Things with “French” in the title are usually fancy, right? Poodles, perfume, pastries. But a French drain is nothing more than a ditch in sloped ground, inset with a perforated drain pipe under a ...

The holidays are a time for indulgent foods: Gravy, fatty meats, baked treats and more. These foods may be central to a traditional holiday feast, but can cause major problems with clogging pipes — ...