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Tips for decoding the language of online real estate listings

Dima Williams The Washington Post
Apr 12, 2020 6:13 am - If you're searching for a home virtually during the coronavirus outbreak, you might experience difficulty deciphering the images and agents' argot you encounter online. ...
Termite inspector angered by home inspector

By Barry Stone
Apr 12, 2020 6:00 am - Q: I recently purchased a mobile home from a seller who happened to be a professional termite inspector. Rather than hiring another company to perform the termite inspec...
Frida Kahlo's work reveals beauty in nature

By Beth Earnest Daily Herald correspondent
Apr 11, 2020 5:00 pm - Anyone who is familiar with Frida Kahlo's work knows just how important the Mexican painter's garden was to her. Flowers, fruits, vegetables and other plants are constan...
Onslaught of orders engulfs seed companies

By Adrian Higgins The Washington Post
Apr 11, 2020 7:00 am - The best place to keep vegetable seed packets is in the refrigerator, where they are preserved and stored away from rodents and insects. But this habit comes at a price....
The weird histories of forks and other household goods

By Lindsey M. Roberts The Washington Post
Apr 10, 2020 6:00 am - Right now, the United States is contemplating the temporary loss of toilet paper (which has only been on a cardboard roll as we know it since 1890, according to Charmin)...
Eastern redbud blossoms add beauty, attract pollinators

By Mark Spreyer Stillman Nature Center
Apr 07, 2020 6:00 am - As Arbor Day approaches, I thought I'd feature one of my favorite small trees, the eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis). When a redbud blossoms, its name notwithstanding, ...
Wheeling landscape professional offers tips to 'Spruce Up Your Spring Landscape'

Submitted by Bob Bertog
Apr 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Being outside right now is a welcome respite. While landscape crews are revving up to help people welcome the season with spring cleanups and plantings, here are some of...
Brittany Girls series inspired by British countryside

By Anne McCollam
Apr 05, 2020 7:01 am - Q: I have enclosed a photo of an antique porcelain pitcher. It is decorated with a scene of a young woman holding a basket. She is wearing a long dress and a head scarf....
Tree pruning is underway

By Tim Johnson Chicago Botanic Garden
Apr 05, 2020 7:00 am - When pruning large limbs off trees, it is a good idea to make an undercut first. This is a cut from the bottom up, about one-third of the way through the limb, 4 inches ...
In chaotic times, gardening becomes therapy

By John Raby Associated Press
Apr 05, 2020 7:00 am - CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dig. Plant. Breathe. As spring's arrival in the Northern Hemisphere coincides with government stay-at-home orders, the itch to get outside has turned...

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