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Rosemary brings tasty aroma to home garden
Our rosemary has been yielding incredible spikes of icy blue flowers since early November, making it just another reason why it is climbing the charts of my must-have flowers. If you always thought...

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Know which tomato plants are best for your purposes
At one time tomatoes were thought to be poisonous to the extent that they were known as Deadly Nightshades. Today, tomatoes, potatoes and peppers are staples in our diets. In 1870, Alexander Liv...

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Sunflowers can lure kids to gardening
BATON ROUGE, La. — Sunflowers are a great way to introduce children to gardening. Depending on the variety, sunflowers grow to heights between 1 foot to 8 feet, said LSU horticulturist Allen Owi...

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Before tackling outdoor planting, plan it on paper
We all have our pet peeves, and one of mine is “ditty-dot” planting around trees. That is, one of each plant and/or shrubs pruned into neat, round balls planted a perfect circle around a tree. When...

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Faux chocolate eggs are made by painting papier-mâché forms and wrapping them in colored foil.

Decorating for Easter with faux chocolate eggs
Easter and April Fool’s Day may be far apart in spirit but they’re jammed together on the calendar this year. Here’s a quick and inexpensive craft project that can carry over from one to the ot...

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A capillary mat seedling grower is displayed in New Paltz, NY. Watering seedlings is crucial as two or three days of neglect could spell death. A simple way to automatically water seedlings is to rely on the soil to draw water up from below by capillary action.

Seedlings need water; capillary systems help
Ready. Set. Go. Growing seedlings indoors seems almost like a race. Of course, it has a staggered start, with onions already growing strongly and tomatoes not yet sown. Watering these seedlings ...

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The shocking iridescent pink blooms of the Siam tulip make it one of the most exotic gingers for the landscape or in containers around the porch, patio or deck.

Tulips bring an exotic look
If you’re ready to stop thinking about winter, let your mind go to exotic flowers like the Siam tulip. Now imagine it growing in your backyard or in containers around the porch, patio or deck. ...

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Paducah Dogwood Trail pushing 50-year milestone
It is hard to believe that it has been nearly 50 years ago since the first Lighted Dogwood Trail. We have come a long way from few choices other than species of white flowering dogwoods. Today, blo...

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Sarah Foshee, owner of Prim Pickins, is shown at her store in Sterling, Ill. Foshee designs and builds most of the home decor and furniture sold at the store. Prom Pickins specializes in primitive styles crafts that have a worn look.

Woman builds primitive-style furniture items
STERLING, Ill. — In her 20 years of making furniture, Sarah Foshee has built up a following. “People who know me, they’re like ‘Sarah can do that. Sarah can do that,’” she said. She makes cu...

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Mold forms on a ceiling under a duct where warm, moist air condenses and forms water on ducts carrying cold air through the attic or crawl space. Eventually the water saturates the insulation and drywall and mold spores take root.

Mildew starts with few little spots, then spreads
WASHINGTON — It may start with a couple of small dark spots on the grout where the shower stall meets the tiled wall. A few days later, they multiply. Mildew. “For most people it’s just kind...

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