Floral designer Scott Johnson with Community Florist in Pawleys Island demonstrated how to arrange fresh-cut flowers in a variety of different vases. Here are six vases, six ways.

"Slow Gardening: A No-Stress Philosophy for All Senses and Seasons" By Felder Rushing (Chelsea Green)

Round flowers seem to dominate in the world of gardening, but it is the spiky blooms of a plant like the Merleau Blue salvia that grab the attention of friends and family. In addition to giving us the spiky texture that creates excitement, they also offer us some of the best choices in the treasured blue color.

Chef Eric Greenspan and his fiancee, Jamie Molever, share the kitchen of the future.

In a recent column, a newly minted Jersey Shore homeowner asked for help making his damp abode drier.

Food plants have jumped the fence from the kitchen garden.

WHAT'S NEW: SMOKE DETECTOR CALLS 911

Why give fresh flowers for Valentine's Day, only to know they will soon die. Instead, give an easy-care houseplant that keeps on living and giving.

Winter has been relatively mild and virtually snow-free so far in many regions. That's helped take the chill off utility costs. In fact, the people who monitor such things say electric bills are down, especially in areas like the mid-Atlantic.

On the afternoon of Nov. 2, the case of Duke the Cat, described by his alleged victim "as the smartest cat that I've ever seen," ended up in Seattle Municipal Court.

The combined fury of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee may have drowned much of the region's stink bug population, but scientists are still hesitant to say that homeowners will see fewer of them when the weather warms.

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Monday's arraignment for Itzcoatl Ocampo, an ex-Marine suspected of stabbing half a dozen people to death, was continued to March 16.

LOS ANGELES - In one of the more talked-about transactions in town, actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have sold their Malibu beach house to daytime host and comedian Ellen De Generes for $12 million.

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A "significant DNA link" convinced prosecutors Friday to drop charges against a man accused of murdering his mother and older brother last October and instead has connected suspected serial killer Itzcoatl Ocampo to the crimes.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In 2009, they caught Oprah Winfrey's attention.