Wood chips are a bit of a gamble, honestly. I mulched a shady corner with them last spring—looked great at first, but the plants nearby definitely slo...

MAKING THE SWITCH TO WATER-SAVING TOILETS: WORTH IT? I’ve specified a lot of these in recent projects, and honestly, the tech has come a long way. Th...

WHEN PROGRESS HITS A WALL: SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT FAILED EXPERIMENTS You nailed it with the “learning the hard way” bit. I once worked on a lakeside ...