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All-weather plants: Casa Linda couple's garden... Brianne and Trey Denton's homestead embodies what's important to Generation Y: sustainable, drought-tolerant landscaping; a diminishing lawn with its thirsty grass; vegetable beds; beehives for enhanced pollination and local (very local) honey; a fire

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Garden Plants in Alaska While Alaska is often thought of as a frozen tundra, during the spring and summer months, the weather becomes temperate enough to support a variety of plants and flowers. If you live in the state of Alaska, add interest to your yard by planting... Recent

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Uh oh! You stripped the screw, now what! Well once you read this tutorial How to Remove a Broken Screw you'll know how to use this little under $5 secret weapon. And having a screw loose, well, that will be a good thing!

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August Landscape & Garden Calendar When the temperature soars and the National Weather Service issues frequent warnings about the dangerous heat, even the most dedicated home gardener wants to stay inside. But that doesn't mean you can forget about gardening. Think about some of the cool

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Homes: Big ideas for small backyards It's been endlessly said that gardens have become 'extensions of the home' without this cliché telling us much. But the idea of an interior room begins to be useful when you're trying to make something of a micro yard – that minuscule patch before an

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Space solves: Right-handed opening microwaves... Is there a right-handed opening microwave on the market or are they all left-handed? Unfortunately, our searches have drawn a blank, but we have found a couple that open at the top – the Panasonic NNCF778S combination microwave/oven/grill, £234.98,

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Let's move to … the New Forest, Hampshire What's going for it? I've always rather fancied keeping pigs. Or chickens. Or geese, for that matter. Now's my chance. The New Forest national park is looking for new 'commoners' to populate its woods. These days, the forest is a queer mix of high-priced

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August garden chores Photo credit: Baltimore Sun/Doug Kapustin August is no time to hang up your garden hat. It is hot and miserable here in the Mid-Atlantic, and we have been fighting a losing battle against drought. But, as our favorite task-masters advise us, there is

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Your 2010 summer gardening to-do list Is much gardening getting done this summer? Not much, I'd say, thanks to miserably hot and humid weather that has dominated the Piedmont since early June. That's a long time to be without the stimulation of planting and tending. We are at midsummer, with

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Home & Garden TV listings, July 31-Aug. 7 SATURDAY, July 31 7 a.m. (HGTV) Over Your Head (CC) (DIY) King of Dirt 7:30 a.m. (HGTV) Carter Can (CC) 8 a.m. (HGTV) Hammer Heads (CC) (DIY) 10 Grand in Your Hand Homeowners create an extra bedroom in their basement. 8:30 a.m. (HGTV) Don't Sweat It A

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Blanche Vaughan's perfect summer pudding There is something very pleasing about picking fruit straight from the bush, warmed by the sun and bursting with colourful juice and sweetness. Usually this is the most enjoyable way to eat it but one or two things need a little cooking to really bring

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Children's bedroom range The French Bedroom Company introduces a collection for kids The biggest bedroom decorating trend at the moment is for the romantic, feminine style of French antiques, including painted statement beds and armoires. Well, now your child's bedroom can get

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Home-team advantage While George Brazil and Cecilia Sagrera-Hill began their careers in different fields - he in graphic design, she in the culinary arts - the two have now made a name for themselves in the interior design community. They met while working at James Marzo

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A modern take on a classic desk I've had a major crush on vintage campaign desks for years now. Many of these throwback lookers unite sleek with haute, and the combination of lacquered wood paired with brass fittings elevates even unglamorous duties, such as paying the bills.

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Bargains on wool rugs, carpets; home hardware Carpets of New Zealand (a division of a fine wool floor-covering manufacturer), has solid bargains this month and next. Its carpets and rugs are normally found in designer showrooms and include a wide range of floor coverings designed exclusively for

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Clay an earthy option for wall finishes American Clay Besides their beauty, clay walls absorb excess moisture in the air and release it when air is drier. Interior designers have a down-to-earth option for integrally colored, VOC-free wall finishes: clay. "We like clay for its color and its

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Texas schools' ratings jump dramatically AUSTIN – The number of school districts and campuses earning higher state ratings jumped dramatically this year thanks in part to a now-questionable boost in their test results that increased scores for failing students based on future projections.

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Gardening with Alan Titchmarsh: Summer holiday... GARDENING WITH ALAN TITCHMARSH: SUMMER HOLIDAY SPLENDOUR Poppy can bring a bright change to the garden Saturday July 31,2010 A SUMMER holiday spent at home is the perfect opportunity to sit back and enjoy the delights of your own garden. And since August

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Frederick Downtown is lined with beautiful historic homes that make the quintessential walking path for a stroll in this warm and inviting city. Photo courtesy Tourism Council of Frederick County. Frederick, Maryland is strategically located in the American

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Sedums: The Perfect Plant Alternanthera 'Red Thread' and Sedum 'Bertram Anderson.' Courtesy Itsaul Plants Recently I was talking with a nursery employee about plants for containers. She was recommending Sedum ‘Angelica’ as a year-round container plant. Because gardeners often

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Sedums: The Perfect Plant Photo Gallery The Mid-Atlantic's House and Garden Magazine

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A Thousand Words Photography is perhaps the most egalitarian of visual art forms. Almost everyone hotography is perhaps the most egalitarian of visual art forms. Almost everyone owns a camera and camera manufacturers have spent millions of dollars and many decades

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A Thousand Words Gallery The Mid-Atlantic's House and Garden Magazine

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Passive Aggressive Energy efficient, sustainable, housing means different things to different people. To some, it provides a way to live self sufficiently—off the grid. To others, it suggests a way to strike a balance with the natural environment. And yet to others, it

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Passive Aggressive Photo Gallery The Mid-Atlantic's House and Garden Magazine

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Get ready for fall gardening Extract not available.

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Vintage rose wallpaper from John Lewis |... Looking for inspirational decorating ideas? We love this vintage rose wallpaper from John Lewis. Perfect for country-style living rooms or pretty kitchens, it's ideal for summer. Simply team with rustic accessories, flagstone flooring and fresh flowers.

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Panasonic DMP-BD65K Blu-ray Disc Player -... The DMP-BD65K plays Blu-ray discs at full 720p, 1080i, or 1080p resolution via its HDMI output. This player is compatible with standard DVDs and most recordable DVD formats, as well as standard music CDs and CD-Rs/RWs. Standard DVDs are upscaled up to

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Decorating Don'ts - Carpet in the Bathroom What about you? Would you ever consider putting wall-to-wall carpet in the bathroom? Why or why not? What's your biggest "decorating don't"? Photo © flickr.com/Rick Audet

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South Bay, Peninsula garden events: July 31-Aug. 8 SOUTH BAY Composting workshop. Master Composter Ed Clapp leads a workshop on how to turn kitchen and yard waste into black gold. 6-8 p.m. Aug. 4. Guadalupe River Park & Gardens Visitor and Education Center, 438 Coleman Ave., San Jose. Free. 408-298-7657,

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