This old-fashioned trick is the key to a long-lasting bouquet. Nothing provides quite the same stunning impact in a floral arrangement as big, beautiful, blooming hydrangeas. Hydrangeas of all ...

A container that it is claimed once held a relic of St Thomas Becket is to go on display at a cathedral. The enamelled reliquary of the saint will go on display for two days from 15 November at ...

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Beautiful and easy to grow, hydrangeas are a great plant for adding some color to your garden. If you already have these pretty flowers growing around your space, you may be looking for some gardening ...

That might be literally true. When buried in the cemetery two years ago, Jake Miller was placed directly into the ground with no casket and no preservatives – just a wicker basket and a shroud.

To elder millennials like me, body sprays aren’t new. In middle school I lived for fragrance mists from Bath & Body Works and Victoria’s Secret. But the body sprays in 2024 are a major upgrade ...

Hydrangea enthusiasts use tons of tips and tricks to grow healthy, thriving plants every year, just for them to dry out during fall and winter. The hydrangea plants that lie dormant during this time ...

In the early morning hours of Sept. 27, as Hurricane Helene descended over the Appalachian Mountains, Chris Griffin noticed a creek near his North Carolina home was higher than normal. An hour ...