Home and Garden
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Finesse your floors with carpet tiles or area rugsApr 02, 2017 6:01 am - How much time do we spend looking down? People look down in search of lost coins, but do we focus much on what lies beneath our feet in our homes? If you find your floor...
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Spring care key to healthy summer lawnApr 02, 2017 6:01 am - What you need to do in your yard will depend on how it survived the winter. First, take care not to tread on your lawn if it is soft or mushy. You want to avoid trampin...
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Add a little Santa Fe style to your roomApr 02, 2017 6:01 am - Yee-Haw! During the 1990s, there was a fascination with the architecture, interiors and designs inspired in the Southwest. The decor came in waves by travel and a redisc...
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Non-flower gardens offer 50 shades of greenApr 02, 2017 6:00 am - While beds tumbling with flowers are lovely, there's an emerging trend in landscape design: the flowerless garden. Nontraditional gardens are no less green. In fact, the...
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Fairy gardens captivate imaginations of both kids and adultsApr 02, 2017 6:00 am - A set of little wings. Ceramic fountains. Tiny versions of ornate cottages and brick walkways fit for the English countryside. These are just some of the whimsical decor...
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There are more choices than pansies for spring containersApr 02, 2017 6:00 am - It's that time again - time to plant our spring containers. Most exciting of all our seasonal plantings, they deliver badly needed color even if we can't plant in the ga...
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Keep bulbs inside until danger of frost has passedApr 02, 2017 6:00 am - Get a head start on summer-blooming bulbs and tubers by starting them indoors in a moist, soilless mix. Plant caladium, colocasia (elephant ears), begonia, tuberhybrida...
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Wrong color for electrical conduit is a big dealApr 02, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I just laid an underground power line to my backyard workshop, and I ran the wires in white PVC pipe. The building inspector says I should have used gray PVC pipe, an...
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How to start in real estateApr 01, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Since assisting my sister with the sale of her house, I find the idea of selling homes and preparing homes for sale interesting. I contacted the state and got a list ...
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Which HECM reverse mortgage best meets your needs?Apr 01, 2017 6:00 am - Among the challenges faced by seniors considering a HECM reverse mortgage is deciding which HECM best meets their needs. There are both fixed-rate and adjustable-rate ve...