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Klein Awards serve as state’s Oscars of garden annuals
Actors have the Oscars, music the Emmys, and annuals the All-America Selections. Not to be outdone, Kentucky honors its woody and perennial plants with the Theodore Klein Plant Awards. Named for...
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Associated Press Dessert plates and hand-drawn renderings are hot among designers turning to whimsical, retro touches in kitchens.
Putting the ‘kitsch’ back in your kitchen
Kitchens have become so serious. All that granite, dark wood and stainless steel. The heart of the home these days is more like a sleek and severe shrine to haute cuisine. But kitchens don’t ...
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Witchhazel has place in garden from spring through fall
Witchhazel is one of those underrated or totally ignored plants that deserve more of our appreciation and planting. Granted the Southeastern native has large leaves that it holds over winter, an...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Red Angus cows at Shoal Creek Land and Cattle in Excelsior Springs, Mo., were curious about the Montis "Windy" Easy lether chair and ottoman.
Leather brings exotic looks to the home
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Whether it resembles a well-traveled saddle or a buttery smooth burst of cherry red or lime green, leather furniture is classic and strong. As upholstery, leather lasts four t...
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Even a drainage tile may be used for height and larger plants.
Choice of container can make or break garden’s look
Plants really care little as to what containers they are in other than how well containers drain and whether there room for their roots. A few like to be pot bound, but they are an exception. We...
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Q&A: Do it yourself
Q: Several years ago we had new aluminum rain gutters and downspouts installed on our house. During heavy rains, there is so much noise in the downspouts that it keeps people awake in some of the b...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Crabapples can be turned into tasty jelly.
‘Eat Your Yard!’
Author and North Carolina gardener Nan Chase writes about her passion — edibles you grow and eat. Her book, “Eat Your Yard! Edible trees, shrubs, vines, herbs and flowers for your landscape,” en...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Suzanne Tracht, chef at Jar Restaurant in Los Angeles, stand in the kitchen at her home on Nov. 7 in Los Angeles.
Old-fashioned trumps high-tech
LOS ANGELES — Chef Suzanne Tracht is quietly elegant; her teenage daughter is beautiful and casually fashionable in black leggings. Their kitchen? Kind of like grandma’s house _ and that’s just how...
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Moss easy to grow and makes good use of small space
Most people try to get rid of moss, but there is a growing segment of gardeners who so love the texture and shapes of moss they are featuring it in their landscapes. Why moss? It is almost no ma...
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Water fountains offer soothing addition to any garden
There is nothing so cooling and refreshing as the sound of a fountain on a hot summer afternoon, particularly when weeding in the garden. Fountains have been providing beauty and, for the ancien...
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