Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Weather, soil conditions determine when to start plantingAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Q. Now that it is spring, is it safe to start working in the garden? A. Weather and soil conditions are more important than the calendar in determining when to start dig...
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Ask a Master Gardener: Fall-planted mums considered annualsAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Q. Why do mums that I plant in the fall fail to survive our winters? A. The difficulty you are experiencing is because the plants have spent the summer growing in contai...
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Norfolk Pine can be saved as a house plantAug 13, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I bought a Norfolk Island pine for Christmas. Can I plant it outside in the spring? A. The Norfolk Pine (Araucaria heterophylla) is native to Norfolk Island in the So...
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Terrariums are making a comebackAug 13, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I received a terrarium as a gift. How should I care for it? A. Terrariums were very popular during the Victorian era, but declined over the decades. However, today, t...
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It's not easy to get Cyclamen to re-bloomAug 13, 2014 12:01 am - Q. How can I keep my cyclamen alive year to year? A. The common florist's cyclamen is derived from a species native to Mediterranean areas. While the plant grows from a ...
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Seed bare spots in your lawn nowAug 12, 2014 6:01 am - It is time to plan for and order spring-flowering bulbs for your garden. These plants need well-drained soil, so any area that remains wet for long periods of time or ha...
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Shade garden design easy with award-winning perennialsAug 12, 2014 6:00 am - Some gardeners are discouraged by their shady landscapes. They believe their borders must be bereft of pretty perennials, like the plants in their friends' sunny gardens...
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The vagaries of the late-summer gardenAug 11, 2014 1:01 am - The Washington Post The Post's gardening columnist Adrian Higgins answered questions recently in an online chat. Here is an edited excerpt. Q. My giant dill has gone to ...
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Right at Home: Pop art packs decor punchAug 10, 2014 5:00 am - Mid-century modern style is now firmly planted in the home décor landscape. And one of its elements, pop art, is cultivating a 21st century following. Eye-catching, gra...
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Design comes from the heart, not the walletAug 10, 2014 1:01 am - BY JOSEPH PUBILLONES If I had to be simplistic about explaining interior design, I would do so by saying that there are two kinds of interiors: traditional and contempor...