Home And Garden

Did you know Maricopa offers waste and recycling services every Saturday? Disposing of waste and recycling in an environmentally friendly manner is vital to the...

Enjoying citrus fruits from your backyard is one of the greatest joys of home gardening. Citrus trees thrive in Pinal County and with a...

Jerusalem artichokes — also known as sunchokes, wild sunflowers or sunroot — can easily be mistaken for a common sunflower at first glance. But...

The big orange box may bring with it a big green light for development in Maricopa. Atlanta-based Home Depot, the world’s largest home-improvement chain with...

The single-family home is king in Maricopa. But a housing shift is beginning. More options are coming — in the short term and long term...

Plant sunflowers for a garden that will make you smile! Find a sunny place with well-drained soil and plant seeds in early spring or fall,...

Zinnias are one of the easiest flowers to grow as they bloom heavily and grow quickly. They have bright, solitary, daisy-like flower heads on...

Corn is one of the most significant economic agricultural products on Earth. An iconic American food crop grown as one of the three sisters (with...

It’s that time of year again, when we give thanks with pumpkin and squash on the holiday table. Cucurbita, Latin for gourd, is among the...

Summertime means more water will be used outdoors. The good news is you can provide plants with water they need and still use water...

Are you aware of the Master Gardeners in our fair city of Maricopa?  Let me introduce you to our history and program.    The Land Grant...

When it’s time to sell or invest in a home, Maricopans have a unique opportunity to benefit from using a local agent who is...

The perfect project for the curious desert gardener just might be planting garlic. Once the inground garden bed, raised bed or large container is prepped...

We live right in the middle of the Sonoran Desert. This area stretches north to the Mogollon Rim, south into the Mexican state of...

Cotton, among the five “Cs” of Arizona’s economy (copper, cattle, cotton, citrus and climate), has a long history in central Arizona, especially Pinal County. Cotton...

Maricopa is finally getting the big-box store residents have been clamoring for, and the populace – at least that portion that responded to our...

Maricopa’s neighborhood Ace Hardware has a new man on the job to assist with building the store’s business clientele. Peter Menzynski is new business-development manager...

When I take potential buyers to look at a home, they begin making their decision on whether they like the property from the moment...

Lights may bring cameras and action tonight when Maricopa Realtor Dayv Morgan of HomeSmart Success flips the switch on his annual Christmas light show...

Raise your hand if you have attempted to grow tropical plants. My hand is up. While living in Kansas, my stepfather said he was going...

Do you wonder if water heater flushes are necessary? Do you do regular maintenance on your water heater? Well, if not, you should be....

The least expensive home sold July 10 through Aug. 9 was a three-bedroom home at 19296 N. Costa Verdez Ave. in Tortosa. It fetched...

I grew up in the Midwest and our biggest concern was whether March would come in like a lion or a lamb according to...

She has worked in banks. She has dressed hair. She has shipped freight all over the world. And she’s been pretty good at all of...

Summer is a great time to encourage homeowners to perform a maintenance check on their plumbing. Water usage soars during the summer months from heat...

A new program that will offer enrolled residential and small-business customers an incentive to reduce energy during times of peak system demand soon will...

With the moderate weather we are experiencing this winter, I can imagine many of you are eager to get your vegetable gardens growin’. The average...

Roses are timeless flowers and, fortunately, they grow very well in Arizona. In fact, the oldest Lady Banks Rose in the world, which was...

If your garden is like mine, peppers are thriving while most everything else is on its last legs. The triple-digit heat is deadly to...

Planting a new garden? Are you torn between what type of garden bed you should use? When establishing a garden, you can either choose a...