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Buy It: Crock-Pot Slow Cooker ($20, Walmart) Buy It: Lodge Cast Iron Skillet ($25, Walmart) Buy It: Ninja Foodi Power Blender ($199, Target) Buy It: Pyrex Baking Dish ($15, Target)

Buy It: Pagoda Decorative Lantern, ($74, Wayfair) Buy It: Golden Hakone Grass ($19, The Home Depot) Buy It: Bloodgood Japanese Maple Tree ($70, Walmart) Buy It: Japanese Blood Grass ($18, Etsy)

These 30-minute meals are 100 percent vegan.

Name: Calamagrostis ‘Karl Foerster’ Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 6 feet tall Zones: 5-9 Buy It: Avalanche Feather Reed Grass ($20, The Home Depot) Name: Pennisetum alopecuroides Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 5 feet tall Zones: 5-9 Buy It: Dwarf Ornamental Fountain Grass ($35, Lowe’s) Name: Schizachyrium scoparium Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 3 feet tall Zones: 4-9 Buy It: Little Blue Stem Grass (from $9, Etsy) Name: Panicum virgatum Growing Conditions: Full sun or part shade and well-drained soil Size: To 5 feet tall Zones: 4-9 Buy It: Switchgrass ($3, Etsy) Name: Helictotrichon sempervirens Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 4 feet tall Zones: 4-9 Buy It: Blue Oat Grass ($30, The Home Depot) Name: Pennisetum glaucum Growing Conditions: Full sun or part shade and well-drained soil Size: To 5 feet tall Zones: Annual Buy It: Purple Majesty Millet Seeds Name: Spartina pectinata Growing Conditions: Full sun and moist soil Size: To 7 feet tall Zones: 4-7 Buy It: Cord Grass Seeds ($3, Walmart) Name: Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ Growing Conditions: Part shade and well-drained soil Size: To 1 foot tall Zones: 5-9 Buy It: Gold Japanese Forest Grass ($30, The Home Depot) Name: Miscanthus sinensis Growing Conditions: Full sun and moist, well-drained soil Size: To 8 feet tall Zones: 4-9 Buy It: Maiden Grass ($30, The Home Depot) Name: Isolepis cernua Growing Conditions: Full sun or part shade and moist soil Size: To 6 inches tall Zones: 10-11 (usually grown as an annual in colder Zones) Buy It: Fiber Optic Grass ($14, The Home Depot) Name: Saccharum ravennae Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 12 feet tall Zones: 6-9 Buy It: Ravenna Saccharum Plant ($14, GrowJoy) Name: Pennisetum setaceum ‘Purpureum’ Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To 3 feet tall Zones: 9-10 (grown as an annual in cooler climates) Buy It: Purple Fountain Grass Test Garden Tip: Northern sea oats is a fast spreader, so plant in a container or other spot that will keep it in bounds....

Celebrate with this cute Mother’s Day idea and gift mom a custom seed pack! Wrap store-bought seed packets ($4, Walmart) for your mom’s favorite blooms in easy-stitch burlap bags, and seal the bags with a plant marker. If you want to spice up the bag, pin a vintage picture of the flower on top for an added touch. Coordinate the trip beforehand so mom can look forward to it for a few months, or surreptitiously clear her schedule and surprise her with day-of tickets....

Buy It: Bibigo Gochujang Sauce ($4, Target)

Light: Full sun Water: Plant in dry soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 3-10 Buy It: Blanket Flower ‘Sunset Cutie’ ($12, Jackson & Perkins) Light: Full sun to part shade Water: Plant in well-drained soil (can tolerate dry soil) Size: Up to 2 feet tall Zones: 3-11 Light: Full sun to part shade Water: Plant in consistently moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 4 feet tall Zones: 4-8 Light: Full sun Water: Plant in well-drained soil Size: Up to 5 feet tall Zones: 4-9 Light: Full sun Water: Plant in well-drained soil Size: Up to 5 feet tall Zones: 4-9 Buy It: May Night Salvia ($16, The Home Depot) Light: Full sun to part shade Water: Plant in consistently moist, well-drained soils Size: Up to 5 feet tall Zones: 3-9 Light: Full sun or part sun Water: Plant in consistently moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 4-8 Buy It: Astilbe Mixture Super Sak ($40, Breck’s) Light: Full sun Water: Plant in well-drained soil Size: Up to 30 inches tall Zones: 3-9 Buy It: Coneflower Mixture ($12, The Home Depot) Light: Full sun Water: Plant in evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 6 feet tall Zones: 4-9 Buy It: Northwind Switchgrass (from $9, Etsy) Light: Full sun Water: Plant in well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 3-10 Buy It: Terracotta Yarrow ($15, Etsy) Light: Full sun to part shade Water: Plant in well-drained soil Size: Up to 4 feet tall Zones: 3-8 Light: Full sun Water: Plant in slightly dry, well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 3-9 Light: Full sun Water: Plant in well-drained soil Size: Up to 40 inches tall Zones: 3-9 Buy It: Siberian Blue Iris Roots ($30, Etsy) Light: Full sun Water: Plant in well-drained soils Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 3-9 Light: Full sun to part shade Water: Plant in well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 3-11 Buy It: Scabiosa Formula Mix Seeds ($5, Etsy) Light: Full sun Water: Plant in well-drained soil Size: Up to 6 inches tall (can spread up to 2 feet) Zones: 3-9 Buy It: Blue Carpet Creeping Phlox ($18, Lowe’s) Light: Full sun Water: Plant in well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 3-11 Buy It: ‘Goldsturm’ Black-Eyed Susan (from $10, Etsy) Light: Full sun to part shade Water: Plant in well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 3-10 Buy It: Autumn Joy Sedum ($15, Breck’s) Light: Full sun to part shade Water: Plant in well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 3-9 Light: Full sun Water: Plant in consistently moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 6 feet tall Zones: 4-9 Light: Full sun to part shade Water: Plant in well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 3-10 Light: Full sun to part shade Water: Plant in evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 5-9 Light: Full sun Water: Plant in well-drained soil Size: Up to 4 feet tall Zones: 4-8 Light: Shade, part shade, or full sun Water: Plant in consistently moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 4 feet tall Zones: 3-9

Buy It: Kikkoman Stir-Fry Sauce ($14, Walmart) Buy It: Made In Stainless Sauté Pan ($149, Made In Cookware)

Thankfully, TikTok is always here for a little inspiration: wabi-sabi, modern organic, and Japandi have been trending interior design styles for years now, and you can find videos on how to incorporate them into your home all over the app. (Here’s one that features them all.) While there are key distinctions between wabi-sabi, modern organic, and Japandi decorating styles, all three share quite a few commonalities: relaxed, more rustic elements and a focus on natural materials like wood, stone, and linen....

The individual households were also surveyed by demographic data to show if certain characteristics (i.e. income and types of diets) made any difference in food waste. As a result, the cost associated with food waste in the U.S. is about $240 billion (that’s billion, with a B) every year. Divided among the nearly 128.6 million U.S. households, each home spends on average $1,866 on food that never gets eaten each year....

Cold Cut Bundt Sandwich Crab Rangoon Dip Bundt Pan Jalapeno Poppers Bundt Pan Ice Cream Cake This ice cream cake is super simple and delicious – just cut the pound cake in half, add raspberry sorbet, freeze, and serve. Bundt Pan Ice Cream Cake Cold Cut Bundt Sandwich Forget plain sub sandwiches – making cold cuts in a Bundt pan updates this party classic, while still feeding a crowd. Cold Cut Bundt Sandwich...

Just as the pandemic led to a renaissance of slouchy loungewear, people now want their homes to feel “as comfortable and cozy as their stretchy outfits of choice,” the experts at Zillow note in their 2022 home trends report. Furniture styles including curved couches and circular accent tables help achieve this effect by offsetting the boxy dimensions of a room and giving the eye a natural place to rest. The appeal of curved furniture comes down to simple psychology: Our brains are inherently drawn to circular forms and curved lines, which are associated with safety and calm....

1. Spicy Cheese (Foot)Ball Fans of savory food, you’ll want to stand guard over this football appetizer all night long. Thanks to a three-cheese combo (cream cheese, cheddar, and Monterey Jack) mixed with corn, jalapeños, and spicy pepper sauce, everyone will be drawn back for more after the first bite. To make it look as realistic as possible, shape it into an oval instead of a traditional round cheese ball. A roll through crispy bacon bits makes it just the right shade of brown to imitate a real football....

Step 1: Choose a Grilling Plank Purchase a plank (or a few) from a specialty cookware store, hardware store, grilling supply outlet, or online. Cedar (like that found in the Wildwood Grilling Cedar Planks, $20.99 for two, Bed Bath & Beyond) lends the most intense, aromatic flavor to salmon, but other woods are excellent for plank-grilling, too. You might consider trading cedar plank salmon for: Alder planks: Adds a mild, mellow flavorCherry planks: Brings a rich, bright flavorHickory planks: Gives food a strong, smoky flavorMaple planks: Adds a mild and sweet flavor...

1. Prune all your tomato plants. Tomatoes are grouped by growth habit. A tomato variety is classified as either determinate or indeterminate. Determinate tomatoes grow to about 4 or 5 feet tall, stop growing, and begin producing fruit. All fruit on a determinate tomato plant ripens within about 4 to 6 weeks. Indeterminate tomatoes, on the other hand, don’t stop growing at a defined height. They continue to put on new foliage, flowers, and fruit for months, until they’re killed by frost....