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"Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you." -- Frank Lloyd Wright"Go outside! Have an adventure! Explore!"

To shorten their extremely long commute, Barb and Evan moved out of the suburbs and into the city. But the economics meant they had to trade in their brand-new, spacious digs for a 100-year-old row house that needed lots of work.

A continuing compendium of tips and tricks from Home & Garden Television:A bedroom should be a haven from the chaos of life, a place to relax and unwind. But it's hard to feel serene when you're looking at piles of dirty clothes, tripping over shoes and searching through an overstuffed closet for your favorite belt.

Switch it off: Plug electronic equipment into power strips that can be turned off when the items are not in use.X...X...XBuy recycled: Buy recycled toilet paper, paper towels and paper napkins made from post-consumer waste. These items are widely available and have a comparable cost.X...X...X

My friend and fellow gardening author, Felder Rushing, coined a term not too long ago: "slow gardening." According to Felder, "slow gardening isn't lazy or passive -- it actually involves doing more stuff, but carefully selected to be productive without senseless, repetitive chores.

French sorrel, a distant relative of buckwheat, is in season now -- it's a spinachlike herb with a melting texture and a juicy, acidic flavor. It's rare in grocery stores, but look for it in farmers markets.

Q: Why do I have to rest meat after I take it off the grill? -- Larry Gray, Plano, TexasA: "Resting" is the standard term for, essentially, leaving food alone for a few minutes (generally ranging from five to 30, depending on how big it is) before cutting into it.

Q: I have a question about the new "eco" shower heads that are on the market today. I changed to my present shower head a few years ago because it uses only 2.5 gallons a minute. Is this an eco shower head, or do I need to update again? Thanks. Since I live in a dry area, I want to save as much water as I can. -- Rico in Georgia

Q: What is the best way to wash greens? There's always grit, no matter what I do. -- Annette Jacobson, Yonkers, N.Y.

Once you zest a citrus fruit, like an orange, lemon or lime, it's super-prone to dehydration in the fridge. If you don't plan on using the rest of the fruit immediately, wrap it in plastic and keep it in the fridge to prolong its juiciness.(For more information, visit www.foodnetwork.com. Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service.)