her knack for it turned into a business decorating for others.
