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| householdhints Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:15:49 CDT Going coastal: Reminders of the beach can feel right at home |
| Curtain's up on shower ideas Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:15:49 CDT Don't feel limited by the selection of shower curtains in stores when it comes time to spiff up the bathroom. The April issue of Better Homes & Gardens shows several ways to customize a curtain: |
| A garden oasis Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:45:58 CDT Picture the near luminescence of seashells creatively captured as indoor decor. |
| Crocosmia ranks high among summer bulbs Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:45:58 CDT Since many of you are, or soon will be, shopping for summer blooming bulbs, I want to break from my regular system in telling you about new plants to remind you of one that is old and wonderful -- the crocosmia, or monbretia. |
| Delicate perches Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:45:58 CDT For years, I coveted (quite openly) a charming little bird feeder my best friend had in her garden, made from a vintage china berry bowl mounted on a metal stake. Because she moved out of state, any hopes I had of seeing it appear in my garden have disappeared with her, so I decided to make my own. |
| Organic gardening starts with seeds Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:45:58 CDT It's a wonder you can't detect a pulse from a seed, considering all the life within. |
| Grow your own tea Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:02:25 -0500 A cup of tea at breakfast or over lunch is one of life's simple indulgences. It's even more special -- and not much more difficult -- if you grow the herbs yourself. |
| A summer favorite Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:02:25 -0500 Creating your own herbal tea can be a cinch with the right herbs. Here are some options for your garden: |
| Inside out interior design Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:02:25 -0500 Interior design guru Kenneth Ludwig has logged more than 15 years absorbing the cutting edge creativity he faces each day at the famed Merchandise Mart in Chicago. |
| Prepare trees for potential damaging weather Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:02:25 -0500 The saying goes, "The best defense is a good offense." |
| Yard SOS for desperate landscapes Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:02:25 -0500 "Denial and delusion are common psychological coping mechanisms people employ in the face of trauma." -- college psychology text |
| Getting started can be terrifying Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:02:25 -0500 It is exhilarating to take on any design and decorating project, but it can also be terrifying. |
| New products for your home and garden Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:02:25 -0500 ECO-CONSCIOUS SOAP Baby your face and the earth at the same time. Each Pure & Natural Cleansing Bar is wrapped in recycled paper embedded with flower seeds. Plant the packaging, and a Baby's Breath plant sprouts in a few weeks. As for the mild, nature-inspired soaps, they're hypoallergenic, biodegradable and gently enough for daily use. Choose between moisturizing Almond Oil & Cherry Blossom, refreshing Rosemary & Mint and exfoliating Grapefruit & Pomegranate. Also available as liquid hand soaps and body washes. |
| Aprons bring to mind warm memories Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:02:25 -0500 Aprons bring to mind images of nostalgia and warm memories for many people. |
| Enjoy the fragrance of boxwood Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:02:25 -0500 Like a thief in the night, the bee balm stole space from its neighbors while I wasn't looking. |
| home and garden calendar Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:02:25 -0500 TREE GIVEAWAY | Valparaiso The Valparaiso Parks Department will give away free tree seedlings today and Friday. While supplies last, seedlings can be picked up at the Horticulture Office at 1250 Harrison Blvd. from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The city plans to distribute 1,000 trees during the giveaway and will include white pine, black gum, chinquapin oak, shagbark hickory, hazelnut and redbud, among other species. Saplings will be one to two years old -- about knee high. Planting instructions will be available. |
| A tisket, a tasket, create a May Day basket Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:18:02 -0500 For those who celebrate May Day, it's all about the ding-dong-ditch -- ringing a neighbor's doorbell, leaving a basket of flowers or candy and then racing to hide. Kids love it, and so do some shameless adults. |
| Household hints Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:18:02 -0500 Five apartment interior design tips on a budget |
| 'I got my home from Sears' Thu, 1 May 2008 00:08:51 -0500 Bill and Pam Hebert's Cape Cod-style house in Hobart was built in 1939, probably among the last of the Sears homes by mail order catalog. |
| Girlfriends, this Mother's Day, you need some tools Thu, 1 May 2008 00:08:51 -0500 In most households, certain tasks fall to the man of the house. |
| Housing your hobby Thu, 1 May 2008 00:08:51 -0500 Q: I could not have come this far in my brand-new home without your decorative TV guidance. However, I have an issue with our basement. My husband is a successfully retired firefighter and has collected a million die cast models of fire trucks and cars over 30 years. He wants to develop our brand-new basement with shelves or something to display his collection; however, where does one begin? Glass unit wall, oak wall, who knows? Thank you so much for your time. -- Elise |
| News and notes Thu, 1 May 2008 00:08:51 -0500 WHAT'S NEW: GARDENERS WILL DIG BURIED POTS The Plant Exchange InGround Planter System is designed to save water and effort. |
| Native plant sale offers more than 100 species Thu, 1 May 2008 00:08:51 -0500 If you're thinking about adding some native plants to your garden, head over to Gibson Woods Nature Center in Hammond Saturday. |
| Model horses make lovely collections Thu, 1 May 2008 00:08:51 -0500 "A lovely horse is always an experience ..." -- Beryl Markham |
| Supply and demand Thu, 1 May 2008 00:08:51 -0500 For her supply of fresh vegetables, Arlene Stagg goes to a plot where she can tend the land with like-minded residents of Le Sueur, Minn. |
| Here are some tips for a successful community garden Thu, 1 May 2008 00:08:51 -0500 Looking to start a community garden? Once you've found the land, here are some suggestions from staff of the University of California Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County, that should help. |
| Outdoor entertaining gets a playful punch Thu, 1 May 2008 00:08:51 -0500 With the arrival of summer, it's time to gear up for some serious barefoot fun. |
| Water water everywhere and that's not a good thing Thu, 1 May 2008 00:08:51 -0500 Water. Good for drinking, showering and growing things. |
| From shovels to snippers Sat, 3 May 2008 00:51:37 -0500 Ellie Bomar of Southlake, Texas, picks up an ordinary spade to rearrange her backyard plants, even the big ones. A 15-foot-tall pomegranate? No problem. She cuts it back, digs it up and moves it across the yard. She has moved about 40 backyard plants in the past four years, mostly to rescue sun lovers from encroaching shade. |
| Miniature vignettes create magical gardens Thu, 8 May 2008 00:14:00 -0500 If a fairy flitted through your garden, would it find a welcoming place to stay? |
| Putting the wow in your yard Thu, 8 May 2008 00:13:59 -0500 "I know what's missing!" I burst into the family room with news on the order of we won the lotto. |
| Soak up spring fever Thu, 8 May 2008 00:14:00 -0500 This is an exciting time of year, aptly called spring, as we all literally jump out of our cocoons and race outside to soak up the warm air and sunshine. |
| Spring-planted peonies require extra care Thu, 8 May 2008 00:14:00 -0500 It was too tempting to pass up. While shopping at Four Seasons Landscaping in Valparaiso, I saw more than a dozen desirable peony varieties in pots. They looked healthy and vigorous and were going for less than $15 apiece. |
| Vintage teapots make great gifts for mom Thu, 8 May 2008 00:14:00 -0500 Tea is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world. Vintage teapots or teacups are pretty collectibles that would make wonderful Mother's Day gifts. |
| Growing edamame for the garden Thu, 8 May 2008 00:14:00 -0500 No need to ramble on praising the many health benefits of soybeans, their high quality protein, their healthful oil, and so on. We'll assume you're not living in a cave. |
| A list of gardening chores to do soon Thu, 8 May 2008 00:14:00 -0500 As Spring arrives, here are some gardening chores not to forget: |
| Home and garden news and notes Thu, 8 May 2008 00:14:00 -0500 WHAT'S NEW: SPRAY PRODUCT LOOSENS SOIL A spray-on product promises to aerate and dethatch your soil without mechanical means and condition it at the same time. |
| Sugar, coin among suggestions for caring for cut tulips Thu, 8 May 2008 00:14:00 -0500 With Mother's Day just around the corner, moms everywhere are about to get bombarded with flowers. How long they last is up to mom. |
| Faux bois gives the look of wood, no splinters Sat, 10 May 2008 00:09:40 -0500 Faux bois is something of a lost art. It's also everywhere. |
| Quilted gardens Thu, 15 May 2008 01:02:31 -0500 The sunbeams emanating from Shirley Shenk's custom designed quilt, "Sunrise," reach upward, their colors moving from a deep orange into a bright yellow at the tips. |
| Taming kids' clutter Thu, 15 May 2008 01:02:31 -0500 Even in the neatest of homes, children's bedrooms are magnets for clutter. |
| Outdoor furniture that's refined Thu, 15 May 2008 01:02:31 -0500 It can be hard to tell anymore where the living room ends and the outdoors begin. |
| Select new plants with care Sat, 17 May 2008 00:44:12 -0500 It's spring planting time, and one of the things that gardeners and landscapers should consider when choosing plants for inside or outside the home is the potential toxicity of certain plants for animals and humans. |
| Hey, got 15 minutes? (How to relax at home) Thu, 22 May 2008 00:02:02 -0500 If one more person tells me how to run my life, I might become very rude. |
| Wall power: Make the most of tight spots Thu, 22 May 2008 00:02:02 -0500 Small spaces have their challenges, to be sure, but there is always a solution to making the most of tight spots. |
| Pretty ladies to hold pretty flowers Thu, 22 May 2008 00:02:02 -0500 Ceramic and porcelain lady head vases were originally made to hold floral arrangements. These mass-produced vases from the late '40s to early '70s are wonderful collectibles. |
| Promising property full of surprising treasures Thu, 22 May 2008 00:02:02 -0500 A group of Master Gardeners met with the new director of Porter County Parks' most promising property earlier this month and witnessed the treasures tended by one of the area's premier hosta breeders. |
| At contemporary furniture fair, all about feel Thu, 22 May 2008 00:02:02 -0500 For those who have to touch everything they see in stores, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair was more like Candyland. |
| Beatlemania comes to Chelsea Flower Show Thu, 22 May 2008 00:02:02 -0500 Beatlemania erupted at London's Chelsea Flower Show on Monday as Ringo Starr rolled up in a gaudily painted Mini to join George Harrison's widow for the opening of a garden inspired by the "quiet Beatle." |
| Herb appeal Thu, 22 May 2008 00:02:02 -0500 The first herb garden a person plants should be full of favorite culinary herbs. |
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