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Enhancing Your Property: Smart Storage Shed and Driveway Renovation Ideas
While many homeowners concentrate on major interior updates, upgrading often-overlooked areas like storage sheds and driveways can also make a substantial difference.
Natural Gas and 811 Day: Key tips for safe digging
Sunshine 811 is a free service that notifies utility companies when and where someone is digging so they can mark the necessary utility lines, helping to avoid potentially dangerous interruptions to service. 
Summer seed saving: A Master Gardener shares tips on wildflower propagation
Summer is an ideal time for Florida green thumbs undeterred by heat and rain to collect wildflower seeds for showy displays next year.
The people who feed America are going hungry 
The 2.4 million or so farmworkers who are the backbone of America’s agricultural industry earn among the lowest wages in the country.
How to Tame an Unruly Garden
If you don’t then you may find that the issue only gets worse with time, and in some instances, it can even take money off the value of your home.
Where the southern half of the Upland Bayfront Preserve stood, there’s now fill dirt, soon to become a soccer field and beach volleyball courts.
New College of Florida tears up nature preserve, claims it’s an improvement
The preserve was a strip of bayfront land full of century-old pines, massive oaks, thick cabbage palms, and plenty of mangroves along the shoreline. At the end of May—right after the students left campus for the summer—machines rumbled into the preserve and began knocking trees down like bowling pins.
June rainfall below average for fifth straight month
District staff continue to monitor rainfall and groundwater levels to ensure adequate supply for public demand but emphasize the importance of using water wisely.
How You Can Make Gardening a Lot Easier
In this article, we are going to take you through some of the things you can do to ensure that gardening is a lot easier.
How to Ensure Your Garden is Stunning
This is important whether you are thinking about selling your home or if you simply want to make your neighbors green with envy in the future.
4 Pieces of Furniture Every Home Outdoor Area Needs to Have
With so many options out there, it can be overwhelming to know which pieces are essential for your outdoor area. Here's a guide to help.
Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists can model them to predict how they grow
Sunflowers use tiny movements to follow the Sun's path throughout the day. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel Most of us aren’t spending our days watching our houseplants grow. We see their signs of life only …
Brighten your autumn garden with the charm of pansies
(BPT) - Autumn has arrived, welcoming cooler temperatures and a new chance to enjoy seasonal flowers. Fall presents a new opportunity to embrace the beauty of the outdoors. It’s the perfect …
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How preferred communication methods vary in different countries
Spokeo examined how preferred communication methods vary around the world using Meta and Gallup's State of Social Connections study.
New caffeinated drinks are hitting restaurants. Do you know how much caffeine is too much?
Do you know how much caffeine is in the drink you just bought? Top Nutrition Coaching crunched the numbers to illustrate the reality under the lid.
5 biggest US presidential election upsets since 1872
ATS.io compiled and ranked the five biggest poll-defying U.S. presidential election upsets since 1872 using data from Sports Odds History.
From tea bags to cinnamon, survey reveals favorite hacks for making a garden grow
King commissioned a poll of 2,000 US adults to dig deep into their gardening habits, including unusual methods they employ to help their gardens thrive.
San Diego is the happiest city in America (but LA is one of the unhappiest)—see where other cities rank
Hims breaks down the happiest cities in America and the factors that most influenced this ranking.
Lifestyle news
Here's how the average childbirth age has changed over time
Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to chart the rising maternal age over time, looking into the socioeconomic forces behind later births and the science that makes it possible.
The do's and don'ts of taking pets on the road
CitizenShipper researched the do's and don'ts of taking your pet cats and dogs on the road, compiled from animal caretakers and travel authorities.
Trends in data breaches across 10 commonly targeted industries
Drata analyzed a report compiled by Verizon to identify trends in data breaches within 10 of the industries most frequently targeted.
The US fertility rate is decreasing: What it means for the nation's future
U.S. fertility rates are now below replacement levels, according to CDC data. Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to explore this trend.
A cultural history of swimsuits from au naturel to ooh la la
Swimply explores the political history of women's swimwear using various sources, such as Smithsonian Magazine and the Fashion Institute of Technology.