Home and Garden
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Tiny houses are still far from commonplaceJul 24, 2016 7:01 am - With lots of media exposure these days, tiny houses have earned a place at the top of the mountain. There's a TV program devoted to documenting the search for the perfec...
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Potato plants produce inedible 'fruit'Jul 24, 2016 7:01 am - Q. What are the small green fruits on my potato plants and are they edible? A. Many gardeners are finding small, green, cherry tomato-like fruits on their potato plants ...
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Harmful magnolia scale secretes sticky honeydewJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - This is the time of year to check closely for magnolia scale, an insect about the size of a pencil eraser. Typically found on the underside of magnolia branches, the sca...
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Nine notable innovations from Dwell on DesignJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - Contemporary design devotees circled their sleek, Wi-Fi-enabled wagons at the annual Dwell on Design show in downtown Los Angeles late last month to commune with like-mi...
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For a change of kitchen pace, investigate shades of grayJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - If you ask a thousand people to name their favorite color, you might get one that would say gray. But look at any lifestyle or shelter magazine and you'll see that gray ...
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Add interest to the landscape with variegated plantsJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - Gardeners are always looking for ways to spice up their gardens. We scour garden center benches for new annuals, unusual perennials and trendy tropicals, or we plant hip...
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Mahogany parlor chairs are circa 1840Jul 24, 2016 6:01 am - Q. My husband and I were given two identical antique mahogany chairs by an elderly man who had been the curator of our local museum. He also worked at a New York museum ...
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Good things in small packagesJul 24, 2016 6:01 am - The saying goes that "Good things come in small packages." That is true when it comes to perfume and jewelry, but in regard to real estate, it's something completely dif...
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Private street always used by the publicJul 23, 2016 6:00 am - Q. The streets in our condominium association are privately owned. However, the streets are routinely used by nonresidents to get from one side of town to the other. Fra...
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How to unleash the HECM reverse mortgage marketJul 23, 2016 5:00 am - Editor's note: This is the second column is a series that began last week in HomesSaturday.. Last week's article indicated that the HECM market is not a shoppers' market...