Home and Garden
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8 parting tips from retiring gardening columnistJan 03, 2022 5:00 am - Farewell, fellow gardener. After almost 30 years of sharing my gardening experience, expertise, and enthusiasm in columns for The Associated Press, I've decided to focus...
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Atlanta is one of my annual design destinationsJan 02, 2022 6:01 am - Editor's note: Joseph Pubillones is taking time off. This column originally published in 2018. A yearly pilgrimage is almost a necessity for designers and homeowners loo...
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Decorate live trees with edible ornaments to feed birdsJan 02, 2022 6:00 am - After Christmas, your live cut tree can be moved outside and be redecorated for the birds. Anchor the tree in a bucket full of damp sand or tie it to a fence or tree. Pu...
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Those brittle branches are a fire hazard, so here are some Christmas tree disposal tipsDec 28, 2021 4:30 am - It's that time of year that raises a nagging question: When should you take down your Christmas tree? If it's real, don't wait until the traditional tannenbaum looks as ...
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Palatine might make it easier for residents to keep backyard chickensDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - After receiving a petition with 802 signatures, the Palatine village council now plans to discuss whether to create a backyard hen ordinance sometime in the first half o...
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Avoid making your home a series of design mistakesDec 26, 2021 6:01 am - Editor's note; Joseph Pubillones is taking time off. This column originally published in 2018. We all have been in rooms that make us "ooh and ahh." They delight us beca...
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Gardening tasks to minimize winter damageDec 26, 2021 6:00 am - If you have a home greenhouse, it is a good idea to clear it out and wash all of the pots, trays and benches. Cleaning your greenhouse thoroughly will reduce pest proble...
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Style-savvy 2022 calendars are real page-turnersDec 26, 2021 5:00 am - Why are many of us still drawn to paper calendars in this digital age? Karen Hernandez, senior product manager at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, has theories. Fir...
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Rules for smoke alarms now 20 years oldDec 26, 2021 5:00 am - Q: Are smoke alarms required to be hardwired and networked together throughout a home? If so, when did these standards take effect? A: Smoke alarms in dwellings must be ...
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Collectors stoke brisk demand for weather vanesDec 25, 2021 6:00 am - Perched atop churches, barns, businesses, homes and seats of government, weather vanes have over hundreds of years taken the form of everything from farm animals to pets...