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Test Garden Tip: Contrast wide-leaf hostas with fine-leaf plants such as bleeding heart, astilbe, or Japanese painted fern.

Buy It: Goodcook Mini Muffin Pan ($6, Walmart) Buy It: OXO Cookie Scoop ($16, Target) Buy It: Wilton Springform Pan ($13, Bed Bath & Beyond) Buy It: Nordic Ware Bundt Pan ($12, Target)

Editor’s Tip: This idea works in other personal spaces, too. Try the trick for your next bathroom wallpaper, or bring it into the bedroom.

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Tip: If you’re a runny yolk-lover, swap a sunny-side up egg for the slices of hard-cooked egg. Keep Your Waffle Iron Out for These 16 Unique Recipes Tip: To please bigger appetites, follow the adage and put an egg on it. Time-Crunched Morning? Try These Make-Ahead Breakfast Recipes

Editor’s Tip: How you hang or pose your figures will depend on what types of skeletons you have. Keep in mind plastic skeletons bend more easily, but anatomical model skeletons are more lifelike. Be prepared to improvise! Editor’s Tip: Instead of hauling out heavy books, wrap lightweight cardboard forms with book jackets or printed book-cover images. Editor’s Tip: Buy clear plastic ornaments instead of glass. Even if they break, the plastic won’t be as much of a safety hazard....

Growing Conditions: Full sun in well-drained soil Size: Grows to 4 feet tall and 2 feet wide Zones: 3-9 Growing Conditions: Full sun in well-drained soil Size: Grows to 5 feet tall and to 3 feet wide Zones: 3-9 Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in well-drained soil Size: Grows to 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide Zones: 4-9 Buy It: ‘Bumblebee’ Salvia ($16, Bluestone Perennials) Growing Conditions: Full sun in well-drained soil Size: Grows to 3 feet tall and wide Zones: 3-9 Buy It: Achillea ‘Sassy Summer Sunset’ ($19, Jackson & Perkins) Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in moist, well-drained soil Size: Grows to 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide Zones: 3-8 Buy It: ‘Goliath’ Tall Phlox ($26, The Home Depot) Growing Conditions: Part shade to full sun in moist, well-drained soil Size: Grows to 3 feet tall and wide Zones: 4-8 Test Garden Tip: Extend the show by growing different varieties....

There are tips and tricks used by professional organizers (like myself!) that help maximize and make sense of each area of the house. Your bathroom, bedroom, and kitchen all deserve to be easy to navigate so you can spend less time looking for stuff and more time enjoying your space. Implement the following home organization ideas to get every room as functional as possible.

Test Kitchen Tip: Store any leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Test Kitchen Tip: Turn this recipe into confetti cake by stirring sprinkles into the cake batter. Test Kitchen Tip: For the best flavor, make this cake the night before serving and frost just before slicing.

Buy It: Chefman 3.7-Quart Digital Air Fryer ($65, Target) Buy It: Hamilton Beach 6-Quart Slow Cooker ($15, Kohl’s) Test Kitchen Tip: Fresh ginger is a freezer gem. Place unpeeled ginger in a freezer bag. When a recipe calls for fresh ginger, peel and grate in its frozen state. No thawing required! Test Kitchen Tip: Stream the eggs into the soup while the broth is simmering but not boiling. If the soup is boiling, the egg strands will get foamy....

Editor’s Tip: Choose washable paint for easy cleanup!

Name: Lagerstroemia Growing Conditions: Full sun in medium moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to five feet tall and four feet wide Zones: 6-10 Buy It: Crape Myrtle Tree ($45, The Home Depot) Test Garden Tip: In Zones 5 and 6, where crape myrtles die most winters, treat the shrubs as perennials and cut them to the ground before growth begins in the spring. Name: Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in medium moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to eight feet tall and wide Zones: 3-8 Name: Viburnum selections Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in medium moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 16 feet tall and 12 feet wide Zones: 2-8 Buy It: Chinese Snowball Viburnum ($33, The Home Depot) Name: Clethra alnifolia Growing Conditions: Full sun to shade in medium moist to wet soil Size: Up to eight feet tall and six feet wide Zones: 3-9 Name: Caryopteris clandonensis Growing Conditions: Full sun in medium moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to four feet tall and wide Zones: 5-9 Name: Physocarpus selections Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in dry to medium moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to eight feet tall and six feet wide Zones: 2-8 Name: Weigela florida Growing Conditions: Full sun in medium moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 10 feet tall and 12 feet wide Zones: 4-8 Buy It: Czechmark Trilogy (Weigela) Live Shrub ($30, The Home Depot) Name: Rosa selections Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in medium moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to four feet tall and wide Zones: 5-9 Name: Potentilla fruticosa Growing Conditions: Full sun in medium moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to four feet tall and five feet wide Zones: 3-7 Buy It: Gold Drop Potentilla Shrub Beautiful Dwarf Shrub ($30, The Home Depot) Name: Kolkwitzia amabilis Growing Conditions: Full sun in medium moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 10 feet tall and wide Zones: 4-8 Name: Syringa spp....

Editor’s Tip: Keep the colors separate by gently pouring the white and blue layers over the back of a spoon so they stack rather than spilling into the colors below. Editor’s Tip: Frozen star fruit slices add a touch of the stars and stripes to this patriotic punch. Editor’s Tip: This sophisticated sip can be made with mulberry or raspberry gin for an alternative patriotic twist. Editor’s Tip: Rim the glasses with blue cocktail sugar to complete the red, white, and blue look....

Color can be tricky. But with some know-how and a little confidence, you can choose colors you won’t regret. Start by following these tips for selecting colors from the pros.