Sharon Kong-Perring

1 month ago | housedigest.com | Sharon Kong-Perring

There's just something magical about a garden full of blossoms and butterflies. And while there are many ways to attract butterflies to your garden — including putting out fruit for butterflies to grab a tasty meal or filling your garden with plant varieties that butterflies love to munch on, or lay their eggs — the answer to enticing more of these beloved critters is as easy as it is aesthetic. Butterflies are often attracted to very particular colors of blossoms.

1 month ago | islands.com | Sharon Kong-Perring

The National Parks System has stewarded some of the most beautiful, preserved lands of the country, welcoming visitors from all over the world since 1916 and promising unmatched adventure and beauty on America's best cross-country road trip. But in 2020, some of the parks observed a big change that affected many visitors — Pipe Springs National Monument in Arizona went cashless, and it has become the norm for many other parks throughout the country.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Sharon Kong-Perring

5 hours agoWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Thursday said President Donald Trump likely has the authority to fire independent agency board members, endorsing a robust view of presidential power. But the court suggested that it could block an attempt to fire Federal Reserve Chair …

1 month ago | islands.com | Sharon Kong-Perring

A visit to New England is like getting the opportunity to step into the past — given the area's penchant for preservation and stellar site interpretation, visiting some of the country's most historic states is always a treat of nostalgia and learning. Nowhere is that more prevalent than Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the idyllic seaside retreat of many of America's historic glitterati, from the Kennedy Family to internet darling Bill Murray.

1 month ago | hunker.com | Sharon Kong-Perring

Garden Tom Werner/Getty Images If you've ever taken a look at the planting instructions for your seedlings, flowers, or seeds, you would've notice that each plant has a designated United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Hardiness Zone indicated on it.