Home and Garden
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Mow more frequently in spring as grass growsMay 29, 2016 7:14 am - Use a mulching mower that leaves the grass clippings on the lawn. This means less work for you and it recycles those extra nutrients into your lawn. Regardless of which ...
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Consider using perennials in your containersMay 29, 2016 7:13 am - Container gardening has become so much more chic than red geraniums, vinca vines trailing over the edge, and a green spike in the middle for height. In addition to the s...
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How to attract butterflies and beesMay 29, 2016 7:11 am - Q. What can I plant to attract pollinators to my garden? A. This is a great question as our pollinator populations are on the decline. This may be due to habitat loss, m...
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Gardeners can help protect butterfly populationsMay 29, 2016 7:09 am - Bees aren't the only pollinators suffering from a massive North American die-off. Butterflies and moths, those flying flowers of the insect world, are disappearing too. ...
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Use your walls to create a bit more spaceMay 29, 2016 7:01 am - If you live in a studio apartment or a micro-unit, storage space is often limited. However, you can carve out a little extra storage space by utilizing the walls of your...
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Problem-solving plants for your trouble spotsMay 29, 2016 7:00 am - Virtually everyone who has a yard has some — those embarrassing spots we want to hide or improve because they are too wet or too dry, too rocky or root-infested and so f...
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A housing trend rooted in agricultureMay 29, 2016 5:00 am - DAVIS, Calif. - "How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm?" asks the old song. The answer may be: Build them an agrihood. Feeding off the continuing interest in eating fre...
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Low-maintenance patioMay 29, 2016 5:00 am - This will be our third summer in our "not so new" house. We have never really enjoyed the small backyard. We have a small area for a table but we have another area that ...
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Create three distinct zones on your patioMay 29, 2016 5:00 am - Our patio is nice and pretty large, but we just don't know what to do with the space. I don't know if we should have a few separate areas set up or if we should focus on...
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Decor goes tropical this summerMay 29, 2016 5:00 am - There's a strong ocean vibe running through home decor