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March 30, 2025

American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on beautiful blooms, home-run histories and calendar coincidences

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people. This time, test your knowledge of beautiful blooms, home-run histories and calendar coincidences

March 29, 2025

Travel do's and don'ts for DC cherry blossom season amid peak blooms: 'Pack your patience'

Peak bloom has been reached for the cherry blossom trees in Washington, D.C., as millions of travelers and tourists arrive. A National Park Service ranger shared tips for seeing the blooms.

February 19, 2025

Turn your sunroom into a greenhouse with these finds

Add pots, shelving and seating to your sunroom to create the greenhouse of your dreams, right inside your home.

January 27, 2025

6 products to help your indoor plants to thrive in the winter

Take practical steps to care for your indoor plants this winter with these picks.

January 1, 2025

New Year food and drink trends include cocoa, flowers and one type of beer

Some tasty food and drink trends are predicted for 2025 — and experts spoke about the use of flowers in meals, more cocoa-infused beverage innovations — and increased demand for Guinness beer.

November 24, 2024

The world's oldest Douglas fir trees have lived over 1,000 years

The Douglas fir, the state tree of Oregon, can grow incredibly tall and live impressively long. The oldest Douglas fir trees have lived to be over 1,000 years old.

October 28, 2024

Gold is for fall: Cape Cod, Massachusetts, marshland takes on beautiful hue

A drone photographer captured the changing seasons in Cape Cod, featuring a golden marsh landscape.

October 28, 2024

White House selects North Carolina family's Christmas tree farm to provide 2024 tree

The owners of Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm in Newland, North Carolina, speak about the family-owned farm and how they grew a tree to be selected by the White House.

October 21, 2024

Potential health benefits of vetiver oil in aromatherapy, according to an expert

Essential oils like vetiver are used in diffusers, body oils and more for potential health benefits. It's important to exercise caution when using vetiver or other oils.

September 28, 2024

All-natural decaffeinated coffee alternative 'basically grows like a weed,' says homesteader

New Hampshire homesteader, author and influencer Michelle Visser touts a chicory tea as the "perfect, all natural" alternative to decaffeinated coffee, which is chemically processed.