# Home and garden
Grab a shovel and get ready for Denver's free 2022 Mulch Giveaway this Saturday
(DENVER, Colo.) The Mile High City's annual Mulch Giveaway returns from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday to offer Denverites a chance to save on landscaping. The event allows Denver residents to pick up free mulch and works to help keep recycled materials used. The mulch consists of ground up Christmas trees gathered through the Treecycle program, according to the city.
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What happens when a butterfly chrysalis is threatened?
We show you what happens when a swallowtail chrysalis feels threatened and it's pretty interesting! What you may not see is that little black thing at the bottom of the chrysalis which is an immature caterpillar trying to crawl over it. This makes it wiggle to avoid predators! Nature is strange.
We are finally checking out the viral "Butter Bell"! Does it really keep your butter fresh?
We review the butter crock. Butter bells allow you to keep your butter fresh at room temperature for up to ten days. It also takes up less horizontal space than a butter dish and looks great in your kitchen!
Boosting Your Curb Appeal: 11 Front Door Improvement Tips
Los Angeles is a town that is all about outward appearance. This is especially true in affluent areas like Hollywood, Silver Lake, and Beverly Hills. If your home doesn't look good from the street, getting buyers or tenants interested can be tough. While you may not be able to change your home's architecture, there are many things you can do to improve its curb appeal.
Have you heard of the shooting star? It blooms in winter and early spring and is lovely!
We share with you a plant that is perfect for your South Florida garden, the shooting star plant. This plant grows fast, thrives in sun or partial shade and can be either a tree or shrub. It is absolutely beautiful with it's long bright blossoms!
You can prevent fruit flies from coming home with your bananas the easy way!
Have you ever had your house infested by fruit flies from a bunch of bananas? You are not alone. This simple trick is all you need to keep your home flies free by stopping them at the source! This works for fruit flies that are hiding on your bananas before you bring them home. Flies are attracted to the smell of rotting fruit so if you already have an infestation this won't help. This is to prevent new infestations and it's cut our fruit flies down considerably!
What happens when you tell Alexa "I love you"?
What happens when you tell Alexa I love you? Cilly found out by accident and we wanted to share this silly thing that you too can try! What's your favorite Alexa tricks? Let us know in the comments and perhaps we will share them next!
We try pitting cherries with a chopstick! Testing viral kitchen hacks
Did you know you could pit cherries with a chopstick? For this kitchen hack you only need cherries, a chopstick, and a glass beer or soda bottle. It's super easy if you do not have a cherry pitter. Do you have a favorite kitchen hack? Let us know in the comments and maybe we will check it out next!
We review candles that bring the theme parks home!
We review Park Scents. These scented candles, wax melts, and room sprays bring the magic of Disney, and Universal into your home! They have scents based off rides, foods, resorts, and areas in the parks. Do you want to have the Haunted Mansion on your desk? I do. <a href="https://parkscents.com">https://parkscents.com</a>/
Check out our Florida garden and let's make some salsa!
Today we invite you to Florida Family Insiders central to check out our garden and grab some produce. It's Florida winter, which means citrus season! We are making salsa from Key lime, peppers, and onions from my Florida garden. It's really the most beautiful time of year here when the temps have cooled down and the skies are blue. Should we do more home Vlogs? Let us know in the comments!
Take Your Garden to the Next Level with the Help of a Garden Journal
When some people hear the words “garden journal,” they think of very literary, pastoral writing about a very perfect garden. There’s nothing wrong with that kind of thing, but that’s not what I’m talking about here.
Try this easy homemade Soda Bread!
We share our family's favorite soda bread recipe. We are lazy bakers and this recipe is so easy. In just under an hour you can have a fresh crusty loaf of soda bread. very little cleanup, very little kneading. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons vinegar 2 cups of all purpose flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda