Home and Garden
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Attract your favorite birds with right feedJan 27, 2015 5:00 am - If you wish to attract birds to your garden, it is important to know what species are in your area and their food preferences and feeding habits. For example, some bird...
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New tools can take the backache out of snow removalJan 23, 2015 5:01 am - That familiar refrain of winter is back. Do you hear it? Metal shovels scraping snow-covered driveways and sidewalks. The industrious whir of snowblowers. The grating so...
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Art of 'undecorating' allows us to purge the unnecessaryJan 22, 2015 5:00 am - I am so confused! Even as the new year begins, I promise my family and myself that I will not bring another piece of furniture into the house. All of a sudden, I glimpse...
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Constable: Can lingering decorations get you in trouble?Jan 22, 2015 4:30 am - Folks who insist on making a "War on Christmas" out of a simple "happy holidays" might be cheered by this news from the suburban front: In the Battle Against Christmas D...
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'Lucky bamboo' may be lucky, but it's not bambooJan 21, 2015 5:01 am - The New Year is still young so let's continue to welcome it in - with some lucky bamboo. At this time of year, this plant appears in supermarkets and plant stores acros...
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Companies update a centuries-old ideaJan 17, 2015 11:01 pm - One of the hottest space dividing concepts is actually older than dirt. Room dividers have been used since the 7th century in ancient China and the Japanese began using ...
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Review: Apple's HomeKit could help smarten up your homeJan 17, 2015 6:31 am - LAS VEGAS - Apple didn't attend last week's gadget show, but its presence was felt. Many companies have designed "smart" home products that integrate with Apple's HomeKi...
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Right at home: Decorating with bicycle partsJan 16, 2015 5:01 am - Bikes have become part of hipster culture. There are bicycle-themed dining, drinking and shopping establishments from Portland, Oregon, to Brooklyn, New York, and dozens...
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For love of succulents: Tips for drought-tolerant gardeningJan 15, 2015 5:01 am - PASADENA, Calif. - When my fiance and I moved to this city just east of Los Angeles a couple of years ago, we quickly learned that planting perkily delicate flowers is a...
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A buyer's market emergesJan 15, 2015 1:01 am - As the housing market strengthens, key indicators point to a growing buyer's market. During the last days of summer and early fall, a Realtor.com analysis of housing dat...