Home & Garden

Barbara Damrosch

Don’t let the destructive disease haunt your tomatoes.

Jeanne Huber

What to do when the passion for painting is gone — and how to deal with plaster.

Margaret Ely

A Potomac reader needs help with her large living room.

Elizabeth Mayhew

What is it that makes these floor coverings suddenly seem as ubiquitous as sisal?

Adrian Higgins

Gargantuan gourds top one ton these days, but some smaller ones are more tasteful and tastier, too. You are unlikely to find a record-beater in Washington; the optimum pumpkin belt lies farther north, at least above the Mason-Dixon Line where the air is drier, the pests fewer, the nights cooler and the days longer.

Photos of uncommon culinary pumpkins and a giant masterpiece on display at the New York Botanical Garden.

Jura Koncius

Three-day show, featuring the work of 190 artists, will be at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Annual judged show, featuring works of 190 artists, opens Friday at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Barbara Damrosch

Herb’s leaves add flash to flower beds and provide color and minty freshness to a variety of foods.

Jeanne Huber

Advice on fixing walk-in closet doors after a remodel and getting stubborn stains out of a utility sink.

Margaret Ely

Barb and Tom Bailey of Vienna ask House Calls to make their sunroom more than a passage to the porch.

A seventh-generation Virginia orchardist shares his knowledge of 192 apple varieties, from Winesap to Red Delicious.

Adrian Higgins

What you need to know about apples from a seventh-generation Virginia orchardist, once aptly described as “the prince among antiquarian apple enthusiasts.”

The historic town an hour from Washington is chock full of design shops with finds both old and new.

Jura Koncius

There’s more in downtown Frederick than great food — here’s where to shop for furnishings new and old.

Web site Houzz recently polled users on kitchen remodeling plans. After getting 7,812 responses, here’s what it found.

Barbara Damrosch

The squashes are ripening, and if treated right, they’ll last for months.

Jeanne Huber

Experts offer advice on restoring and preserving Great-Grandma’s portrait.

Margaret Ely

Kathy Stuart of Kensington said the narrow staircase to her basement has long prevented her from giving the space a design overhaul.

Lindsey M. Roberts

Don’t call it “greige,” but gray is a way to add just a touch of silvery sophistication to a room or two.