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Deer don’t see beauty of plants, just taste
Aha, caught in the act. The mystery of who ate my hydrangeas and Knock-out rose ( birthday present in full bloom) is solved. I caught a doe smelling the hydrangeas, protected by bird netting, an...

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A felt-covered desk set made from tuna fish, soup and tomato cans is shown in Concord, N.H.

Making crafty containers
Felt-covered desk set: Materials: n approximately 1/4 yard felt in two colors n assorted cans, washed well and labels removed n sewing supplies: sewing machine, scissors, pins, etc. ...

Jun 02, 2012 | 0

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Several varieties of colorful flowers available to plant in shady areas
Too often the lament is that there are no shade flowers or at least shade plants that have outstanding flowers. Even though hosta offers such variety of leaf color and size, most gardeners woul...

Jun 02, 2012 | 0

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Drought conditions to curtail Japanese beetles’ emergence
The good and bad news is that we are in severe drought conditions. The bad news is as the ground is very dry we will see an increase in the water bill to keep plants alive, especially those plan...

May 26, 2012 | 0

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Not everyone considers Queen Anne’s lace to be a weed
It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for some people Queen Anne’s lace is a delight and not a weed. The native European and western Asia has naturalized here, where it enjoys a...

May 19, 2012 | 0

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This Sea Otter Woodworks' Kyoto soaking tub, or ofuro, is made of fragrant Hinoki cypress. These traditionally Japanese soaking tubs are gaining popularity in the U.S.

Soaking tubs make bathing a Zen experience
Some of us are shower people, and some are bathers. But there’s a way to be both, as the Japanese discovered centuries ago when they developed the ofuro, or soaking tub. These tubs are often lar...

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This dining room designed by Brian Patrick Flynn demonstrates how the designer balances space vertically by grounding a room with pendant lighting.

Designers show how vertical lines can add to a room
When we furnish a room, many of us carefully measure to be sure the couch isn’t too wide or the dining room table too long. We draw a horizontal map, determined to fit everything in without crowdin...

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Avoid severing utility lines by calling before digging
“Oops” — that was a political punch line recently — now can include gardening. The “oops” in my case was the result of tilling a new bed. A day later I discovered there was no phone or internet ser...

May 12, 2012 | 0

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Austin Mezera, winner of the Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program for the State of Wisconsin in 2011, poses with his crop. Children might be more likely to add healthy foods to their diet after growing them.

Offering fun and incentives can encourage kids to be gardeners
If you think it’s hard getting kids to eat their vegetables, wait until you try recruiting them for garden work.But the challenge is worth it: Children just might add more healthy foods to their di...

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Coralbells growing in popularity for its delicate flowers
You may not be familiar with heuchera by that name, but most people know and love the delicate flowers that gave it its common name of coralbells. The American native has long been a staple in our ...

May 05, 2012 | 0

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