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Fresh herbs can still be at your finger tips all winter. Here's a list and tips for 13 easy to grow herbs for your winter windowsill garden.

Windowsills can easily be repaired by using the old windowsill as a pattern to cut the new one by. Use a saber saw with a fine-toothed blade to get a smooth cut for your new windowsill. Stain or paint new windowsill to match your decor.

It is a wonderful feeling to be able to go to your windowsill and harvest fresh herbs. It is very easy to grow an herb that is accessible and small enough to have in any home. Not only will your food taste better, you will also save money.

If you have a problem with a cat jumping onto a windowsill that's supposed to be off limits, give these ideas a try. These ways to keep cats down really work!

A rotting windowsill can make your whole house look like it is in disrepair. Luckily replacing a damaged or rotting windowsill is an inexpensive task that should take only a few hours.

The Windowsill Greenhouse is an innovative creation from the Dunecraft, Inc. This has a wonderful collection of aromatic plants that have amazing healing power. The three varieties of plants that make this herbal garden

Many people love to place plants in the windowsills of their homes. It does seem like the perfect position for them. And for many city dwellers, who have no yards, the windowsills are their alternative to outside gardening.

Herbs really don't like to sit in wet soil, so don't water them heavily. It is better to do some light sprinkling here and there.

Introducing six herbs that can easily be grown in a kitchen window garden.

Herb gardens are practical and offer a fresh alternative to store bought dried herbs. Here is a guide to the most popular herbs, and how to set up a garden of you own in about 20 minutes.

Herbs are a wonderful addition to your kitchen and many of them smell wonderful. Here is a craft to create a tiny herb garden for your windowsill using decorative teacups.

This article will help you to make the most of the space on your windowsill and help you to create your very own window box.

Even in the darkest days of the years, you can have flowers blooming on your windowsill.

If you love roses, but don't have a large, sunny bed to plant hybrid teas in outdoors, try these little beauties. They will thrive in a sunny window.

It was a hot, clear, sunny day. I was in my son's bedroom leaning on the windowsill looking down out onto my garden downstairs. I could see my father leaning down as if picking dry leaves or other debris from the lawn. His back was towards me the whole time.

Who knew what was about to transpire? I was about to walk away from my dream when his calling stopped me cold in my tracks. She was in a time warp. Severly injured in a car accident 12 years before. Who was I to deny her dream?

Overhead shelves are one logical answer to the do-it-yourself dilemma of finding more space in your home or condo. Shelves hung over doorways, above cupboards or over windows not only add storage space, but also add a new decor update opportunity.

Directions and ideas for making several types of bottle gardens using items you already have around the house.

When preparing pots, transplanting seedlings and trimming the growth on larger plants, a good indoor garden supply of tools comes in quite handy.

Most people are familiar with the green, onion-like tidbits that we call chives. But did you know that the bulbs and flowers of the chive plant are also edible? If you want to grow chives indoors for leaves, onions, and flowers, use this guide.

Did you know that gardens can be extremely therapeutic? It's true. In fact, gardens can actually stimulate positive feelings while significantly reducing any negative ones. Best of all, everyone benefits including children, the elderly, and disabled.

Everyone loves the appearance, not to mention the pure fragrance and ambiance of tropical flowers. Most of us don't live in the tropics either! We can still grow them though, find out what and how right here.

Growing your own apple trees from seeds can be a fun and rewarding project for kids and adults alike! Find out how you can do this by reading this informative article!

All creatures can be beautiful.

When searching for an interesting and exotic new houseplant, there is no reason to look any farther than the Voodoo Lily.

Queen's Tears are an example of a beautiful, exotic houseplant that is certainly worth considering, especially if you are looking for something a little different from most houseplants.

Tips and tricks on getting great snapshots or professional photos of your cats!

The Medusa Pepper Plant gets its name from its fruit. This exotic houseplant bears colorful peppers that twist and turn as they grow upward from the plant.

Scented geraniums come in over 200 varieties with rose, lemon, lime, nutmeg fragrances to name a few. Use them for cooking, potpourris, or just to enjoy in the garden.

Thanks to this vitamin & mineral two-fisted punch of nutrition, bean sprouts are gaining popularity as a health food, turning up in everything from salads to soups or just as a healthy snack.

There are so many items that could be used to add a new joie de vive' to a tired old sitting room or a dingy kitchen.

Michael Hedges guitar compositions defy categorization, as does his playing style. Known for picking the guitar with both hands simultaneously, 'Oracle' makes music history and will remain some of the most progressive music for for many generations.

A great way to find a unique housewarming gift idea is to shop online, where you'll find an endless parade of products in every price range.

A delight to the eye and a tasty treat for your foods, herbs can be grown indoors at any time of the year. Here is a guide to creating an indoor herb garden.

If you like to cook, and like to use herbs and spices in your cooking, you have a pharmacy in your pantry. In my spice rack I have treatments for migraine headaches, muscle aches, psoriasis, ear mites, acne, wrinkles and arthritis pain.

Growing cactus in the house is very easy with a little knowledge. Like any other plant, a cactus will have the usual needs of correct soil, correct water and correct sunlight.

ADHD is arguably the most talked-about and least understood of all disorders. Is it just a passing fad, or is this a serious disability in need of treatment?

The main attraction to developing the home theater is the ability to bring the local multiplex right down the hall. From implementing full-scale themed motifs to adding low-key amenities, the small things really do make the difference.

There's usually at least one in every house; the windowless room that defies decorating. Maybe it's the narrow kitchen in your townhouse, or the den you built in your basement, or the afterthought fourth bedroom. Whatever the case, how can you make it fee

Growing your own tree from a pit is a long process, but one of the most rewarding things you can do, short of creating peace on earth. Well, it's kind of like peace on earth and certainly a means for developing patience.

This is the account of a 1,796 mile trip from Portland, Oregon to Esko, Minnesota, with a cat in the car and an unexpected snowstorm up ahead.

In the introduction to Post-Colonial Drama: Theory, Practice, and Politics, the authors Helen Gilbert and Joanne Tompkins lay out the keynote aim of their book: "To focus on the methods by which post-colonial drama resists imperialism and its effects."

Hints for healthy spring gardens and a short introduction to a delightful tradition.

With a simple modification, mugs can make cheap, fun pots for small kitchen plants and herbs. Here's how to make a mug garden.

The concept of growing plants in containers is nothing new; however, if you want to add more character to your home decor, inside or out, simply give this age-old idea a twist by growing some of your favorite plants in unusual objects.

The kids whose faces grace your office and the hobbies for which you no longer have energy and the spouse who waits at home and greets you at the door are all vying for your attention; how do you squeeze them all in?

As you begin to deck the halls with boughs of holly learn the best way to grow holiday holly and ivy. There are lots of varieties to choose from making holiday decorating easy.

Gardening doesn't have to be limited to the outside of your home. You can bring the beauty of nature indoors for enjoyment year round, even during winter.

The small kitchens in some studio apartments can be challenging. With planning and creativity, though, the obstacle of small space can be overcome. Here are my top 10 small space kitchen ideas.