Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Best time to plant a tree? Probably nowOct 04, 2020 7:00 am - Planting a tree is one of the best things you can do to help the planet, and these days it's gotten easier. There's a better understanding now of what trees need, includ...
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Comforting brown returns as a fall home decor trendOct 04, 2020 6:00 am - In recent years, brown anything in a living space was considered by some arbiters of decor as drab and outdated. But this fall the hue is back in favor, in part because ...
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Create charming rooms using color and patternOct 03, 2020 7:00 am - English designer Cath Kidston is known as "The Queen of Print." With a background in interior design and styling, Kidston founded her brand in 1993 and made it a global ...
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Cleaning the fireplace chimneyOct 03, 2020 6:00 am - Q: I use my efficient wood-burning fireplace often. The chimney has never been cleaned and the exterior is weathered. Is having it cleaned really important and what task...
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Facts and folklore about marshy cattailsOct 02, 2020 6:00 am - When it comes to cattails, I thought I had the subject pretty well covered. I had led many field trips to cattail marshes and conducted wetland seminars on the subject. ...
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Buy mums with flower buds that are just about to openSep 27, 2020 7:00 am - Autumn is a good time to core aerate your lawn to reduce soil compaction and thatch if you did not aerate in spring. Core aerating once a year is enough for most residen...
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Blue mood? A different room color could help.Sep 27, 2020 7:00 am - So many of us are struggling with everything that has happened in 2020, and we want - perhaps even need - our dwellings to feel like secure refuges. Six months into the ...
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Designing for the expected unexpected forces of natureSep 26, 2020 6:00 am - Because our nation is made up of people who have come from all around the world, all our homes are not alike, nor should we expect them to be. Generally, your ethnic bac...
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It's time to plant bulbsSep 26, 2020 6:00 am - You may be growing tired of planting, weeding, watering and dividing perennials, but before you hang up the shovel for the season, plant some bulbs. It takes a little w...
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Give your home a facelift this fallSep 20, 2020 7:01 am - As we leave behind the hotter-than-hot summer days and begin to feel the ever-so-subtle cooling breezes, many of us are left with the desire to mark the change of season...