Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Winemakers porcelain is Capodimonte styleOct 16, 2016 6:01 am - Q. I have enclosed a photo of a porcelain figural group my mother passed down to me. It has been in the family for years. On the side of the piece there is a crown above...
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Don't touch that shrub!Oct 16, 2016 6:01 am - Q. Is fall a good time to prune and fertilize shrubs? Are there any shrubs I should not prune in fall? A. So what should you prune this fall? Basically, the general rule...
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Thirty days to a new homeOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - It's always exciting to come home and find some new project that makes you fall in love with your home all over again. Neater than most divorces and packing and unpackin...
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Be mindful when planting, pulling and drying garlicOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - Garlic, a member of the onion family, has been used as a traditional medicine and to add flavor to food for thousands of years. It is native to central Asia, but is very...
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Tips for autumn planting of your flowering bulbsOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - Most bulbs should be planted after a hard frost (mid- to late October) but before the ground freezes. Fall-flowering bulbs such as autumn crocus (Colchicum) should have ...
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Why does blue food turn some people green?Oct 16, 2016 6:00 am - My mother, always very clear in her preferences, did not like blue food. I could understand that feeling. Wasn't there something weird about the bright blue Popsicles of...
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Revamp or create a mudroom for cold weather gearOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - It's finally getting cooler! As we begin to drag out jackets, rain boots and hats, this is the perfect time of year to think about revamping your mudroom or creating one...
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For this N.Y. garden, fall is a time to flourish, not fadeOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - If you want some pointers on how to keep the garden humming along in a dry autumn, you should make your way to Wave Hill, the 28-acre estate overlooking the Hudson River...
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Like water, air will always flow along the easiest pathOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - Q. I am an avid reader of your column each week, and I have learned a lot from it. I know you have mentioned my problem before and would appreciate your help. We have a ...
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Lava lamp maker expands into contemporary lightingOct 15, 2016 6:00 am - Remember those funky lava lamps you had when you were in high school and college? You probably didn't know they are made by an Elk Grove Village-based company and you wi...