Brandee Gruener

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A great way to save on your next DIY project. By Brandee GruenerPublished on April 17, 2025 Photo: bgwalker / Getty Images Dollar Tree is the place to shop for bargains on cleaning supplies, party supplies, kitchen essentials, and more, all available for just $1.25. Now that the discount chain has expanded into merchandise for $5 and under, you can also find incredible deals on tools and home improvement items.

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And we now know his order. By Brandee GruenerUpdated on April 17, 2025 Photo: Michael Hickey / Getty Images A lucky drive-thru employee served George Strait at a Texas Dairy Queen and has the selfie to prove it. The king of country appeared in his pick-up truck at the Cotulla, Texas drive-thru about a week ago. Strait displayed a broad smile while DQ employee Becky Gonzalez snapped a photo of him through the window.

1 week ago | southernliving.com | Brandee Gruener

We head straight to the library whenever we need a good book to read. But this community resource offers so much more: story and craft times, free internet, computer stations, genealogical records, music collections—the list goes on. That barely scratches the surface for some libraries that offer a surprising collection of useful items and educational resources you can check out.

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Those of us lucky enough to have a greenhouse know the importance of storing all the critical gardening materials on hand: potting soil, hand trowels and pruners, and a large stack of empty pots just waiting for the next prized orchid. You can find a surprising amount of space for hanging tools and sliding things under benches. If your greenhouse isn't already overflowing with plants, you can almost treat it like a storage shed for all your outdoor projects.

1 week ago | southernliving.com | Brandee Gruener

If you don't think you have space for a pollinator garden, think again. You may live on a cute, postage-stamp-sized lot or have a property drenched in cool shade, but there's always somewhere sunny to tuck a few containers. And just a few pots of flowers can attract a surprising number of pollinators. When you're creating a container garden for pollinators, you want to think about more than arranging colorful blooms that are pleasing to the human eye.