Home and Garden
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Check for weed trees invading your shrubberyAug 27, 2024 1:09 am - Weeding your garden is a great way to relieve stress after a workday. When you do, be sure to look inside any shrub plantings or hedges to see if there are any weedy trees. Boxelder, mulberry, Siberian elm and buckthorn trees will seed into the centers of shrubs and start growing.
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Mortgagee information obtainable, one way or anotherAug 25, 2024 7:27 pm - Though unit owners may be reluctant to freely share mortgagee information because of privacy concerns, that information isn’t private and is needed by an association.
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New U.S. home construction falls to slowest pace since May 2020
Aug 22, 2024 8:19 pm - New-home construction in the U.S. fell in July to the lowest level since the aftermath of the pandemic as builders respond to weak demand that’s keeping inventory levels high.
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U.S. home sales ended a 4-month slide in July amid easing mortgage rates, more homes on the market
Aug 22, 2024 8:17 pm - Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ended a four-month slide in July as easing mortgage rates and a pickup in properties on the market encouraged home shoppers.
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‘Holiday’ lights in dispute with homeowners’ associationAug 22, 2024 6:59 pm - A reader was fined $100 for white miniature lights on a balcony, under the “holiday lights” homeowners’ association rule. What recourse do they have?
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Looking to buy a home? You may now need to factor in the cost of your agent’s commission
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Home and garden calendar, Aug. 25-Sept. 5Aug 20, 2024 10:10 pm - Heirloom vegetables, mushroom foraging, seed swapping and more.
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Hammerheads (the garden variety) pose a threat to earthworms
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Why your garden hose keeps breaking — and what to do about it
Aug 19, 2024 11:38 pm - If your garden hose springs leaks and forms cracks, sometimes the same season you bought it, you’re not alone. Industry pros have a few suggestions for selecting — and maintaining — a garden hose so it will go the distance.
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Seeds are gifts from nature, one organic producer says. It’s ending sales and giving them away