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Home and Garden

Ed Bernhardt - January 7, 2024

HOME GARDENING: Gardening columnist Ed Bernhardt shares two newfound solutions to dry-season bugs: homemade sticky traps and insect spray.

Costa Rica

Tico Times - July 2, 2023

When I think about potted plants, a fond memory comes to mind from the days when I first arrived in Costa Rica. I was...

Costa Rica

The Tico Times - December 18, 2021

A new species of plant has been discovered recently in a remote part of Costa Rica high in the mountains. Gentiana bicentenaria is the...

Expat Living

Tico Times - November 26, 2021

A living gift is a great alternative to the typical chocolates and fruit cakes. Nurseries around the country are stocked with a wide selection...

Costa Rica

The Tico Times - September 16, 2021

Columnist Ed Bernhardt takes a look at common plants that can reduce blood sugar.

Home Gardening

The Tico Times - May 29, 2021

Home Gardening: Check some of the exceptional healing properties of aloe.

News

The Tico Times - February 21, 2020

With a few deft carvings with a knife, you can have an incredibly satisfying and exfoliating sponge for your shower.