Home and Garden
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Kondo says people of all cultures have trouble organizingOct 12, 2018 6:00 am - Organizing consultant and author Marie Kondo joined staff writer Jura Koncius recently on The Washington Post's Home Front online chat. Here is an edited excerpt. Q. Now...
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St. Charles named 'Best of the Best' in America in Bloom awards programOct 11, 2018 11:00 pm - St. Charles took home top honors in the America in Bloom national awards program, winning the Circle of Champions award for its population category, 25,000-75,000. The ...
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Marie Kondo on the five obstacles to declutteringOct 11, 2018 11:00 pm - Japanese decluttering diva Marie Kondo started out as an organizing consultant while she was a 19-year-old university student in Tokyo. Her 2011 book “The Life-Changing ...
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Social media changes how garden clubs are perceivedOct 11, 2018 11:00 pm - The Hawthorn Garden Club of Glen Ellyn has climbed on board the social media, internet train. Introducing the club's website is exciting for us. Interestingly enough, i...
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Coltrane home honored as a National TreasureOct 09, 2018 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The Long Island home of John Coltrane, the pioneering jazz musician and composer, and his wife Alice, an accomplished and influential musician and spiritual...
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Plants that allow you to enjoy your favorite fall colorOct 07, 2018 7:00 am - Fall foliage turns our landscapes into a palette of autumnal shades. Whether you prefer leaves of brilliant yellow, glowing orange or fiery red, there are trees and shru...
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Herbs from the garden can be grown year roundOct 07, 2018 6:00 am - It is time to start thinking about the indoor herb garden. Before frost, carefully lift and pot small herb plants or large perennials, such as rosemary or lemon verbena,...
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To protect pollinators, go easy on the fall garden cleanupOct 07, 2018 6:00 am - Time to rake up the yard, deadhead the perennials and till the vegetable garden? Not so fast. Popular opinion is swinging toward letting things stay just as they are thr...
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This organizer's decluttering method isn't easy, but celebs love herOct 07, 2018 6:00 am - There's an infamous scene in “Mommie Dearest,” the 1981 cult film about Joan Crawford's neuroses, that strikes a chord with neat freaks. Crawford, played by Faye Dunaway...
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How to move plants indoors to gain a jump next springOct 07, 2018 6:00 am - Q, I want to save money on next spring's garden. I would like to overwinter my plants. Any advice? A. There are several ways to overwinter many of your tropical and tend...