office buildings); a "How-The..." department which suggests putting a lawn on rollers so one can drag it "to a nearby spot where it's raining"; and an article on how to convert a second bathroom into a basement (with a photo of the author's wife, who has just stepped out of the shower and covers herself with a towel). The magazine was also spoofed in the 1970s as "Bitter Homes and Garbage", in a set of "Crazy Magazine Covers" produced by Fleer. In an episode of I Love Lucy, Lucy jokes about the magazine as, "Better Homes and Garbage" when she and Ethel redecorate Lucy's apartment. An episode of The Simpsons showed a brief shot of a magazine entitled Better Homes Than Yours. Better Homes and Gardens is mentioned in the song "I Save Cigarette Butts" by Daniel Johnston. In Little Shop of Horrors Audrey sings in "Somewhere That's Green" about how her dream house is a "picture out of Better Homes and Gardens magazine." In country recording artist Miranda Lambert's 2010 hit single titled "The House That Built Me", there is a verse that says, "Mama cut out pictures of houses for years from Better Homes and Gardens magazine". Brandon Flowers mentions the magazine in the song "The Clock Was Tickin" from his 2010 album Flamingo. The Shel Silverstein song "One's on the Way" (made popular by Loretta Lynn) has the line "'Better Homes and Gardens' shows a modern way to live." Editors Chesla Sherlock (1922–1927) Elmer T. Peterson (1927–1937) Frank W. McDonough (1938–1950) J. E. Ratner (1950–1952) Hugh Curtis (1952–1960) Bert Dieter (1960–1967) James A. Riggs (1967–1970) James Autry (1970–1979) Gordon Greer (1979–1983) David Jordan (1984–1993) Jean LemMon (1993–2001) Karol DeWulf Nickell (2001–2006) Gayle Butler (2006–2015) Stephen Orr (2015-Present) See also Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate References External links Official site Official site (Australia) 1922 establishments in Iowa Are Media Gardening magazines Lifestyle magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1922 Magazines published in Iowa Mass media in Des Moines, Iowa IAC (company) Monthly magazines published in the United States