As a part of our ongoing support of the Atlanta Botanical Garden, The Home Depot Foundation is supporting Scarecrows in the Garden this October. The exhibit brings a festive harvest display of nearly 100 scarecrows handcrafted by businesses, individuals, schools and organizations to this iconic Atlanta landmark to celebrate the season.

Did you know that if every American home replaced their old toilets with WaterSense toilets, we would save nearly 640 billion gallons of water a year? And that’s not the only way to save water and money at home. Each year, up to 3,000 gallons go down the drain while you’re brushing your teeth, and you can’t even imagine how much water is wasted due to outdated clothes and dish washers. While…

In 1952, George Stephen Sr. was manufacturing marine buoys when ingenuity struck. A grilling aficionado, he realized that by cutting a metal buoy in half, he could create a revolutionary dome-shaped grill.

Like The Home Depot, culture is a big deal – and a huge element of success – for Blinds.com.  A true testament to how company culture can motivate employees to succeed, the world’s largest online window covering store has thrived on fostering an environment that recognizes its employees for their work, empowers individual expression and encourages them to evolve.

As orange Team Depot shirts busily swarmed the yard behind him, Vietnam Veteran Jerry Arnold took a minute to reflect on the history of his home, which was purchased by his grandfather nearly 50 years ago.“Everyone talks about how my grandfather used to keep the yard immaculate. Especially after he retired, he used to be in the yard all day long,” said Arnold. “I know my…

“There’s a better way to do it. Find it.” – Thomas EdisonCree, Inc. takes these words to heart. Well known in the commercial space, the North Carolina lighting company is dedicated to driving global LED adoption.Why LED bulbs? They use a fraction of the energy of standard incandescent bulbs and last longer.

When hurricanes strike, Home Depot is there to help.From Hurricane Preparedness Workshops to managing availability of emergency supplies, The Home Depot works around the clock before, during and after a storm to keep customers and associates safe.As additional support, the supply chain, merchandising and operations teams manage availability of supplies. They stock trucks with necessary items…

Do it yourself­­—it’s fittingly the same method Home Depot founders Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank embodied when they set out to build an innovative home improvement company from scratch. Since 1978, the brand has grown from a few brick-and-mortar Atlanta stores to the largest home improvement retailer in the United States.While Marcus and Blanks’ original one-stop-shop concept was risky, it…

Interested in a practical science experiment with limitless possibilities? Check out Rust-Oleum’s NeverWet liquid-repelling treatment.

When a group of marines responded to the earthquake in Haiti, they had no idea that it was the start of a disaster relief organization that would one day boast a roster of 17,000 veteran volunteers and provide humanitarian aid to devastated communities around the world.