Outside of using them for composting, worms just haven't been on our radar. That is, until they invaded our Walnut tree (worm jerks!). So we sat down with our old friend Google and tried to find ou...
The mosquitoes are driving us all crazy this summer, and the citronella candles don't seem to be helping all that much. This "Anty Fly" sphere designed by José de la O was recently shown as a mosquit...
It's outdoor month for Apartment Therapy, and for those who don't consider traditional gardening part of their outdoor lives, I can fully relate. The concept is new to me, and although I am enjoying m...
Originally hoping to get away later this month for a few nights at a campsite in Michigan, sites are full and plans keep falling through with the group we have coming along for the journey. So we're t...
Between covering all things "outdoors" on Apartment Therapy this month and being the new owners of an actual yard, we are looking forward to the Lawn Nation exhibition at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Mu...
My mom just sent me this photo of a never-before-seen peacock in her yard. Although she lives in rural Illinois and often sees deer, squirrels and rodents, the peacock's guest visit was surprising an...
Sarah has a question: My husband and I have recently purchased an A Frame Craftsman house. It's the perfect size to start a family in and I love it. However, my dining room chairs feel like they are...
MC wants to know: Do plants in apartments attract bugs? I am thinking of using some colorful plants on a shelf to separate the sleeping area of my bedroom from the living area, but don't want gnats, ...
We were expecting to live through cicada mania the past couple of months. Instead, we had to search them out to catch a glimpse of the dozens, hundreds, thousands of cicadas that were emerging from th...
We've had such an array of spiders in our house this year, and some days we just can't get at them with the trusty cup method. Other days we freak out unnecessarily and can't get near them at all. So ...
Last week over at AT:NY there was a lively discussion on the most unglamorous topic of bedbugs. Responding to Maxwell's mention of bedbugs in his book, S. in Chicago wrote him with a firsthand account...
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