Articles filed under Home & Garden
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New varieties help gardens get realFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Gardens have issues that catalogs don't. For example, you might have extensive shade to plant or maybe neighborhood deer think your garden is a smorgasbord. Great Garden...
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Bloodroot makes brief appearance in early springFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A few years ago, on a quest for white-blooming perennials for a green and white garden, I found some delightful woodland natives that soon worked their way into my heart...
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Thoroughbred styleFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Laura Pedian's personal style is glamorous, opulent, 18th century French. So are you surprised that the designer lives in a barn? "I'm living my passion," she said. ...
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Versatile climbing vines the perfect cover storyFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Vines, versatile vines! You've probably noticed that vines are "spreading" in popularity, showing up in garden magazines, beautiful landscapes and on trellises near you....
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Remember, it's cozy, not tinyFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Metropolitan Home takes on small spaces in its March edition. This probably interests many people, even those whose daughter didn't just move into a studio apartment. It...
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A little care keeps trees healthy in winterFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - An ardor for arbors does not cool with the seasons, but the cold months hold special dangers for trees: windstorms, heavy snowfall and dry air that can turn branches bri...
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Back to the prairieFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Prairie style -- created a century ago by Frank Lloyd Wright and his contemporaries -- has a new group of young, hip devotees. Buyers in their 20s and 30s are among tho...
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A little extra care can perk up even the toughest house plantsFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Spider plants, split-leaf philodendrons and rubber trees don't have to look forlorn. These plants often take on a downtrodden look because of their uncanny ability to su...
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Elk Grove man's passion was his garden, charityFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Over the last eight years, Floyd K. "Red" Lundeen contributed hundreds of pounds of fresh vegetables to the food pantry at Elk Grove Township. Items have ranged from som...
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Don't be too hasty about starting seeds indoorsFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Make the most of the dormant season. Use this time to plan for the growing season, to get your tools and equipment ready and to place your orders from seed, bulb and pla...