Making new plants from cuttings can be an enjoyable pastime if you don’t expect 100 percent success. Some plants root more easily than others.

Napa County Landmarks, the county’s nonprofit historic preservation organization, announced its annual list of Ten Threatened Treasures Sunday. These sites of historic and cultural importance are in danger of destruction, sometimes by developers and sometimes simply by neglect.

After getting a degree in interior design and space planning, I knew I was in the right church, but the wrong pew. It seemed too easy and boring to start from square one with a client, and have them purchase whatever new furnishings I deemed appropriate. Where is the creativity in that? Most homeowners are pleased with most of their furnishings, but not how they’re placed. That is why interior redesigners are being hired to solve decorating, spatial and functional challenges.

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa.— Folks into fungi in and around this Brandywine Valley community — and there are many — like to say that mushroom growing isn’t such a dark science. All you need is a healthy horse and shade.

For many homeowners, a new roof can be the single most expensive non-elective home improvement one makes. So before deciding to buy a new roof, you may want to take steps to prolong the life of the one you’ve got.

It came to my attention that fire protection regulations have been changed to increase the buffer zone around homes and structures adjoining wildlands. Since the fire season is not yet over, and many homeowners around Napa Valley are at risk, I want to give you an update on the subject

Rammed earth homes aren’t a new fad. In fact, rammed earth construction was taking place in 2,000 B.C. in Mesopotamia and ancient China.