Home and Garden
Your Garden Guy: Todd’s to-do list
• Oakleaf Hydrangeas ( Hydrangea quercifolia) are blooming now. Grown in shade to part sun, this shrub has few problems. Creamy white flowers, large leaves, excellent fall color. Blooms on new growth. There are some new varieties on the market that are worth a look. Oakleaf Hydrangea grow to 6 ...
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HOME AND GARDEN
Home style: Weeds among the grasses; curved shower rod; 'Just Right Home'
WHAT'S NEW: CURVED SHOWER ROD IS TENSION-MOUNTED
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ENVIRONMENT
Nature's ways of improving backyard gardening
You might be working harder in the garden than you have to.
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ENVIRONMENT
Diggin' In: Try these new plants to perk up your landscape
Tired of ivy that claims too much of your yard, or boxwood that looks brown and dead inside?
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ENVIRONMENT
Living Smart: After the storm
For those whose homes have been damaged by storms, it's important they take action quickly to begin the remediation process before secondary damage occurs.
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HOME AND GARDEN
Your Place: Use ammonia to remove coating from glass
Q: We moved into a home with 20-year-old sliding glass doors that were treated with what appears to be a thin plastic coating or plastic shield for sun glare.
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HOME AND GARDEN
Do It Yourself Q&A: Dripping deck; darker hardwoods; shiny laminate; good paints
Q: I have a second floor deck made of concrete and supported by steel. Unfortunately, the deck wasn't waterproofed and water drips on the patio underneath. Is there any way to keep the patio dry? -B. Mabry
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HOME AND GARDEN
W Hollywood penthouses: All the glitz, none of the grit
They keep saying that Hollywood is being transformed.
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HOME AND GARDEN
On Gardening: Chestnut Rose an heirloom for the ages
If you remember old-fashioned roses growing off your grandmother's front porch and long for that beauty at your home, consider the heirloom chestnut rose. Antique roses are those grown prior to 1867 - the date of the first hybrid-tea and of course the finest of the species of roses that have been...
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HOME AND GARDEN
Room to Grow: An ounce of prevention goes a long way
This spring has been a stark contrast to the past couple of years. The recent rains and mild temperatures have our vegetable gardens in full swing. While we are fortunate to receive the rains, this brings on another set of problems. Fungal disease such as leaf spots and root rots will likely be ...
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HOME AND GARDEN
Take the indoors outdoors
Forget bringing the outdoors inside. When it comes to summer soirees, “I just try to think of everything I would do inside and bring it outside,” says Emily Felts, owner of A Silver Nutmeg Occasions, a Washington events business. She’s fond of using real linens, china and servingware...
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