Home and Garden
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25 tips to make your home betterAug 31, 2014 6:00 am - When decorating a home, some design sense may come intuitively, some from your family home, some from perusing magazines, and other tips may have been acquired through e...
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Finer points of building healthy compost pilesAug 31, 2014 1:01 am - Q. Is it necessary to add "compost additive" to my compost pile? What about adding fertilizer or lime? A. Compost piles must be big enough (at least 3 feet by 3 feet and...
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Crabgrass, powdery mildew common ailmentsAug 30, 2014 6:15 am - You may be noticing crabgrass at this time of year, especially in a neglected lawn. Crabgrass is an annual weedy grass that readily forms seeds in the fall. To prevent...
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Having 'a style' is out of styleAug 30, 2014 6:00 am - Q. A woman I met at a bridal luncheon asked me in what “style” we are going to decorate our apartment. I realize I don't have a special style. I like a lot of different ...
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A dining room table that won't cramp your styleAug 30, 2014 6:00 am - It's hard to talk about design trends without mentioning open floor plans, which have officially replaced granite countertops as a national obsession. But what do they m...
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Asters make an ideal choice for the fall landscapeAug 29, 2014 6:00 am - Asters are the perfect solution for a color-challenged fall garden. They fill the gap created by the decline of summer-blooming annuals and perennials. They are also su...
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Even a small patio can have a fish pondAug 29, 2014 5:30 am - When Ann and Glen Gage downsized from their expansive home and garden in Switzerland to a San Francisco town house, one of the things they missed most was the koi pond t...
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Designing parents turn dorm rooms into dream spacesAug 28, 2014 6:00 am - So much stuff, so little style. The dream dorm room was just not happening. Five years ago, Karen and Amanda Zuckerman hit the malls and big-box stores to decorate Amand...
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Home decor taking on new facetsAug 27, 2014 11:00 pm - Fans of crisp, modern architecture and clean-lined shapes will love one of this fall's strongest style trends: faceted décor. For those who feel that the whole bold, geo...
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Bees aren't the only pollinators you can attractAug 27, 2014 6:00 am - The dramatic loss of honeybees to changing land use, viruses and pesticides is alarming, and they are irreplaceable as pollinators. But you can somewhat offset their los...