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Growing perennials in your garden is a wonderful way to have flowers each year without having to dedicate time to creating a space, buying new plants, and then, planting them. And sometimes you may have areas in the landscape that are bare and you want to cover the soil to prevent erosion. Choosing low-growing perennials is a convenient and effective ground cover, minimizes erosion, and adds foliage and flowers to the area.

The 10 Best Low-Growing Perennials, According To Gardening Experts

Looking for something unusual to grow in the garden? Look no further than chocolate cosmos, a tuberous perennial with velvety blooms and a decadent fragrance. With showy wine-red blossoms that perfume the garden with the distinctive aromas of chocolate and vanilla from mid-summer through fall, chocolate cosmos entices butterflies and curious gardeners alike. The blooms make fragrant cutting for the vase and plants perform beautifully in containers, where their scent can be enjoyed on patios and balconies. Bring the beauty and aroma of chocolate cosmos to your own garden by learning how to grow and care for these unique bloomers.

This Fall-Blooming Perennial Will Fill Your Garden With A Sweet Chocolate Aroma And Rich Color

Alabama-based designer Billy Reid shares his secret to perfectly juicy pork chops in this recipe. His go-to technique is to use a reverse sear, which is exactly what it sounds like. “You cook them on low for about an hour, real slow, and then just flame them,” Billy says.

Billy Reid's Cajun-Rubbed Pork Chop Bites Will Be The Star Of Your Tailgate

When it comes to leftovers, there is nothing easier than pulling out the plastic food storage containers you have on hand to pack everything up. The same goes for putting together weekday lunches: It's infinitely more simple to put it all in a to-go container. Plastic containers are readily available in stores, and they stack easily inside a cabinet or drawer. Simply put: They make our lives easier, but is there a lifespan on the containers you’re using in the kitchen?

6 Signs It's Time To Throw Out Your Plastic Food Storage Containers

There’s something about eating fresh, ripe fruit that makes us want to plant the seeds in our yard and grow our own trees. Many fruits are easy to grow from seed, just think about those watermelons growing out of the compost pile! Among fruit trees, peaches (as well as nectarines and apricots) are.

How To Plant A Peach Seed So You Can Grow Your Own Tree

If you haven’t heard of Castile soap, let us introduce you to the new MVP of your cleaning ingredient list. It’s a naturally derived formula that’s tough on grime, gentle on skin, and biodegradable unlike the detergents that many of us have come to refer to as soap. Because Castile soap has a high pH-level, care should be taken to ensure it’s properly diluted before use. Once you nail your formulas, though, get ready for a DIY cleaning spree featuring the new golden child of your under-sink stash: Castile soap.

12 Surprising Uses For Castile Soap

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Starting in late September, the federal government will relaunch its at-home COVID-19 test program that makes every U.S. household eligible for four free COVID-19 tests to be sent directly to their home.

Every household can get four free COVID-19 tests by mail, starting late September

Whether you prefer to abide by a chic capsule wardrobe or dress according to your mood, we know one thing for certain: you need a stylish sweater collection to survive the next six months. To kickstart your search for lightweight and toasty options to fill the gaps in your fall wardrobe, we looked to Amazon's Sweater Weather Hub.

These Cozy And Stylish Sweaters Under $40 Will Be Your Most Worn Style Staples This Fall

Whether you call them woodchucks, whistle pigs, ground pigs, or groundhogs, these large ground squirrels can be a real nuisance in your yard and garden. “Groundhogs eat whatever is available and most nutritious,” says Sheldon Owen, PhD, wildlife extension specialist at West Virginia University. “They consume large quantities of herbaceous vegetation, especially fruits and vegetables. But they’ll also eat clover, bark, and landscape plants.”

9 Expert-Approved Tips For Getting Rid Of Groundhogs

When Grandma has apples in her kitchen during the fall, we bet she's going to be making at least one dessert with the fresh fruit. There's so many delicious desserts that star apples like Old-Fashioned Apple Pie, Fresh Apple Cake, Classic Apple Cobbler, and more. Plus, many of these apple desserts can also be enjoyed for breakfast or as an afternoon treat.

21 Of Grandma's Favorite Apple Desserts

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny six-pound dog named Alistair who is looking for his forever home. At only one year old, this little boy is a sweet dog who is thought to be a Maltese, "but we can’t make any guarantees that he would be suitable for those with allergies," explains the nonprofit animal rescue.

Meet The Tiny 6lb Dog Looking For Love

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‘Any meat items my dogs refuse to eat, I no longer eat.’ It’s said that animals have a “sixth sense,” which affords them an insight human beings cannot match. There are clips of security camera earthquake footage where pets can be seen wigging out seconds before tremors begin.

‘It ain’t food anymore.’: Dairy Queen customer warns against chicken after his dog refuses to eat it

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A cluttered kitchen sink area can make the whole room look messy and this likely impedes your productivity. Why not take a couple of minutes to do a proper decluttering to get the kitchen sink area decluttered & organized?

Keep The Kitchen Sink Area Decluttered & Organized

Smoked sausage is good any time of day, as these saucy bites prove. Browned in a cast-iron skillet and then simmered in a sweet and spicy homemade barbecue-style sauce, they’re the best version of those “cocktail smokies” appetizers you’ve been snacking on since the early 1980s. Serve them in the skillet they’re cooked in, or transfer them to your slow cooker to keep them warm as long as your tailgate or party guests are still snacking their hearts out.

Sweet-And-Spicy Sausage Bites

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Refined by New York chemist Robert Chesebrough almost 150 years ago, petroleum jelly is still widely used today in topical applications. Even with the myths that abound online about it being carcinogenic, it has withstood the test of time.

Wonder Jelly

Caramel can be tricky, especially when it comes to frostings or icings. You likely know this if you’ve ever tried to make our Old-Fashioned Caramel Cake. This caramel glaze however, couldn’t be simpler. No seizing, no crystallization, no worries. It’s perfect for icing our Sweet Potato Bundt, but...

Salted Caramel Glaze

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Chattanooga, TN

With its mountains and river gorges, it’s no wonder Chattanooga, Tennessee, is known as the “Scenic City.” This southeastern Tennessee town offers an exquisite landscape to explore and savor. When autumn settles in, the region gains even more vibrancy with yellows, oranges, and reds painting the scenery. If you’re looking for a magical way to take in this show, hop on one of the area’s train rides for adventure and beauty. Seeing the fall season by train in Chattanooga lets you journey through landscapes not easily accessed by other forms of travel.

7 Chattanooga Train Rides For The Most Scenic Fall Views

Kansas City, MO

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Could you and your family use an adorable companion that will bring you love and joy for years and years? These six cats are adoptable right now from local Kansas City shelters. Just click on the link provided with each to get in touch with their shelters.

Six wonderful cats to adopt this Labor Day weekend

Orange, VA

There’s a lot of history behind the town of Orange, Virginia, which celebrated its 150th birthday in 2022. Nestled in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, as part of Virginia’s Piedmont region, Orange is a quiet hamlet of around 5,000 folks that’s within easy driving distance of more populated locales like Charlottesville (20 miles), Richmond (60 miles), and Washington, D.C. (70 miles). If you take a trip to this lesser-known destination, expect small town charm from shops and restaurants in its Main Street district, hospitable hosts at local bed and breakfasts, and a lesson in history thanks to the town’s proximity to U.S. president and Founding Father James Madison’s Montpelier. Here are the 10 best things to do in Orange, Virginia.

Rolling Hills And Charming Inns Are The Calling Cards Of This Quaint Virginia Town

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Louisville, KY

Federal, state and local public health officials have confirmed the first case of the Oropouche virus in Kentucky and Jefferson County in a person who had returned to Louisville after traveling to the Caribbean.

Health officials report first case of Oropouche virus, aka ‘Sloth Fever,’ confirmed in Kentucky

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The 8 Best Shrubs To Plant Now For Beautiful Fall Color

Fall color doesn't have to mean a bunch of blowing and raking. With these tidy bushes, you can complement the foliage already in your yard with...

The 8 Best Shrubs To Plant Now For Beautiful Fall Color

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