Home and Garden
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Monitor soil, provide water as neededAug 04, 2013 1:00 am - Although there was lots of rain in spring and early summer, conditions now have become warmer and drier. Monitor the soil in your garden and provide supplemental water t...
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Bamboo planters could face legal liabilitiesAug 03, 2013 7:57 pm - HARTFORD, Conn. — While bamboo can evoke images of tranquility, munching pandas and eco-friendly flooring, an aggressive variety has wreaked havoc on some homeowners and...
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Watch fob's time has come and goneAug 03, 2013 5:00 am - Q. I have an item that was handed down to me after my parents' passing. I have seen nothing like it before. On the hideaway nail file is engraved “Robeson Shuredge” and ...
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Lenox workers still produce U.S.-made chinaAug 03, 2013 12:00 am - KINSTON, N.C. — Brenda Bizzelle likes to check out the dinnerware counters at nice stores when she goes out of town, just to admire the fruits of her labor. She can run ...
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GE designs appliances for millennialsAug 03, 2013 12:00 am - Millennials, the generation that grew up on ramen noodles and Vitaminwater, now have a major appliance line designed for them by a fellow millennial. On June 26, GE rele...
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Art in the garden: There are lots of easy-care perennials for your landscapeAug 02, 2013 11:00 pm - Homeowners with busy lifestyles and smaller yards search for neat and tidy plants that don't take a lot of time to maintain. They want pretty flowers on compact mounding...
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Slow gardening a lifestyle rather than a raceAug 01, 2013 6:15 am - Felder Rushing is not a man to be hurried. This former county extension agent turned folklorist, author and lecturer is an advocate of slow gardening — emphasizing the p...
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Metals glow in fall decorJul 30, 2013 11:00 pm - Never been a heavy metal fan? The new look of brass, copper, bronze and nickel in this fall's decor might change your mind. The finishes are warm, without the kitschy c...
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Beer by beer, Houston home morphs into landmarkJul 29, 2013 11:00 pm - HOUSTON — A child of the Great Depression, John Milkovisch didn't throw anything away — not even the empty cans of beer he enjoyed each afternoon with his wife. So, in t...
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Find out why oaks are endangered and how to help preserve themJul 29, 2013 6:00 am - The oak tree was once hailed as king of the forest. People called it magnificent, majestic and mighty. But that was then. Now, the oak no longer reigns supreme. As a gr...