Home and Garden
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Help neededNov 03, 2013 6:00 am - The house is more than 100 years old and has an unusual set up. The set up of the family room makes arranging furniture a challenge. It’s a room everyone sees when they ...
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Clean, classy furniture for the formal areasNov 03, 2013 4:00 am - “Simplistic elegance with personality thrown in” seems to be the preference of today’s homeowners when they are shopping for the more formal areas of their home, as well...
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Tips to keep your plants healthy for next seasonNov 03, 2013 1:00 am - Q. Should I shear creeping phlox, and if so, when should I do it? A. Creeping phlox, Phlox subulata, is a low-growing perennial that creates a striking carpet full of bl...
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Suits claim Love Canal still oozing sickness 35 years laterNov 02, 2013 4:31 pm - NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Thirty-five years after Love Canal’s oozing toxic waste scared away a neighborhood and became a symbol of environmental catastrophe, history could ...
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Wedgewood stove may cook up higher price in CaliforniaNov 02, 2013 5:51 am - Q. Attached is a photo of my Wedgewood stove. It was used by my mother until the 1970s and is in working order. For the past 15 years, it has been a decoration in our ki...
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Year-round care needed to ensure unique bulb display in springNov 02, 2013 5:00 am - For a unique bulb display in spring, plant bulbs in containers. It is possible to layer bulbs of different types in a single container for extra drama. Because the soil...
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Home lighting has begun transformationNov 02, 2013 12:56 am - LED is the name of the game in lighting today. Prices for the long-lasting, environmentally-friendly light-emitting diodes are continually decreasing, so they are gather...
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Tiny Asian-inspired garden space turns magical at nightNov 02, 2013 12:00 am - Ed McHugh’s lovely garden in suburban Pittsburgh is an exquisite Asian-themed spot, constructed on an extremely sloped lot in heavy shade and an extraordinary use of spa...
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In design, stick with what you love, not what’s trendingNov 02, 2013 12:00 am - Thomas Pheasant, a Washington-based interior designer and author of “Thomas Pheasant: Simply Serene,” was the guest recently on The Post’s Home Front online chat. Here i...
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Transplant trees, shrubs in fall for best resultsNov 01, 2013 5:00 am - When is the best time to plant or transplant trees and shrubs? Although these can be planted any time the ground isn’t frozen, the absolute best time is fall. The cool a...