Home and Garden
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Home flipping on the rise despite rising prices for housesJul 29, 2016 7:01 am - Despite rising prices, home flipping is increasing. It has increased 20 percent in the first quarter of this year compared with the previous quarter. It's now at a two-y...
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Special 'spendthrift trust' can keep heirs from squandering homeowner's assetsJul 29, 2016 7:00 am - A spendthrift trust can help folks to prevent their heirs from carelessly wasting the hard-earned assets they accumulated while they were alive. Q. I am a 70-year-old wi...
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Undisclosed asbestos in atticJul 29, 2016 6:00 am - Q. I purchased my home about four years ago. The home inspection report said the attic insulation was fiber glass and vermiculite, but it did not mention that the vermic...
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New bill brings good news for condo buyersJul 28, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats and Republicans haven't agreed on much lately, but they're together on one issue that affects condominium buyers and sellers across ...
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Tiny houses are still far from commonplaceJul 24, 2016 7:01 am - With lots of media exposure these days, tiny houses have earned a place at the top of the mountain. There's a TV program devoted to documenting the search for the perfec...
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Potato plants produce inedible 'fruit'Jul 24, 2016 7:01 am - Q. What are the small green fruits on my potato plants and are they edible? A. Many gardeners are finding small, green, cherry tomato-like fruits on their potato plants ...
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Harmful magnolia scale secretes sticky honeydewJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - This is the time of year to check closely for magnolia scale, an insect about the size of a pencil eraser. Typically found on the underside of magnolia branches, the sca...
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Nine notable innovations from Dwell on DesignJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - Contemporary design devotees circled their sleek, Wi-Fi-enabled wagons at the annual Dwell on Design show in downtown Los Angeles late last month to commune with like-mi...
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For a change of kitchen pace, investigate shades of grayJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - If you ask a thousand people to name their favorite color, you might get one that would say gray. But look at any lifestyle or shelter magazine and you'll see that gray ...
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Add interest to the landscape with variegated plantsJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - Gardeners are always looking for ways to spice up their gardens. We scour garden center benches for new annuals, unusual perennials and trendy tropicals, or we plant hip...