Home and Garden
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Fanciful 'Mad House' exhibit straddles art and designJul 01, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Imagine a house containing a towering bronze pitchfork and shovel that will never be used for gardening; a working vacuum cleaner - topped with the gilded bus...
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How should a garage door be tested for child safety?Jul 01, 2016 5:00 am - Q. The buyer's home inspector was testing my automatic garage door closer to see if it would reverse for child safety. He placed a cardboard box in the door's path, and ...
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Even trespassing burglars have rightsJul 01, 2016 4:00 am - It rarely happens, but a crook can indeed sue a homeowner if that thief gets hurt while looting a house. Q. Is it true that a burglar who breaks into a home can sue the ...
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Spiders are among most effective predators of plant pestsJun 26, 2016 4:00 am - Although many people have a built-in aversion to them, spiders rank as one of the gardener's best tools for biological pest control. They also are one of the few pest pr...
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Use fabric curtain designs to transform your roomJun 25, 2016 11:00 pm - Fabric drapery creates design flexibility in small, architecturally challenged rooms. Some rooms, like this one, have bay windows, which makes arranging furniture tricky...
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A historical account of what sparklesJun 25, 2016 11:00 pm - Could it be that "bling" has made it into today's design lexicon? Bling is not just a word, but a way of life and style. It has the all the allure of theatrics, fantasy ...
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Farmhouse country charm without the barnJun 25, 2016 11:00 pm - Forty-five minutes northwest of Washington, D.C., in the tiny town of Round Hill, Virginia, is a hilly plot of land with a duck pond, an old grain silo and a 300-year-ol...
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Plant yarrows in hot, dry gardensJun 25, 2016 11:00 pm - Yarrows, botanically termed Achillea, are beautiful, easy-to-grow perennials that tolerate heat, drought and windswept areas in the garden. They adapt to a wide range of...
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Lake Zurich joins effort to save monarch butterfliesJun 25, 2016 6:00 am - Lake Zurich will be part of a suburban push to help save monarch butterflies. Mayor Thomas Poynton read into the record at a meeting this week a proclamation stating the...
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Avoid droopy perennials with a late-spring trimJun 25, 2016 5:00 am - For beginners, one of the daunting aspects of creating flower beds is the idea that you have to stake perennials as they grow. You stake vampires. Perennials? This was t...