The Gardener Decorates for Christmas www.gardenguides.com
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i remember the first christmas tree that my husband and i put up together. we had barely enough money to buy the tree, and so had to be very creative with the decorations. luckily, we had flour and water and sugar around, and so had a great time baking

STYLE AT HOME: Four ways to brighten your home cheaply dwb.sacbee.com
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window treatment is the versatile and timeless fabric panel. panels are so simple yet so sophisticated. find some fabric that steals your heart and accents your room's colors, then stitch up some panels. if you already have panels you love, freshen them

Hints from Heloise: Get your vehicle and home ready for winter www.deseretnews.com
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ă‚â ă‚â ă‚â ă‚â€˘ stock up on rock salt for melting ice, sand for improving traction, and snow shovels or snow-removal machines. ă‚â ă‚â ă‚â ă‚â€˘ order plenty of heating fuel, and keep lots of dry, seasoned wood for your fireplace or wood-burning

Designing new uses for throwaway things seattletimes.nwsource.com
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steve dodds shares how to create the bent-record letter organizer and other projects in re-creative. steve dodds is the kind of guy who once was late for work because he spotted something good on the curb. in dodds' hands, someone else's trash is

Don't be afraid to look ahead with plantings www.dfw.com
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we may deny it, but we're creatures of habit. we become tied to familiar surroundings. it's true in our homes, and it's even more true in our landscapes. i planted those boxwoods 30 years ago. how can i save them when the foundation-repair company

Inmates design concept furniture for tight spaces www.chicagotribune.com
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philadelphia -- the goal had apocalyptic overtones: to design furniture for survivors consigned to tight, temporary shelters after a natural disaster. to carry it out, social activist and conceptual artist peggy diggs turned to a population that is

Getting A Jump On Spring www.gardenguides.com
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try wintering over a late planting of lettuce by covering it with a foot of loose hay. this also works for other crops such as greens and parsley, but the flavor will be stronger. in areas where the ground stays frozen all winter, try planting a crop of

By the Month: Single-family home rentals one option for sellers www.post-gazette.com
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a newer kitchen and a park-like back yard that's enclosed by a fence. generally speaking, there are just a few reasons homeowners put a house up for rent. in markets where real estate prices are steadily climbing, for example, speculators very often buy

The Story of Simples www.gardenguides.com
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in times of old, before the shots, pills and powerful synthetic drugs now too commonly prescribed by doctors, folks had to live by their wits and by the wisdom of their elders. many ailments were the same then as now: what we call flu they called ague,

Create a Festive Fall Container Display www.gardenguides.com
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or front porch look more dismal than containers filled with faded or dying plants. now is the appropriate time to remove the summer annuals from their containers that won't survive winter in colder northern regions. these plants can be placed in your