May 23, 2013
E-EDITION
SUBSCRIBE/RENEW
MANAGE PRINT SUBSCRIPTION
Home
Associated Press This walkway is made from scrap steel plates and remnant cedar planks from a fence. Trash talk has helped Matthew Levesque fashion an inventive career in garden design.
Recycling can be a way to craft things of beauty
Trash talk has helped Matthew Levesque fashion an inventive career in garden design. He holds “creative reuse” workshops, and his “yardscaping” creations made from locally available items have b...
Sep 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
September right time to renovate the lawn
When it comes to our most common tall fescue, what’s in a name tells it all. KY 31 is a tall fescue that was found in southcentral Kentucky pasture and introduced in 1931. It is a good pasture gras...
Sep 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associate Press An image from the inside of 'The Book of Fine Linen,' by Francoise de Bonneville. This is a hand-embroidered pillowcase done by the Mazzarone workshop in Venice. 'The Book of Fine Linen' contains an in-depth look at the history and range of household linens.
Modern home decor out of history’s hope chest
Contemporary home decor is yielding a little this season to a more traditional style evocative of the Edwardian and Victorian eras. We’re seeing steamer trunks used as tables, Victorian illustrativ...
Sep 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Fall weather puts mum in spotlight
“Mums The Word” certainly applies to fall planting. As if on cue, the weather has turned fall-ish cool just as mums make their appearance at nurseries and garden centers. Chrysanthemum is one of...
Sep 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associated Press Even if you're not a student, you can create a space for reading or pursuing a hobby. Any quiet alcove or area will do, said Brian Flynn, founder and editor of decordemon.com.
Fall energy can re-energize home
Spring may be the season of cleaning out clutter and brightening up the home, but fall can be equally inspiring. You can feel it in the air: Bright yellow school buses have returned to the roads...
Sep 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Try Mosquito Dunks
Record-setting rain from storms like mean Hurricane Irene and flooding from overflowing creeks and rivers can cause another problem: mosquitoes. “The heavy rainfall and flooding will create lots...
Sep 04, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
131511651052461986450.jpg
A gala for the eyes inside and out
AKRON, Ohio — Cars routinely inch by David Benn’s home in Akron, Ohio’s Kenmore area. Sometimes they come to a complete stop. The passengers gawk and point, but that’s exactly how Benn wants it. So...
Sep 04, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Mix up the plantings to help create attractive visual barrier
It is not that I don’t like my neighbors; it is the proliferation of security lights and white garage doors that stare me in the face each day I don’t like. The solution is planting an attractive b...
Sep 04, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Home and garden
On the shelf Grace Bonney started her Design Sponge blog for people like her who love to soak up decorating inspiration. Now she’s compiled some of its most popular content in the book “Design S...
Sep 04, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Right at home: On the road to fall trends
For keeping track of this fall’s decor trends, you might want your GPS handy. We’re headed into the urban jungle, then off to the Great Continents. Designers have also set the Wayback Machine fo...
Sep 04, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Weather
Click for Paducah, Kentucky Forecast
Sponsored By:
National Video Feed