Home and Garden
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Thanksgiving decorating from the landscapeNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - If you are hosting Thanksgiving dinner and are looking for inexpensive ways to decorate, look no further than your own backyard. Mother Nature has generously provided al...
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Kids artwork: Frame it? Box it? Toss it?
Oct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Having moved five times in the last nine years, Pam Syx, now of Venice, Fla., had many opportunities to chuck some of her two children's artwork along the way. Instead, ...
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High: Designers offer tips for bar seatingOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Confession time. I remodeled the kitchen in my first house, and then never bought stools for the counter that opened to the dining room. I was never sure how tall they s...
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Take specific steps to protect hybrid tea rose through winterOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. This is the first year I planted a hybrid tea rose. Because the flowers were so beautiful, I want to make sure the plant survives our winter. How do I prepare the pla...
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Jolly Bee among the latest garden bloomersOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Jolly Bee cranesbill (Geranium Jolly Bee) starts flowering early, sails through summer's demands, and is one of the last perennials in flower before it reluctantly bows ...
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Transform secondhand furniture to spice up your homeOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - With a little creativity, you can save big money on your next room redo by transforming flea market finds and garage sale steals into one-of-a-kind gems that make a stat...
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St. Charles home inspired by historic governor's mansionOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Imagine living in a replica of one of America's great houses - the White House, Monticello, Mount Vernon, or, perhaps, one of the 50 state's governors' mansions. Since 1...
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Red, wiggly worms perform magic in kitchen compost binOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Not so long ago, I would have considered any worm in the kitchen to be a bad thing. Mealworms, for example, who occasionally ride in unnoticed in bags of birdseed. The f...
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Wild bird winter photo galleryOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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Seeds, water just two secrets to attracting birds this winterOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The birds you feed in your back yard need more than seeds to make it through the winter. They also need spas. Actually, they need open water to drink and keep their feat...