Home and Garden
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Is giant reed a ‘miracle plant’ or the next kudzu?Nov 17, 2012 12:13 pm - OXFORD, N.C. — It’s fast-growing and drought-tolerant, producing tons of biomass per acre. It thrives even in poor soil and is a self-propagating perennial, so it requir...
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Metalsmiths combine art and inventionNov 17, 2012 4:00 am - Architectural metalsmith Chris Rand fired up a blowtorch at the Ivy Arts Studio in Minneapolis and transformed cold, hard metal into intricate ginkgo leaves. The leaves ...
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Dishes are everyday earthenware, not fine chinaNov 17, 2012 3:00 am - Q. My daughter inherited some dishes from her grandmother. The pattern is “May Flower” by Vernon Kilns and she has a service for eight with extra pieces such as a gravy ...
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Groundcover can be attractive alternative to mulchNov 14, 2012 7:00 am - Sometimes mulch can be a bit too much. Mulches retain moisture and restrain weeds and are great for protecting the roots of trees from lawn mower and edger cuts. We're ...
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Quilted barns draw attention to preservation, public artNov 11, 2012 4:00 am - When Nancy Fike first heard about a project in several Midwestern states that combined public art with barn preservation and the beauty of quiltmaking, she knew the old ...
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Function and style meet in attic bedroomNov 10, 2012 4:00 am - Colleen and Jamie live in a gorgeous old home with loads of charm and character. But old homes being what they are, there wasn’t a lot of storage space in the couple’s s...
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Art guild members display their work in GenevaNov 07, 2012 12:50 pm - Nearly 40 area artists will display their original works at the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St., on Saturday, Nov. 10. The Greater Geneva Art Guild’s Premiere Ex...
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Penthouse condo now exudes a lofty styleNov 05, 2012 10:51 am - Ana and Mario’s home is on the penthouse floor of an older downtown condo building. Their unit has some really great features, including high ceilings and a wood-burning...
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Scandinavian, Japanese styles uniteNov 05, 2012 10:49 am - The back of Kathy Wallace and Sarah Pradt’s house in St. Paul, Minn., gets a lot of light. But for the first 14 years they lived there, they didn’t see much of it. That’...
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Ancient kitchen could be a deal-breakerNov 05, 2012 10:00 am - Kitchens remain the heart of most homes. It's not only where we cook and eat, but where friends and family gather, children do homework and daily chores are organized an...