Wait, Is That Poison Ivy? A Quiz.

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How to Make Your Walk a ‘Microadventure’

I’ve loved doing the fieldwork for our monthlong series on walking. (You can find the previous installments here.) This week, we are livening up our walk by turning it into a microadventure, imbued with a sense of curiosity and exploration. I tapped a few experts for inspiration and learned you don’t need to go far […]

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7 Tips for House Plant Care

Dr. Ossola recommended a smartphone app called Planta, which can identify your house plants, share care and location recommendations, and provide watering reminders. Mr. Satch, however, says that rather than relying on a watering schedule, he recommends that people check each plant every few days by sticking a finger into the soil, about two knuckles […]

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The First (and Last) Time She Didn’t Come Home

The last time my mother and I traveled together was on a college visit to these mountains the summer before she died. We had driven the Blue Ridge Parkway and eaten at a restaurant where marijuana wafted through the air. Barefoot in a stream with bouquets of rhododendron in bloom around us and smooth-worn stones […]

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Plant Wrapper Activity

If you were a school-age kid in the 1980s, there’s a good chance you spent countless hours in the back of class perfecting chains of gum wrappers that once graced all of the Fruit Stripes (and other brands) you had chewed your way through. Kirsten Frits, a reader from Seattle, Wash., suggested revisiting those elementary […]

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Newspaper Pop-up Card

Coax your newspaper into three-dimensional flowers to make a sweet springy pop-up card for a special someone: mother, aunt, grandma, sister, friend, anyone! Once you learn this surprisingly simple technique for making cupped flowers, you can layer or tape them side-by-side to make different styles. Cut almond shapes and thin strips of newspaper for leaves […]

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How To Grow Seedlings With Newspaper

For those dreaming of spring, starting seeds indoors allows you to begin the growing season earlier than planting them outdoors (where you have to wait until after the final frost). And some plants, like certain tender vegetables, just do better starting indoors. With so many seeds in those little packets, finding enough containers can be […]

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