Home and Garden
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Bindweed rootstocks can extend 20 feetAug 16, 2013 1:00 pm - Q. I was reading your article in the Sunday paper and was wondering if you can help me with a weed I have on my property. The weed is thin and looks for something to wr...
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There is an art to vacuumingAug 16, 2013 6:00 am - Housekeeping, drudgery? Not to us members of the unofficial “clean club.” You know if you belong: You enthusiastically discuss your favorite cleaning tools, staying loya...
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Class act? ‘Downton Abbey’ enters merchandise frayAug 16, 2013 6:00 am - LONDON — Forget “Mad Men” modernism. This season’s style is all about “Downton Abbey”’s Edwardian opulence. Millions around the world have been seduced by the straight-l...
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Clearly, glass brings beauty and function to decorAug 16, 2013 12:00 am - My favorite decorating tools are those that score a perfect 10 in the categories of form and function. Glass delivers on both counts by adding brilliance and beauty to h...
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Fixes small and large for a better bathroomAug 15, 2013 5:35 am - You want a better bathroom, but don’t want to put a drain on your finances? Worry not. This is one room in the house where little things mean a lot. On the other hand, i...
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Gardening tools go mobileAug 14, 2013 5:49 am - Smart phones that respond to signals from plants? Laptops that coordinate irrigation at dozens of vineyards? Remote weather stations programmed to text frost alerts? Man...
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Conjure up color to create yard magicAug 13, 2013 1:00 am - Color is a great equalizer. It's a disguise for things not quite beautiful. For some creative souls, color is a sacrament. For those unwilling to think outside the box, ...
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Carefully plan a project budget to get the results you wantAug 12, 2013 5:00 am - You've developed a wish list for your ideal kitchen, bathroom or master bedroom. You've gleaned inspiration from magazines, the web and cable TV, forming a vision comple...
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Use navy to anchor your home decorAug 10, 2013 1:00 am - For as long as I can remember, I’ve been head over heels in love with the color blue. Cobalt? Be still my beating heart. Robin’s egg? Divine. Turquoise? Makes me swoon. ...
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Crisp, contemporary shapes have a cool vibe that appeals to manyAug 10, 2013 1:00 am - Quadrilaterals, cubes, polyhedrons … sound like 10th grade math class? Perhaps, but they’re also examples of one of this fall’s biggest trends in home decor. Geometrics ...