Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Tiny houses still have room for what mattersJun 27, 2015 7:00 am - For most people, the choice to live in a small space is all about location, the chance to live on a busy city block in the center of the action. But for others, it's abo...
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Consider functions of landscape before plantingJun 27, 2015 7:00 am - When planning a new landscape, it is easy to be influenced by visions of magnificent borders of blooms or vast expanses of lush green lawn. But before planting, it is i...
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Table's carved eagle is patrioticJun 27, 2015 6:01 am - Q. I have enclosed a picture of a table that I purchased from an estate in the 1980s. I have never seen another one like it. As you can see in the picture, the top is a ...
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A window of opportunity for basil loversJun 26, 2015 6:00 am - Basil has hit the big time. It's now America's favorite herb. Gardeners shopping for seeds and plants can find a wide variety, from the small-leaved lemon to luxuriant I...
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Porcelain cockatiel likely made in GermanyJun 25, 2015 6:00 am - Q. Enclosed is a picture of a porcelain parrot figurine. It stands about 9 inches tall, is decorated with a shiny glaze and is in mint condition. My parents were station...
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Scale insects suck sap from treesJun 25, 2015 6:00 am - This is the time of year to check closely for magnolia scale, a kind of sap-sucking insect that creates an overall thin condition when it infests these flowering trees. ...
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Find a winning spot to get in the gameJun 24, 2015 6:00 am - Talk about a game night these days will lead to visions of groups of kids addictively playing Wii or Xbox. Technology has bred autonomous games and gadgets where one nee...
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French antique taste on a thrift-store budgetJun 23, 2015 6:00 am - Designer Charlotte Moss, author of “Garden Inspirations,” joined Post staff writer Jura Koncius recently on the newspaper's Home Front online chat. Here is an edited exc...
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Kidproof can be beautifulJun 22, 2015 6:00 am - You live with kids and you wonder: Is it even possible to have a living room free of Lego bricks or walls free of crayon marks? California-based Gabrielle Stanley Blair,...
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Thimbles offer limitless world of geometric patternsJun 21, 2015 7:00 am - KANAZAWA, Japan — Kaga yubinuki are ring-shaped thimbles featuring geometric patterns created using silk thread. A specialty of Kanazawa, the charming sewing implement h...