Articles filed under Home & Garden
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These plants wait their whole lives to bloom once. It’s usually spectacularAug 01, 2024 5:45 am - Monocarpics spend their whole lives growing to provide a single, swan-song bloom before dying. That once-in-a-lifetime bloom is often spectacular. Some examples are century plants, American columbo, fishtail palms, bamboo, bananas, and hens and chicks.
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Now is the time to plant fall harvest veggiesJul 30, 2024 6:38 pm - Stagger plantings of gladiolus to extend blooming season, the first week of August is a good time to plant fall harvest veggies and other tips for your garden.
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Should inspectors cut corners or lift themJul 25, 2024 6:15 am - The idea of lifting carpet corners for home inspectors to check the flooring underneath for asbestos-suspect materials is impractical, home inspector says.
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Do leases automatically renew unless you give notice? It’s not the law.Jul 25, 2024 6:00 am - An owner wants to keep a renter’s security deposit because he didn’t give 60 days notice. He said it’s the law. It’s not, but it could be in the lease.
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Green Garden Mama and GardenWorks Project to host fall gardening workshop at Morton ArboretumJul 24, 2024 11:37 pm - On Thursday, Aug. 8, the GardenWorks Project and the Morton Arboretum are partnering for an enlightening workshop, “Productive, Beautiful Fall Gardens, with the Green Garden Mama.”
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Dog boarding business likely violates association rulesJul 24, 2024 6:00 am - Operating a dog boarding business from a unit would violate the covenants of most associations.
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Black flowers, sad statues: Gardens are going gothJul 23, 2024 8:55 pm - A combination of a new generation of gardeners and new horticulture breeding technology has created new trend, goth gardening, which incorporates some new dark-hued plants and blooms.
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Continue grooming perennials, annuals, leaving some for winter interestJul 23, 2024 6:00 am - Removing yellowing leaves and spent flowers helps keep perennials healthy, but some can be left for winter interest, and foraging birds.
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Foil barrier, ventilation best ways to block radiant heat from atticJul 20, 2024 11:17 pm - Heat from the attic will warm up your house and increase energy bills in the summer. Insulation is not enough to block the summer heat.
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Dining room conversion ideasJul 20, 2024 10:22 pm - It might be time to consider some ideas to convert formal dining rooms to make these spaces more functional.