Expand your vegetable garden with containers

Cherry Stuffer Pepper, a new sweet pepper with 2-inch fruits, perfect for growing in a pot. Seeds of this variety are available from The Cooks Garden.

Ashes removed for Santa in fatal fire

Officials say smoldering embers blamed for a Connecticut fire that killed three girls and their grandparents had been removed from a fireplace so the children wouldn't worry about Santa Claus coming down the chimney.

Oswego seeks options on trash collection

OSWEGO — The Village Board will go out to bid on a variety of different garbage contract configurations before it decides how trash should get hauled from the village. On Tuesday, the board authorized village staff to seek multiple options for garbage collection, including unlimited refuse in cans, limiting refuse to just two cans per week with stickers for excess trash, and limited hauling with ...

Titchmarsh works towards his ideal garden

As the ideal gardens ambassador for this year's Ideal Home Show, TV gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh needs to stay ahead of the times.

COMPOST CLASS - Monterey County Herald

COMPOST CLASS Monterey County Herald "Also, water issues have made people much more aware of the fact that if they improve their soil, it holds the water better." Composting has a dual benefit to the environment. It's a way of turning kitchen and yard waste into something desirable. and more »