Pierre Constans, worm farmer and landscape designer, stood back and gazed at his little straw hut. “Are you familiar with the ‘Three Little Pigs’?” he asked. In the children’s tale, the Big Bad Wolf ...

It’s that time of year again when Darla Hoff works her artistic magic with a few simple items. This Autumn, she created her 15th annual straw bale display with just four straw bales sourced from a ...

An idea coupled with the artistic talent of Darla Hoff and daughter Savannah Hoff transforms a few simple items into a vibrant, showstopping work of art. Their canvas is four round straw bales. The ...

SLATON, TX (KCBD) - Nestled on the edge of Yellow House Canyon is an adobe-style home. Its white walls were carefully built by the hands of its owners. "The soft edges and the contours of the walls ...

IDAHO FALLS — Darla Hoff and daughter Savannah have once again transformed ordinary straw bales into some extraordinary works of art. This year’s display is of three characters from the children’s ...

The straw bale home of Elise Lang and her husband, Michael Pierce, was finished in 2001. SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH Winding under the canopy of trees shading the long driveway, goats and sheep peered at ...

Using T-posts and wire to support climbing plants such as tomatoes or cucumbers makes a straw bale garden more productive, says Joel Karsten, author of Straw Bale Gardens Complete. Much of the produce ...