Sandy Lindsey

Miami

Journalist at The Epoch Times

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Ailes fantaisistes : créer un jardin sanctuaire | papillons | Epoch Times

4 days ago | epochtimes.fr | Sandy Lindsey

Les jardins les plus tranquilles ne se résument pas à un feuillage luxuriant et à des fleurs magnifiques. C’est une entité magique, une évasion où l’on peut se détendre et se relaxer, entouré de papillons colorés, d’abeilles bourdonnant joyeusement et de spectacles de lucioles tous les soirs.
Whimsical Wings: Creating a Sanctuary Garden

6 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Sandy Lindsey

Attracting butterflies, bees, and everyone’s summer favorite—fireflies—comes down to the basics: food, water, and shelter. 5/30/2025Updated: 5/30/2025The most tranquil garden retreats are more than just lush foliage and gorgeous blooms. They are a magical entity, an escape where one can relax and unwind surrounded by colorful butterflies, cheerfully buzzing bees, and firefly shows every evening.
Tasty Beauties: Edible Flowers 101

2 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Sandy Lindsey

These lovely plants will add color, flavor, and potential health benefits to entrees, salads, drinks, and more. 5/23/2025Updated: 5/23/2025Floral arrangements and plate garnishes add a classic and timeless elegance to the dinner table, but don’t miss out on the edible varieties and their culinary benefits. An excellent example is the easy-to-grow nasturtium with its cheerful flowers and water-lily-like foliage, which hide high levels of vitamin C.
Capable Coffee Grounds: Uses Beyond the Morning Cuppa

2 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Sandy Lindsey

From deodorizing shoes to scrubbing pans, coffee grounds are the unsung hero of household hacks. 5/17/2025Updated: 5/17/2025Coffee grounds can be used in your home, garden, and even beauty routine. Don’t throw those valuable remnants away. According to DriveResearch, more than 2.5 billion cups of coffee are consumed around the world every day. That’s a lot of used grounds going into landfills!Sandy Lindsey is an award-winning writer who covers home, gardening, DIY projects, pets, and boating.
How to Choose the Right Tomato Breed to Grow for Eating, Canning, and Cooking

3 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Sandy Lindsey

Hybrids or heirlooms. Determinate or indeterminate. Small (cherry, grape), medium, or large (beefsteak). Heat-resistant for long, hot summers or fast-maturing for short-season growers. There are also color choices to consider: red, yellow, purple, or orange. Not to mention types of disease resistance. The wealth of options can soon become overwhelming. So, let’s look at the benefits and drawbacks of each, as well as which are best fresh for canning and more.
Foodscaping With Berries-No Orchard Required

1 month ago | theepochtimes.com | Sandy Lindsey

Fresh, tasty, nutrient-rich blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries—as well as some exotics—are surprisingly easy to grow in the backyard. 4/30/2025Updated: 4/30/2025Foodscaping is growing in popularity across the United States, and with good reason. It incorporates low-maintenance plants that are both ornamental and practical.
Spring Deck Maintenance: 6 Essential Steps to Inspect and Refresh Your Deck or Porch

1 month ago | theepochtimes.com | Sandy Lindsey

Bugs, dirty boards, and bad weather—spring is the time to check how your deck has held up against winter’s wear. 4/22/2025Updated: 4/22/2025An annual spring checkup gives a deck or porch the TLC it needs to keep it safe, strong, and attractive—and also saves money. Ever wonder what the difference is between a porch and a deck? A porch typically extends living space at the front of the house. It adds to curb appeal, strengthens community ties, and is usually covered, though not always.
Hillside Landscaping: Smart Solutions for a Sloped Yard

1 month ago | theepochtimes.com | Sandy Lindsey

Protect your soil with designs that combine beauty and practicality. 4/17/2025Updated: 4/17/2025Hillsides, slopes, and otherwise uneven yards are some of the most challenging of residential designs. Sloped yards are subject to erosion from wind, rain, and even installed irrigation, which may run off before it’s absorbed by the ground.
Spring Into Action: The DIY Home Checklist

1 month ago | theepochtimes.com | Sandy Lindsey

Take advantage of temperate spring days to refresh the house and get a jump on outdoor projects. 4/11/2025Updated: 4/11/2025Bye-bye, winter! The birds are singing, bees are buzzing, and early flowers are starting to bloom—it’s time to embrace glorious spring and give the home and yard a thorough going-over after months of harsh weather. Hit the ground running with a DIY checklist to make the most of these few weeks before the summer—and prime outdoor living season—arrives.
How to Plant Spring and Summer Flowering Bulbs

2 months ago | theepochtimes.com | Sandy Lindsey

Early spring is a wondrous time as dormant bulbs begin to pop up out of the soil. Didn’t plant any last fall? No worries; it’s not too late. In fact, many gardeners “lift” bulbs—removing them from the soil and storing them indoors—for a variety of reasons, and replant them each spring.