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How Often—and How Long—You Should Water Your Grass

Whether you water manually or you have an underground sprinkler system, you want to water your lawn just the right amount to keep from drenching your grass. Dave Toht The first step in understanding how often and how long to water grass is to choose the best type of grass for your lawn, depending on where you live. Some grasses, such as St. Augustine, will do better in drier locations, while...

The Washington, D.C., Corpse Flower’s First Bloom Is Haunting Noses All Over the City

Its stench is even more impressive than its height. Photography by Mangiwau / Getty Images It’s the season of the corpse flower in Washington, D.C., and the deadly stench is attracting tourists to the scene of the crime: the U.S. Botanic Garden. Corpse flowers are known for their vibrant, 8-foot-tall blooms—and for smelling like, well, a corpse. They're a rare occurrence, with an estimated...

5 Things You Should Never Air-Dry

Forgoing the dryer is more energy efficient, but you could do more harm than good by air-drying these laundry items. Getty Images / Basak Gurbuz Derman There are plenty of benefits to air-drying your clothes rather than tumbling them in the dryer. It’s the more economical and environmentally friendly option, plus it can help reduce wrinkles, static cling, and wear and tear. So, it’s the...

10 Best Basil Companion Plants to Help Your Garden Beds and Containers Thrive

Grow these basil companion plants near each other to reduce pests, provide shade, and boost your harvests. Kindra Clineff Thanks to its strong scent and fast growth rate, basil is often used as a pest-repelling companion plant for vegetables, herbs, and flowers that benefit from extra pest protection. However, the right basil companion plants also improve the health of basil crops by sheltering...

A Definitive Ranking of All the Foods I Tried at Magnolia: Here’s What to Order

From melt-in-your-mouth cinnamon rolls to an iced peach matcha, these are all the treats I tried at Magnolia. Emily VanSchmus Chip and Joanna Gaines are known for their home renovation style, but the Silos at Magnolia offers more than just home goods. Joanna has authored three cookbooks, so it’s no surprise there are incredible eats at Magnolia—and I tried as many as I could fit into my...

The first building using proprietary technology to be built by PNK Group USA in Georgia

PNK Group USA is set to deliver a new 1.2 million square feet industrial building PNK Group USA is constructing and will complete this year a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial building at PNK Park Southern Gateway at Lambert Farms in McDonough, Georgia. In addition to its large size, the new building stands out from a construction aspect. Although a speculative building, it has a very high...

Megawarehouse Lease Deals in U.S. Increase in 2024

Inland Empire had largest portion of mega leases, then Memphis, Dallas-Fort Worth According to a new report from CBRE, leasing of megawarehouses of 1 million sq. ft. or larger increased in the first half of this year as a wave of new construction completions led to a decline in lease rates for the category. Industrial occupiers signed leases for 31 megawarehouses in the U.S. in the first half, a 35%...

Social Security benefits in 2024 have lost 20% of buying power compared to 2010

The consumer purchasing power of U.S. Social Security program benefits in 2024 is roughly 80 cents on the dollar when compared to the power of these benefits in 2010, illustrating the continued bite that inflation is having on American households as well as the diminished buying power of those living on a fixed income. This is according to a measurement of Social Security benefits conducted by The...

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