Articles filed under Home & Garden
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5 new varieties to brighten your landscape this summerMay 24, 2017 12:00 am - One of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to brighten up and refresh any outdoor living space is to plant trees, shrubs and flowers. Our newest selections are in t...
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Porcelain vase stars Grecian maidensMay 21, 2017 6:01 am - Q. Enclosed is a photo of a porcelain Limoges vase that has been in our family for well over 50 years. It was given to a relative who had been assisting a dear friend. O...
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Cobalt blue transforms a roomMay 21, 2017 6:01 am - Cobalt blue is a fascinating color and the only color listed in the periodic table. It is a vibrant color that is familiar to most as the accent color used in blue and w...
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How to carve out a cozy placeMay 21, 2017 6:01 am - One big room can be boring. You could feel that way whether you live in a studio apartment, a micro-unit or even a more generously sized loft because there is no definit...
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Rotation key to organic vegetable gardeningMay 21, 2017 6:00 am - Rotate the crops in your vegetable garden to help control pest and disease problems. This is the easiest way to practice organic, integrated, pest-management gardening. ...
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Smaller deck can still be fabulousMay 21, 2017 6:00 am - We have lived in this house for 27 years, have a big backyard, but it is in need of love and attention. It could be a wonderful outdoor space, but with all the trees we ...
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Difficult to work with odd shapesMay 21, 2017 6:00 am - We moved into our forever home about five years ago and have been doing many DIY projects inside and outside to move it from the '80s into this decade. And this is the s...
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You'll be walking on air if you keep your soil loose and lightMay 21, 2017 6:00 am - There are many ways to make a garden bed, but one thing is constant: The soil within it should have the lightness of a fluffed-up pillow and the loft of a down-filled du...
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Sunflowers attract birds to your yardMay 21, 2017 6:00 am - Sunflowers are as much a part of summer as water balloons and corn boils. I remember planting sunflower seeds in my mother's garden and marveling as they grew as tall as...
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A small, turn-of-the-century co-op gets a big dose of girlie glamMay 21, 2017 6:00 am - Louisa Bargeron loved the 10-foot ceilings, the fireplace with the original tile and the claw-foot tub in her one-bedroom co-op at the venerable Ontario building in Wash...