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Associated Press A terracotta cornucopia sits on a dining room table.
Right at home
The cornucopia, that symbol of abundance and the harvest, has graced the Thanskgiving table or sideboard for generations. While the original version, in ancient Greece, was a goat’s horn, the Ameri...
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Mums can be planted now for next year’s color
The rule when buying flowering plants is to purchase them in full bud along with a few in bloom. The more buds, the longer the bloom period and the few flowers in bloom will give a true indication ...
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Watermelon selected 2013 Vegetable of the Year
There is no doubt that it is autumn with night temperatures that are more winter-like, tender plants “wilting” and trees coloring and dropping their leaves rapidly. It is time to clean the garden a...
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Dripping with style New looks for chandeliers
Some interior designers tout paint as the best way to change the look of a room. For Lisa Roberts, “It’s lighting. ... It’s more bang for the buck.” With the holidays approaching, a new chandeli...
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City-run program offers budget decorating tips
NEWARK, N.J. — Fashion designer J. Wesley Tann had a piece of advice for the six women who signed up for his city-sponsored class on home decorating. “The Dollar Store makes you look so good,” T...
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Trees, shrubs not native to region lack staying power
We live in a society in which we want instant results, and that includes in our yards. It is tempting to look at beautiful landscapes in magazines and want our yards to look like the pictures, now....
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Associated Press A garland threaded with candy corn is one way to take a Halloween staple and decorate for the holiday.
Getting creative with Halloween candy corn
One of the most enduring of Halloween icons, candy corn is now over 130 years old. Back in the early 1900s, when the little striped treat was one of a variety of fondant novelties crafted into s...
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Associated Press A roadside stand holds bouquets of cut flowers for sale near Langley, Wash. The dew-fresh bouquets are priced at $5 each and will last as long as a week when placed in water.
Creative, affordable bouquets
Cut flower gardens are attractive options for those who don’t like removing the best blooms from their borders and beds for indoor display. The bouquets also open new avenues for creativity alon...
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Screened porches let in just enough of fall
Fall is a great season for a screened porch. Spring is equally a wonderful time of year for a porch, and even summer can be enjoyable. A screened porch can provide a bug-free, fresh-air-yet-dry ...
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Good finds offered at plant sales
I love garden club and Master Gardener plant sales. They offer plants that you know will grow well, otherwise they would not have plants to spare. In addition, the sales always have something you h...
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