Articles filed under Home & Garden
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‘Steppable’ plants good for walkways, patios and moreOct 23, 2013 6:00 am - Plants you can walk on are attractive additions to pathways. These low-lying perennials can withstand heavy foot traffic, release pleasant odors when crushed, smother we...
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Right at home: Fall decor trend set in stoneOct 22, 2013 6:00 am - Along with grainy woods, metallics and other textural elements, rock and mineral-themed decor is part of a fall trend toward nature and natural elements. In many cases, ...
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'Green manure' for lazy gardenersOct 22, 2013 6:00 am - Long before the advent of synthetic plant foods, farmers had only two ways to make their fields more fertile. One method was to spread manure from livestock, which prov...
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How to bring your plants inside so they survive the winterOct 21, 2013 6:00 am - No matter where you live, you can enjoy the lush, colorful plants of the deep tropics in your garden — at least for the warmest months of the year. Yet all is not lost ...
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Great whites in the garden!Oct 21, 2013 1:00 am - Do you love white decor? Does your heart race when natural wood grain stands out in an all-white setting? Do you find that a beloved painting literally pops in the neutr...
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Let the remodeling begin! Finalists chosen in contestOct 20, 2013 6:00 am - A few weeks ago, we asked you to send us photos of your family room — your outdated, overstuffed, rundown or woefully empty family rooms. And send them you did. Some roo...
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'Mantique' shops display alligator heads rather than grandma's chinaOct 20, 2013 6:00 am - Jason Koenig winced at people using taxidermy as decor until he did so himself. Now the St. Paul, Minn., real-estate agent has a 4-foot barracuda mounted above his stone...
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Adding light therapy to whirlpool can be a bright ideaOct 20, 2013 1:02 am - Q. I am looking to install a new whirlpool tub with my bathroom renovation, and the salespeople I’m working with have been going over options that can be added to the wh...
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Tips for planting bulbsOct 20, 2013 1:00 am - Q. How should I plant bulbs so that they put on a beautiful spring showing? A. Here are tips on placing bulbs in the garden so that they will look their best, too: 타 Pla...
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Art in the garden: How to plant bulb groupings for a colorful springOct 19, 2013 6:00 am - We often think of fall as the time to focus on preparing our gardens for winter. We should, however, be putting some of our energy into preparing our gardens to come ali...