This past fall, my husband and I traveled to Iceland and throughout Scandinavia. And as I do on all our trips, I kept my eyes open for local plantings in containers and gardens. In doing so, I was not too surprised to discover that plantings in other countries can be very different from what ...

I almost feel guilty writing about this because it is so simple that anyone can do it. So, what exactly is “it”? It is winter sowing. This is the process of planting seeds in containers and leaving them outside during the winter months, so they are ready to grow in your garden when spring ...

Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact: • OSU Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield. 330-533-5538. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. • ...

DEAR ANNIE: Kids today are pushed too early to make career decisions. The first two years of college are a good time to take different courses to see where one’s interest lies. A major can easily be declared as a junior, and ample credits can be accumulated in that discipline in the last ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie on Monday as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity, joining a collection that already includes Barbies with Down syndrome, a blind Barbie, a Barbie and a Ken with vitiligo, and other models the toymaker ...

DEAR HELOISE: Recently, someone asked why someone would just tuck the front of their shirt into their pants. This is done to show off the belt buckle. A belt buckle can be a fine piece of jewelry, so one shouldn’t have it covered up by an untucked shirt. But one might not like having their ...