Using coffee grounds for plants is a natural and eco-friendly way to boost their health. Discover simple ways to incorporate them into your gardening routine.

Learn how often to water mums in the garden and potted plants. Read the signs when to water mums so they will last longer and bloom for weeks on end.

Lightly pruning rhododendrons and azaleas in the fall will ensure they remain healthy and in good shape. Focus on removing any dead or diseased branches – they're easy to spot by their lack of leaves ...

Multi-award-winning writer Marina Brown's new book contains 58 poems that invite readers into beauty and soul-searching.

Hard pruning is best done keeping the natural growth cycle of azaleas in mind. The main growing season for azaleas is spring through early summer, March/April through May. Pruning hard just before or ...

Some years it feels like one garden failure follows another. Powdery mildew coats the leaves of roses and zinnias, blazing ...

The dental procedure is one of the most dreaded. Here are six of its most common causes. By Susan Shapiro Last fall, I was plagued by a mysterious string of toothaches. Several dental appointments and ...

Israel's military has continued its offensive into Gaza City and the Gaza Strip as 10 countries look set to recognise a Palestinian state. IDF tanks rolled through the city's streets as Israeli troops ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In a small town in southern Vermont, not far from the lauded ski slopes of Okemo, there's water gushing out of the back of a treatment facility. For Chris Hughes, the assistant water and wastewater ...

Water is diverted from the Arkansas River and into the head gate of the Consolidated Canal in Las Animas Sept. 10, 2025. A pending water sale involving Xcel Energy, Colorado Springs Utilities and the ...

We have two Poison Swamps in Hollow Knight: Silksong, and they’re both secret. It also has one of the longest, toughest platforming areas in the game — it leads up to an optional entrance to the ...