Articles filed under Home & Garden
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A lesson in building a backyard retaining wallMay 02, 2020 7:00 am - Flat, even landscapes are often coveted in backyards. However, flat backyards are not always found. Fortunately, varied terrain does not mean certain landscaping plans a...
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Battery-powered lawn mowers are superior to gas modelsMay 02, 2020 6:00 am - Q: My gas lawn mower just died, so I might try a cordless battery-powered one this time. What factors should I consider and can one cut a normal-sized residential yard? ...
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Seven considerations for a shedMay 01, 2020 6:00 am - Backyard sheds can be useful assets. They are ideal for housing mowers, tools and even pool-care equipment. But they can be put to other uses as well, such as being key ...
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Return to golf, greenhouses, grooming 'feels so good'May 01, 2020 1:00 am - We took a small step toward a return to the new normal Friday when golf courses, greenhouses and even pet groomers were allowed to reopen a month after Gov. J.B. Pritzke...
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Rather make your own produce? Expert advice on starting first veggie gardenApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - Maybe it's because you're bored while stuck at home. Or worried about not having enough money to buy food. Or now shiver at the thought of buying produce other people ha...
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Cameo Classics chronicles cruel prison lifeApr 26, 2020 7:01 am - Q: This is a photo of the cover of a Cameo Classics hardcover book that I have. On the cover is the title: "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" by Oscar Wilde. In the center of ...
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Rediscover style and comfort in your quarantine homeApr 26, 2020 7:01 am - Social distancing, self-isolation and quarantine are all new buzzwords we are hearing on the news and even in our conversations in these times of the COVID-19 virus. So ...
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Make your home an enjoyable place of refugeApr 26, 2020 7:00 am - When your entire life is happening inside your home, it matters how that space feels and functions. Interior designers often focused on this even before self-quarantine,...
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How to grow tasty ingredients for your saladsApr 26, 2020 7:00 am - Instead of heading to the grocery store for the ingredients of a salad - complete with masks and social distance - grow them in your own backyard. Once you've tasted a s...
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A century later, victory gardens connect Americans againApr 26, 2020 7:00 am - During World War I, posters proclaiming “Food will win the war” encouraged Americans to grow victory gardens. A century later, home gardeners are returning to that idea ...