Home and Garden
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Restored gardens bloom on the former Alcatraz prisonApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO - Scoured by wind and steeped in criminal history, Alcatraz has a forbidding face. But look a little closer and you see a gentler side to this old fortress...
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Takes hard work to get rid of Creeping CharlieApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I have several patches of Creeping Charlie in my yard that seem to get larger each year. Is there anything you can recommend using to get rid of this invasive pro...
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Blueberries know no boundaries - here's how to harvest the best bunchApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - If your green thumb is broken when it comes to planting fruit around your home, maybe it's time to dip that thumb in blue, instead. No matter where you live, blueberrie...
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Though pretty, porcelain pot has diminished in valueApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I am sending a picture of an object I hope you can help me understand. We believe it came into our family in the 1960s. It is marked "MZ" with an emblem, the word...
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Sometimes the best vegetables come in small packagesApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Findings from the National Gardening Association's new survey, "The Impact of Home and Community Gardening in America," indicate that food gardening in the United States...
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Composting steps into the 21st CenturyApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Once upon a time, composting seemed like a nightmarish task. Only the most committed gardeners were willing to devote yard space to a heap of decomposing matter, braving...
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Getting kids to put down their video games in favor of gardeningApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Children always have reveled in the charisma of the great outdoors. For most, their merrymaking involves some combination of running, jumping and laughing. Tending to t...
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Choose carefully when punching up color in springApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - After a long Chicago winter, gardeners are understandably anxious to punch up the color in their gardens. With the possibility of chilly weather, and even frost through ...
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Hedges serve a variety of purposesApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Good fences do make good neighbors, especially if you like hanging out with the wildlife crowd. The right collection of trees and shrubs adds long-term interest and priv...
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Flowers can be just as trendy as shoes and carsApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Flowers can be just as trendy as shoes and cars. If you're looking to make a killer garden or arrangement that will up your indie cred, let this be your guide to the inn...