Come May, the Musts of Spring Gardening
Planting season in this region begins May 1, and this is also the right time to begin all sorts of spring garden work.
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Lon Walters Team
Offering Sedona real estate, luxury homes, condos, and bed and breakfasts.
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Developer Bets on Condos in Anacostia
In the condominium boom sweeping the District, developers are scrambling to build still more one- and two-bedroom units with granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances.
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Crime-Solving Plants or Pollination Games? A Guide to Spring Events
For information, inspiration and motivation, take advantage of a lecture, workshop, tour or other educational opportunity this spring.

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Contractor's Bid Too Low? Don't Bite.
Azaleas and tulips aren't the only visitors that breeze into Washington each spring.
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Finding the Right Boxwood, Discouraging Chipmunks, and Identifying Native Plants
Your questions continue to come, like the onset of spring.
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How to Attract Hummingbirds and Answers to Other Springtime Queries
Since spring has sprung, your questions have turned to improving your landscape.
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Sought-After Affordability in Silver Spring
WorldSpace Corp., a 120-person company based in Northwest Washington, is on the hunt for office space.
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An Action Plan to Lay The Groundwork for Spring
A dry fall, a cold December, a warm January and an erratic February may have you wondering exactly what is supposed to be happening in the garden in the next few days or weeks.
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Woodlands, Wetlands, A Pool and Clubhouse
Bridgette Martin-Pyles and her children set a frenetic pace their first week at the Southern Walk rental complex in Ashburn this spring.
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As Spring Nears, Take Stock of Your Gardening Tools
This is the month to find merchandise that will make your gardening chores easier. Here are some innovative garden products.
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Landscape Architects -- Experts on More Than Just Lawns and Gardens
Ah, spring -- milder temperatures and more rain, trees leafing out, colorful flowers appearing high and low, pollen in the air inducing periodic fits of sneezing.
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Warm Winter May Bring More Plant Pests
Perhaps the snow two weeks ago will normalize this erratic winter. We'll soon see, but in the meantime, readers are asking me about the prospects for early spring flowers as well as for insect and disease problems.

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You, Too, Can Fix Leaky Faucets and Broken Outlets
A few years ago, an old-fashioned handyman told me of a specific task he did for a couple each spring. Both husband and wife were so mechanically challenged that they'd hire him to change their light bulbs. Why: That drip-drip-drip sound drives you crazy. And you're wasting water. Why:......

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Posh Bathing for Your Pooch, Hand-Blown Sinks and Architectural Delights
Every spring at the kitchen and bath industry's big trade show, one manufacturer comes up with an over-the-top sensation that offers little utility but garners lots of media attention. This year's over-the-top item -- a whirlpool bath for a dog -- actually makes some sense if you're a dog owner.

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Now Is the Time to Plant Bulbs for Summer and Fall Blossoms
It's the time of the year to see what you created when you planted bulbs in autumn. Bulbs rule in early spring -- daffodils, tulips, fritillarias, hyacinths, trilliums, snowdrops, winter aconites, scillas, crocuses and grape-hyacinths.

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