Please eat the calendulas Bright colors, alluring fragrances make edible flowers more enticing to gardeners
	Made in the shade: Retro lamps are back Bold reds and greens are lighting chic once again. Mahogany’s intense woodiness and the formal elegance of brass have shed the year’s of dust waiting to be rediscovered in Grandma’s attic.
	On your own turf Do-it-yourself suggestions from lawn-care experts Green, luscious front lawns are the envy of every passerby and the hallmark of a good-looking home. But how do your "in-the-know" neighbors keep their yards so perfect year-round without spending the big bucks on expensive lawn care services?
	Color Block Planting: Do It Now! Sydney Eddison knows how a garden grows. Eddison penned "The Gardener’s Palette" (McGraw-Hill, 2002), and numerous other gardening books, in addition to being a regular contributor to Fine Gardening magazine.
	Joy of Orange: Color sensation a bit juicy Given some of the fashions we’ve seen lately, the older among us may be excused for thinking some unkindly time warp has simply picked us up and dropped us back into 1973. First it was platform heels and bell-bottoms, and now even the color orange is back again.
	How to make the most of daylilies Daylilies – known as the Hemerocallis on the horticulture scene – have remained a mainstay in North American gardens for generations.
	The well-dressed garden Any fashionista will tell you that ladylike is all the rage. This spring’s best-dressed women will choose sedate skirts over tight jeans, modest sweaters over bare midriffs and proper pumps over too-sexy stilettos.
	P. Allen Smith: The self-contained gardener P. Allen Smith ushered the container garden into the mainstream with his recurring appearances on The CBS Early Show and The Weather Channel.
	Seeing double: Multiple appliances the rage Myrna Sameth, 59, has two refrigerators. Like a lot of people, she chose not to get rid of the old fridge when she upgraded, in her case to a bottom-freezer KitchenAid that anchors the kitchen of her Saugerties, N.Y., home. The older unit went in the garage.
	A tropical state of mind To some home gardeners, the idea of adding palms, bananas or almost any tropical plant to the backyard is, well, bananas. They are harder to cultivate, so the story goes, and they’ll die at the first sign of cold and, for that short lifespan, the cost is exorbitant.
	Eat your veggies Bringing the harvest of your garden to your table Lavender, deep violet and gold: The stunning and vibrant colors of your flower garden are coming to your vegetable beds as well.
	A better way Whether you wish you could spend every free minute tending to your roses, or would like to spend more time swinging in your hammock than swinging a hoe, no one wants to waste precious plant time.
	Vertical gardening A guide to climbing blooms to send growing space upward If your garden is small, you’re out of room or you just want some shade, try the hottest trend for 2005 – vertical gardening.
	Better living without chemistry Natural fertilizers prove that grass isn’t always greener when chemicals are applied
	Chandeliers on the move Fixture finally realizes its full decor potential Chandeliers have long been thought the most elegant of lighting fixtures, calling to mind crystal-wrought creations from European castles and top-tier hotels.
	Sleep simply: Minimalist bedrooms ideal Bedrooms are the secluded havens where people spend more time daily than any other room in the house. Yet, we often overlook this room when it’s time to decorate. Why? One reason is because guests just don’t see our bedrooms as much as our considerably more public rooms.
	Make your dining room the center of attention Your mother knew just how to set a table: a white, immaculately pressed damask cloth, her delicate wedding china for the place settings and her best silver, polished to a dull gleam, for the flatware. For the centerpiece, she’d order a formal bouquet of flowers and flank it with tapers in sterling or crystal holders.
	The green thumb’s bookshelf — garden reading
	Order restored: Walsh reveals how to clean chaotic home As one of seven children, Australian Peter Walsh knew even as a youngster the importance of order, if only to find his favorite toys.
	Cordless decor the answer to tangled mess around home There’s one hiding under your computer desk. You might have one sprawled across the kitchen counter or collecting dust behind the entertainment center. Sometimes they spawn into treacherous traps across hallways or between sofas.