Home and Garden
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Ask a Master Gardener: Fall-planted mums considered annualsAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Q. Why do mums that I plant in the fall fail to survive our winters? A. The difficulty you are experiencing is because the plants have spent the summer growing in contai...
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Norfolk Pine can be saved as a house plantAug 13, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I bought a Norfolk Island pine for Christmas. Can I plant it outside in the spring? A. The Norfolk Pine (Araucaria heterophylla) is native to Norfolk Island in the So...
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Terrariums are making a comebackAug 13, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I received a terrarium as a gift. How should I care for it? A. Terrariums were very popular during the Victorian era, but declined over the decades. However, today, t...
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It's not easy to get Cyclamen to re-bloomAug 13, 2014 12:01 am - Q. How can I keep my cyclamen alive year to year? A. The common florist's cyclamen is derived from a species native to Mediterranean areas. While the plant grows from a ...
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Seed bare spots in your lawn nowAug 12, 2014 6:01 am - It is time to plan for and order spring-flowering bulbs for your garden. These plants need well-drained soil, so any area that remains wet for long periods of time or ha...
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Shade garden design easy with award-winning perennialsAug 12, 2014 6:00 am - Some gardeners are discouraged by their shady landscapes. They believe their borders must be bereft of pretty perennials, like the plants in their friends' sunny gardens...
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The vagaries of the late-summer gardenAug 11, 2014 1:01 am - The Washington Post The Post's gardening columnist Adrian Higgins answered questions recently in an online chat. Here is an edited excerpt. Q. My giant dill has gone to ...
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Right at Home: Pop art packs decor punchAug 10, 2014 5:00 am - Mid-century modern style is now firmly planted in the home décor landscape. And one of its elements, pop art, is cultivating a 21st century following. Eye-catching, gra...
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Design comes from the heart, not the walletAug 10, 2014 1:01 am - BY JOSEPH PUBILLONES If I had to be simplistic about explaining interior design, I would do so by saying that there are two kinds of interiors: traditional and contempor...
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Glowing recommendations for outdoor lightingAug 09, 2014 12:01 am - Outdoor lighting is often an afterthought in exterior facelifts and landscape designs, something not remembered until the plants are dug, the deck is built and the house...