Home and Garden
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Ornamental grasses are nearly perfect perennialsAug 09, 2015 1:00 am - When choosing perennials for our gardens we set high standards. We search for plants with attractive foliage, delightful flowers, showy seed heads, impressive fall color...
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How can home inspectors find roof leaks?Aug 09, 2015 1:00 am - Q. I follow your column weekly, and it seems that home inspectors not finding roof leaks before the close of escrow is a common problem, especially in dry areas of the c...
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Citizens for Conservation to host native plant presentation in BarringtonAug 09, 2015 1:00 am - Citizens for Conservation will host a presentation which native trees and shrubs are best to add to your garden at the Barrington village hall Wednesday, Aug. 12. Meredi...
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A toast to the perfect wine cellarAug 09, 2015 12:00 am - When Madelyn Smith moved to her newly built house in McLean, Virginia, she knew she couldn't replicate the antique, all-brick wine cellar tucked under a staircase in her...
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Election of association board membersAug 08, 2015 1:00 am - Q. The terms of two of our three board members expire at the upcoming annual meeting. If no one steps up to run for the board, and the current board members want to cont...
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Deals arriving on dorm room, home office and patio itemsAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - As millions of students head off to college, retailers are beginning to offer hefty savings on common household items ranging from desks to bookshelves. Big discounts on...
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Renewed tax benefits would pay off for homeownersAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Just before Congress headed out for summer vacation this week, a Senate committee started something that's likely to prove important to thousands of homeown...
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Beehive mark on a plethora of porcelainAug 06, 2015 6:00 am - Q. This is a photo of a pair of porcelain Austrian vases. Each is decorated with medallions of classical figures and signed in gold with the name “Kauffman.” Each scene ...
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Inside an ordinary Colonial beats a revolutionary heartAug 06, 2015 6:00 am - Candace Ourisman captures herself perfectly in her Twitter bio: "I love colors and all things that are not typical ... I hate typical." Although she and her husband, Chr...
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Ceilings have learned a lot from fancy floorsAug 05, 2015 6:00 am - Ceilings of today can be as fancy as floors