Home front: Cool-season veggies, orchid judging
A roundup of local home and garden news and events, including cool-season veggie container gardening and an orchid judging event. Thursday, 2:53 PM

Garden Tips: Summer Touch-ups
Weed, trim, harvest and fertilize your garden in the summer to keep plants beautiful and productive. Thursday, 2:53 PM

Home front: Tree survey, top-selling local Realtors
A roundup of local home and garden news and events, including a street tree survey in need of volunteers and a local team placing first in a ranking of the nation's top-selling realtors. Wednesday, 4:22 PM

Peninsula beekeepers divided on the best way to fight a plague
Some treat their hives for mites while others say bees can fight off the invaders on their own. Wednesday, 4:21 PM

Local realtors take top spots in national sales rankings
Five teams of local real-estate agents and 11 individual local sales people were among the top-selling 250 teams and 250 agents nationwide this past year, according to REAL Trends. Wednesday, 11:37 AM

Home sales for the week of June 17
Homes Sales is a complete list of residential real estate transactions reported on the Midpeninsula this week. Friday, 10:15 AM

Home sales
Homes sales is a complete list of residential real estate transactions reported on the Midpeninsula this week. Atherton recorded the highest sale, at $17,808,000. Monday, 11:28 AM

Home front: How to attract backyard bees, summer flower arranging
A roundup of local home and garden news and events, including upcoming classes on creating appealing spaces for bees in your backyard and summer flower arrangements. Friday, 3:55 PM

Home sales: Mountain View sees 20 transactions
A complete list of home sales on the Midpeninsula, where Mountain View recorded the most homes sales with 20 transactions and Los Altos recorded the highest sale at $6 million for a 3,232-square-foot home. Monday, 12:05 PM

Home front: Rents on the rise; chocolate workshop
A roundup of local home and garden news and events, including climbing rents in Palo Alto and an upcoming summer chocolate workshop. Monday, 12:04 PM

Home front: Propane exchange; highest home sale hits $21M

Tips for clearing out clutter from your garage — and how to dispose of it

• Palo Alto
• Atherton
• Menlo Park
• Portola Valley
• Woodside
• Mountain View
• Los Altos

• Homeowners and Renters Assistance • Midpeninsula Citizens for Fair Housing • Palo Alto Housing Corporation • Project Sentinal • San Mateo County Association of Realtors • Silicon Valley Association of Realtors