DIGGING INTO PROPERTY EASEMENTS—ANYONE ELSE FIND ONLINE TOOLS CONFUSING? I get the frustration, but I’ll admit, I actually prefer the digital maps—at...

WHEN PROGRESS HITS A WALL: SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT FAILED EXPERIMENTS That sounds frustrating. I had a similar experience with “scratch-proof” counter...

That's a great point about seeing the land in less-than-perfect conditions. When we bought our place, it was mid-winter—gray skies, bare trees, and ho...

Glad you figured it out! Lighting really can make or break a color. I had a similar issue with a gray paint that turned weirdly blue in the afternoons...

I've had a similar setup for about three years now, and honestly, the sand shifting hasn't been much of an issue. I did tamp down each layer pretty th...