If the flavors get your seal of approval, try freezing them in ice cubes for the prettiest cocktails around or incorporate them into one of our showy recipes.

Buy It: Dash Mini Waffle Maker($10, Target) Test Kitchen Tip: Use this whipped egg white technique to make fluffy, keto-friendly cloud bread. Buy It: 3-Quart Glass Baking Dish with Lid($23, OXO) Test Kitchen Tip: Top your serving with some shrimp or shredded chicken to make this a full meal Buy It: Instant Pot Duo($100, Target) Test Kitchen Tip: Skip the corn and add diced avocado to the top of each pepper just before serving to move this entrée even more into keto diet recipe territory....

Name: Malus selections Growing Conditions: Full sun in medium moisture, well-drained soil Size: From 6 to 30 feet tall and wide, depending on variety Zones: 4-8 Buy It: Prairie Fire Flowering Crabapple Tree Bare Root ($25, The Home Depot) Name: Cercis canadensis Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in medium moisture, well-drained soil Size: Up to 10 feet tall Zones: 5-9 Buy It: Eastern Redbud Tree with Pink Blossoms ($30, The Home Depot) Name: Lagerstroemia selections Growing Conditions: Full sun in medium moisture, well-drained soil Size: From 6 to 25 feet tall and wide, depending on variety Zones: 6-9 Buy It: Coral Pink Sioux Crape Myrtle Tree ($37, The Home Depot) Name: Cornus florida selections Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in medium moisture, well-drained soil Size: From 15 to 30 feet tall and wide, depending on variety Zones: 5-9 Buy It: White Flowering Dogwood Tree ($35, Lowe’s) Name: Cornus kousa selections Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in medium moisture, well-drained soil Size: From 15 to 30 feet tall and wide, depending on variety Zones: 5-8 Buy It: Kousa Japanese Dogwood ($10, Etsy) Test Garden Tip: Do some research before buying a magnolia to make sure you have the best selection for your climate....

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At Charlotte’s House As a renter, Charlotte from At Charlotte’s House had to get creative with her One Room Challenge. Because she couldn’t make high-impact updates like adding molding or tile, she chose to transform her shared living room and dining area in other ways. A rental-friendly mural and chandelier complement new furniture and bursts of colorful pattern. Keeping a few of her favorite furniture pieces, she layered in textiles and textures to give the room a fresh look....

The Cesca chair was revolutionary because of its unique shape and combination of materials. Inspired by the frame of a bicycle, Breuer crafted the cantilever base using tubular steel, an innovative material not typically used in furniture design at the time. He paired the sleek industrial frame with more traditional materials (beechwood and woven cane inserts) to create an unexpected mixed-material design that immediately garnered widespread attention. Initially released under the name B32 and later renamed in honor of Breuer’s daughter Francesca, the Cesca chair achieved peak popularity in the 1970s and ’80s, the heyday of all things woven and rattan, explains design historian and author Amy Azzarito....

You’ll Need: Bloody Mary mix (mild and spicy), vodka, ice, lemons, limes, olives, pickled vegetables, celery, cocktail onions, peppers, hot sauce, and salt. You’ll Need: Pitchers of sangria, mix-ins, glasses, and ice. You’ll Need: Vodka, gin, rum, whiskey, tequila, tonic water, soda water, soda, simple syrup, fresh fruit, fresh citrus, olives, cocktail shakers, ice, stirrers, and glasses. You’ll Need: A pitcher of strawberry-smash cocktails, fresh mint, extra bourbon, ice, glasses, and rose (for the non-bourbon drinkers)....

To make, follow these steps: Use a Pumpkin-Shape Cookie Cutter to cut pumpkins from rolled sugar cookie dough that’s prepared according to your favorite recipe. Bake as directed. Spread a layer of orange icing on the main portion of the pumpkin. Add your favorite jack-o’-lantern face shapes to the pumpkin cookies using black icing, and cover the stems with green icing. To make, follow these steps: Place orange-color and yellow-colored candy coating disks in separate microwave-safe bowls....

1. Give Your Snowball Hydrangea Ideal Growing Conditions If you’ve just purchased a snowball hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens), also known as smooth hydrangea, think carefully about where to plant it. This hydrangea will grow between three and five feet tall so make sure to place it where it will have room to reach its full size. This plant will tolerant a variety of soils, but does best in rich, well-drained soil that stays consistently moist....

What to Do if You Have a Sunken Cake If you tested the cake’s doneness with a toothpick that came out with just a few moist crumbs attached, chances are you baked a nice moist cake. If your cake is undercooked and raw in the middle, you can still use the edges that are baked through. Use one of these sunken cake fixes that will still impress everyone with your dessert skills....

1. Using Containers Without Drainage It’s tempting to pair cute succulents with a fun container, but if you plant your new echeveria in a tiny ceramic pot with no way for water to drain, it’s not going to end well for your plant. Most succulents prefer their soil on the dry side anyway, but using a container without drainage holes increases your chances of overwatering, since the moisture will just pool in the bottom of the pot and literally drown your plant’s roots....