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My mother’s dieffenbachia was always in the background of my life, quietly beautifying a room with its green, white-speckled leaves. In my childhood home in Texas, it sat in a pot on adobe-red tile that was cool to the touch of bare feet, even when it was 105 degrees outside.

A utilitarian walk-in shower works just as well as something nicer, so why spend the time and effort – and the money – to upgrade it?

Are you frustrated with peeling exterior paint? Maybe it’s a fence, a picnic table, a bench, your house siding, a shed, outdoor furniture or a pergola. You might also share Jan’s misfortune. She visited the Ask Tim page AsktheBuilder.com seeking help.

A trip with mom to the E.J. Roberts mansion this Sunday will raise more than tea cups for Mother's Day at the historic home in Browne's Addition. With events around two tea-and-tour ticketed sessions, proceeds will help owner Mary Moltke begin restorations – estimated at $250,000. Separately, free outdoor activities are also planned. It's a joint venture with Moltke and Girls Gone Styled, a preservation and design business running the kickoff fundraiser, with plans for once-a-month events toward that goal.

Even though it has been a bit dry this spring, the conditions are still right for fairy ring mushrooms to pop up in our lawns.

For new gardeners hoping for an easy place to start their gardening journey, Ciscoe Morris, a well-known garden personality, has plenty of tips and tricks to share.

With summer just around the corner, gardeners from across the Pacific Northwest are grabbing their spades and carting their wheelbarrows over to Spokane for the 2024 Inland Empire Gardener’s Expo.

Eight months ago, Saylor Class told her parents she could hear “monsters” in her bedroom. Since then, the 3-year-old had grown increasingly frightened, often pointing at the wall where she said the sounds were coming from.