Home & Garden

The first time a batch of beer boiled over in his kitchen, Steve Clemens started thinking about creating a dedicated brewing space somewhere else in his home.

Winter squash is finally nearing maturity after spending 80 to 100 days growing in the family garden. What is not generally known, though, is that these hard-shelled vegetables can be such softies when handled. That increases the odds of spoilage while they’re in storage.

A columnist signs off with a gentle plea for the microbes.

Use construction adhesive but also screws, to be on the safe side.

Read the transcript from week's Home Front chat.

Try cutting a limb, cultivating a new space or building a cold frame.

Designer Leslie Lofgren uses clean lines and a simple color palette to overhaul a blank-slate den.

Volcanoes, dyes and other weird turns in a $1 billion love affair.

Just when it seemed Marie Kondo had spread her gospel on the “life-changing magic” of decluttering as far is it could go, the author — whose two previous books remain international best-sellers — is back with a different audience in mind.

Sometimes dubbed a British Martha Stewart, Chrissie Rucker — with her own home goods empire and cultish following — has brought her monochrome aesthetic to Fifth Avenue.

The taste of sweet corn in the market has, to many palates, gotten better and better over the years. The taste of sweet corn that I grow is the same every year.

It’s not enough to get on the Do Not Call list.

The agency goes after scammers, then looks for victims to repay.

A cleaning product, a scrub pad and a little elbow grease should be all you need.

These useful ingredients can serve an aesthetic purpose, too.