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A rosemary by any other name would smell as sweet
The herb garden this year seemed to have a Scarborough Fair theme with parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme being predominant. Sage and thyme were content with whatever nature brought them. As parsley...

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A weeping fig tree in New Paltz, N.Y. Weeping fig -- sometimes merely called ficus, which is the botanical name for the whole fig genus -- is among the prettiest figs.

Some figs are not for eating
Even if you don’t grow edible fruits, it’s likely you’ve grown some sort of ornamental fig. They range from creeping vines to majestic trees, most of them tropical, in which case they can make maje...

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Poinsettias can make Christmas decorating easy
There is no easier way to decorate for Christmas than with poinsettias. Whether it is a potted plant, hanging basket or in a flower arrangement, poinsettia’s bright color creates instant holiday sp...

Dec 10, 2011 | 0

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A tree decorated by Sandra Espinet, a guest designer on HGTV's "Celebrity Holiday Homes" special, in the home of actress actress Alison Sweeney. Espinet did a holiday home makeover for Sweeney that used shades of purple in place of the traditional red and green.

Where do you use purple?
Home furnishing catalogs and décor magazines tell us that purple is all the rage, and top designers have been filling clients’ homes with everything from purple wallpaper and furniture to purple la...

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Bring a touch of glass to holidays
Looking for a holiday gift for the gardener who has everything? How about a bottle tree? “Bottle trees are the modern pink flamingo,” garden author Felder Rushing told the Journal. Gardene...

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McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Oranges and grapefruits may be perfect for stockings but they are loved by birds as well.

Holiday feasting for the birds
As you prepare to entertain the family for the holiday feasting that lies ahead, why not also prepare a feast for your feathered friends in the neighborhood? Hang some bird feeders and make holiday...

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The Swivel Store, product photographed in Akron studio, claims to store all your spices in only 4 inches of space, available for $19.88 in stores, online and TV. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT)

Does it work?
Promises, promises. We all want to believe products’ claims that they’ll make our home lives easier. But as the Does It Work? testers have learned, promises and reality don’t always match. Fo...

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Consider a live tree to plant outside when Christmas ends
Trees are not just pretty plants. Their flowers, green foliage and fall colors mask their true value. They protect and conserve water and soil, provide food and shelter for wildlife, reduce our he...

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Associated Press
Hand-blown antiqued ornaments can dress up our living spaces during the holidays.

The holidays give us an excuse to jazz up the house with stuff we don’t normally “wear” — essentially
The holidays give us an excuse to jazz up the house with stuff we don’t normally “wear” — essentially, it’s dress-up time for our living spaces. Colors that pop and finishes that sparkle help se...

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Decorative evergreens provide the scent of Christmas
For whatever reason, decorating the house for the holidays was my duty. It was one that I thoroughly enjoyed and still do. For me there is nothing so holiday invoking as the smell of fresh green...

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