The epic software group drew on what it calls "folk architecture" to build a co-op video production studio using old shipping containers. But the expansion project on its four acre campus at 701 ...

From a patio centerpiece to a shade arrangement for landscaping, a container garden can bring character to any home. On April 13, the New Milford Garden Club hosted a meeting dedicated to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first week of May is full of color, so enjoy the beauty then get to work. Time to weed, feed and add new plants. May is also ...

“When you step into a shipping container, it’s like a safe haven,” said Alex Wilson, who does sales and marketing for Container Alliance, a Santa Barbara startup that sells, rents, and modifies ...

After nearly two decades of carrying freight across the ocean, the colorful steel containers are scooped up by specialty construction companies to enter "retirement" as pools, coffee shops, apartment ...

Your empty pots are just waiting to be filled with spirit-lifting flowers and foliage. But with thousands of varieties of plants, where do you start? Houseplants have migrated outdoors in this ...

DEAR HELOISE: Two of your letters in a recent column addressed recycling plastic. Please consider reusing it as well. Small cup-sized plastic containers (such as yogurt containers) can be tub or pool ...

Container gardens have long been used to add a spot of color by a front entrance or expand planting space in city lots, balconies and decks. Don’t let past experience and tradition limit your vision.

On National Rebuilding Day, April 24, volunteers with Rebuilding Together repair homes, nonprofit facilities and community spaces nationwide. Rebuilding Together Southeast Michigan will repair 10 ...