The makeover star is a bed swing Avery and her brother-in-law built for $150—a huge savings over the $1,000 swings she found as inspiration—using off-the-rack pine lumber, 40 feet of rope, and a twin-size mattress she owned. In fact, Avery spent only $500 on the entire facelift. Avery’s sunroom project involved woodworking, fabric dyeing, and sewing, as well as painting every square inch of the space. “The thing that surprised me most was how big an impact fresh paint made,” she says....

Garden Design Tips Call on gladiolus when you need a dramatic focal point in the garden or bold vertical structure. The sword-shape foliage and upright flower stalks draw attention. Pair gladiolus with dahlias, peonies, and other sturdy perennials that can provide support for these tall, petal-packed flower spikes. If you are growing gladiolus primarily for cut flowers, plant the corms in rows as you would vegetables. Row planting makes for easy soil preparation, planting, staking, and harvesting in mid-summer....

2 cup Gluten-Free Flour Mix* ½ teaspoon salt 2 eggs, lightly beaten ⅓ cup water 1 teaspoon vegetable or olive oil

Create an entirely drought-tolerant garden using this plan! Golden Marguerite Care Must-Knows Plant it in full sun and well-drained soil. Avoid heavy clay soils and low areas that experience standing water, because good drainage is essential to this plant’s success. If grown in soil that is rich or too fertilized, golden marguerite may get floppy and need to be staked. This perennial will not thrive in the hot, humid conditions of the Deep South....

6 tablespoon olive oil ¼ cup red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon honey ⅛ teaspoon salt dash ground black pepper

1 ½ cup rendered fat, such as bacon fat, beef fat, good-quality lard, or duck fat; unsalted butter, and/or extra-virgin olive oil 8 sprigs assorted fresh herbs, such as basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, and parsley 2 green onions 1 head garlic, halved crosswise ½ lemon

½ cup cider vinegar ⅓ cup honey 1 teaspoon salt 1 bunch radishes, thinly sliced (about 1 cup) Honey-Lime Vinaigrette 1 ½ teaspoon finely shredded lime peel or lemon peel 6 tablespoon lime juice or lemon juice ¼ cup olive oil or vegetable oil ¼ cup honey 1 ½ tablespoon finely chopped shallot or snipped fresh chives 1 ½ tablespoon snipped fresh cilantro ½ teaspoon salt Shortcut: Instead of making Pickled Radishes, use 1 cup thinly sliced fresh radishes....

What Is a Food Desert? One of the first times that the term “food desert” was recorded being used was in the early 1990s in a Scottish government publication addressing low-income communities. Over the past three decades, the definition of a food desert has evolved. But no matter who you ask, it tends to refer to an area in which access to healthy food, whether that’s through farmer’s markets or simply grocery stores that carry fresh produce, is slim to none....

3 tablespoon meringue powder 1 16 ounce package powdered sugar, sifted 1 teaspoon clear vanilla ½ teaspoon cream of tartar ½ cup warm water Hazelnut Buttercream 1 cup sugar ¼ cup water 6 egg yolks, beaten 2 tablespoon hazelnut liqueur 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 ½ cup unsalted butter Creamy White Frosting 1 cup shortening 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon almond extract 4 cup powdered sugar 3 tablespoon milk