When it comes to the Google search box, you already know the tricks: finding exact phrases matches using quotes like “so say we all” or searching a single site using site:lifehacker.com gmail. But there are many more oblique, clever, and lesser-known search recipes and operators that work from that unassuming […]
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Tour A Platt Park Home That Borrows From Japanese and Scandinavian Design Traditions
The wish list read like amenities at an exotic resort: Japanese onsen spa with ofuro tub, sunroom, gourmet kitchen, rooftop lounge, bamboo garden and pool, recreation spaces, and sleek modern architecture—with a seamless indoor/outdoor flow—that borrows from Japanese and Scandinavian design traditions. But Brett and Julie Mosley, the authors of […]
Top 10 Clever Google Search Tricks
Google is a more powerful tool than most people realize. You can get much more refined searches with Google’s built-in tools, advanced operators, and third-party extensions. You can also use it for some pretty cool stuff if you know the right tricks. Here are 10 of our favorite lesser known […]
Petersburg Garden Club’s 2022 home and garden tour: The Progress-Index exclusive images
Wayne Crocker, Director of Library Products and services of Petersburg General public Library admires a flower arrangement by Petersburg Yard Club member Bettie Guthrie at the residence of Michael Levin Maszaros and Andrew Cushin on April 26, 2022. PETERSBURG — Did you pass up the Petersburg Yard Club’s walking/driving tour […]
The 3 Best YouTube Channels for Home Garden Inspiration
WHAT WEEKEND GARDENER has not wanted to choose classes in horticulture or landscape design and style to make the most of his or her small piece of Eden? A crop of YouTube channels focused to home plotting and planting—created by both equally skilled and super enthusiastic amateurs—brings that aspiration within […]
Tips, Operators, and Commands to Know
These special Google search tips, operators, and commands will help you narrow down your search results and always get the exact results you’re looking for. How many times have you searched Google only to get a bunch of incorrect or unrelated search results that you wish you could filter out? […]
On Gardening: Seasonal rose care
A recent column showcased the genus Rosa, one of the most preferred back garden plants. This week, we’ll glimpse at a few of the roses in bloom in my back garden, and touch on seasonal rose care. The accompanying shots have been selected to advise the broad assortment of shades […]
From Windows 1 to Windows 10: 29 years of Windows evolution | Microsoft
Microsoft Windows has seen nine major versions since its first release in 1985. Over 29 years later, Windows looks very different but somehow familiar with elements that have survived the test of time, increases in computing power and – most recently – a shift from the keyboard and mouse to […]
Canadians inspired by protea garden to make Ramona their home
The 26-acre assets Daniel MacDonald and Stephen Leonard contact residence is on the northwestern slope of Mt. Woodson overlooking Lake Poway and the Blue Sky Ecological Reserve. On a distinct day they have unobstructed sights to the ocean. But it wasn’t just the spectacular perspective that prompted the two Canadians […]
Veteran charity unveils memorial garden at Ideal Home Scotland event
Erskin unveils Falklands memorial yard at Ideal Household Scotland celebration VETERAN charity Erskine unveiled a memorial back garden at the Great Residence Scotland function. The show back garden, The Shadow of the Brave, is getting the centre phase at this year’s event, held at Glasgow’s SEC Armadillo, from currently until Sunday, […]