HOMES: Local architect shares tips on what to think about when considering an old home (original) (raw)
Home and Garden
Mar 23, 2024 @ 11:33pm
Stan Hernly knows the possibilities of old homes. After all, he started his Lawrence architecture practice in an old home along Tennessee Street. It was more than 35 years ago that he founded his architecture practice, Hernly Associates, in that 1907 house, and since then the firm has grown ...
Garden Variety: Fall is a great time to plant a tree — here are some tips
Oct 6, 2023 @ 3:22pm - Jennifer Smith
As the saying goes, the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago; the second-best time is today. This is true even in the fall. In regions with four seasons, many tree species have better success rates when transplanted in the fall or winter rather than spring. Plant trees now, or spend ...
Garden Variety: Tips for growing sweet corn and popcorn
May 6, 2023 @ 12:00am - Jennifer Smith
Sweet corn and popcorn are popular vegetable garden crops with a rich history of cultivation in North America. They are closely related to each other, to flint corn and flower corn, to the starchy field corn produced in large fields across the country, and to maize produced by Native Americans ...
Garden Variety: Several ways to water your indoor plants
Jan 7, 2023 @ 12:00am - Jennifer Smith
What is the best way to water an indoor plant? Like so many things in gardening, the answer depends on a variety of factors. The most common methods are top watering, bottom watering and immersion watering. They all have pros and cons, but each one has a place in indoor plant care. Top ...
Owners took care to honor original design when renovating midcentury home in Hillcrest neighborhood
Nov 24, 2022 @ 10:30pm - Austin Hornbostel
When the home at 805 Sunset Drive in Lawrence’s Hillcrest neighborhood went up for sale in 2020, couple Ashley McCaskill and Steve Rausch jumped at the chance to take a look. McCaskill and Rausch actually viewed the five-bedroom, four-bathroom, midcentury modern home just for fun, as a way ...
Oct 24, 2022 @ 4:32pm - Austin Hornbostel
Mike and Sarah Randolph’s past 20 years living in their three-story home at 1643 Rhode Island St. have been rife with full-circle moments. After all, they both grew up in Lawrence — Mike across town from their current home in the Barker neighborhood of eastern Lawrence, and Sarah in the ...