Home and Garden
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Dormant oil spray can be very effective to control magnolia scaleMar 20, 2016 7:23 am - March is a good month to control insects such as magnolia scale with an application of dormant oil. Dormant oils can be very effective with minimal impact on the environ...
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A new class of annuals will impress you in 2016Mar 20, 2016 7:17 am - Gardeners returning to garden centers in spring are like students returning to school in the fall, anxious to rekindle old friendships and excited to make new friends. G...
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Porcelain dish with hole puzzles familyMar 20, 2016 7:01 am - Q. Enclosed is a photo of a porcelain jar with a matching plate that belonged to my grandmother. It is decorated with multicolored pastel flowers and gold trim. It stand...
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Living Christmas trees should be planted before springMar 20, 2016 1:01 am - Q. With the birth of our first grandson last week, my wife thinks it would be nice to plant a live Christmas tree next year as a memory of his first Christmas. Our lot i...
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Getting smaller is just a sign of the timesMar 20, 2016 1:00 am - The quintessential studio apartment has been found in Manhattan for generations. In film and on stage, a building-locked room with a window view of a brick wall just a f...
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Spring cleaning can help you jump-start a new lookMar 20, 2016 1:00 am - As temperatures start to warm up, the need to do some spring cleaning might hit you. Although cleaning is just one aspect of it, it is also a great time to refresh your ...
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Vintage fixtures require some light researchMar 20, 2016 1:00 am - I like to buy vintage light fixtures — sconces, lanterns, pendants and chandeliers — for my decorating projects. I find that vintage fixtures are often better made than ...
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Home prices are rising because of short supplyMar 19, 2016 1:01 am - Home prices are finally showing substantial increases. The National Association of Realtors recently issued a report on this emerging trend. Home prices posted a strong ...
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Mailboxes are not to be used for informal correspondenceMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - Q. A unit owner in our association places correspondence to other owners directly into their individual mailboxes at the association. That is, he does not "mail" them an...
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Wills, trusts allow homes to be passed down to heirsMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - Q. I have a few questions about assigning beneficiaries to the title of our house. The house is paid for and my wife and I are both retired. She is 67 and I am 68. We wo...