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Kansas might be famous for its wheat fields and sunsets, but hidden between our prairies and small towns lies a treasure hunter’s paradise that rivals any big city flea market scene. From converted ...

The Sunflower State harbors a secret that savvy treasure hunters have known for years—Kansas is absolutely brimming with spectacular swap meets where yesterday’s castoffs become today’s must-haves.

As well as selling M&S products, some of which were actually very reasonable - like a 1.5kg pack of self raising flour for a bargain 65p, tuna for 80p and Reduced Fat Olive Oil Spread for £1.50 - it ...

Gardening experts recommend avoiding certain plants that are worse hay fever triggers than others. Some plants are often ...

The good news is there are plenty of resilient, low-maintenance, fabulous flowers to tuck in to your porch planter, raised ...

Lancaster County has several types of trilliums (named for its three leaves). Some have flowers hanging below the leaves.

Just as spring is a time for rebirth, the Persian New Year is a time to celebrate new life. Nowruz is celebrated on the spring equinox, which this year is on Thursday, March 20. This celebration of ...

Sunflowers come in all sizes and colors and are some of the easiest flowers to care for during the heat of summer. See some ...

Her voice is currently the only instrument she knows. “I feel very grateful that I know talented people that understand me, that can take an a capella voice note and make it into a song,” she says.

Van Gogh’s pictures only occasionally come onto the market and, not surprisingly, they fetch huge sums. The odd one is sold ...

A tiny, woolly flower found hiding in Texas’s Big Bend National Park shows the intriguing strangeness of sunflowers ...