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Top Ten California Native Plants for Your Garden for 2009
Cactus Blog &bull 2 Hours Ago
10. First, for the Shade category, we have Heuchera “Santa Ana Cardinal” 9. For the Sunflower Family category, there’s Aster chilensis 8. For the Fried Egg category, I like Romneya coulteri 7. For the Even More Delicious than a Fried Egg category, I see we’ve reached agreement... Full Story »
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What the Gardener Gets for Christmas
Dave's Garden &bull Yesterday
The dreams and desires of the gardener are different from normal folk. We dream of discovering blue tulips when the rest of the world dreams of winning the lottery. We desire acres of weed-free earth replete with earthworms when everyone else wants a red sports car. Nowhere is the misunderstanding more... Full Story »
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The Hippy Gourmet Blog
www.hippygourmet.com via @GardeningGuru33 &bull 1 Hour AgoThe Hippy Gourmet TV Show takes viewers around the globe to explore local, sustainable and healthy cuisines and teaches how you can prepare these delicious dishes in your own home.... Full Story »
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Christmas ornaments for gardeners
Oklahoma Gardening Examiner &bull Yesterday
If you're still looking for the perfect gift for your gardener, it's not too late. Why not a garden-themed ornament for their Christmas tree? From the inexpensive to heirloom quality, there's an ornament for everyone. ...... Full Story »
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Why You Should Grow A Bonsai Tree
cleveland10.cityspur.com via @newsincleveland &bull TodayWhy You Should Grow A Bonsai Tree | The Cleveland 10 - Top Ten Lists of the Best Restaurants, Businesses, Services, and Everything Else You Can Imagine in Cleveland, OH... Full Story »
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Fireplace equipment and personall designs, Chris Orser Landscaping
businessideas.0ne2.com via @preampcc &bull TodayFamily operated businesses and to offer excellent service and exemplary designs and installations. Chris Orser started the company in 1992, while attending Delaware Valley College for landscaping. Over the years the company has grown and expanded to a wide range of lawn care and landscaping, together... Full Story »
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Up Country - Fantastic Garden by Eckersley Garden Architecture
www.homedug.com via @gargening_101 &bull TodayUp Country - Fantastic Garden by Eckersley Garden Architecture | Interior Design, Home Design ideas, Architecture, Furniture, Decorating - Homedug.com... Full Story »
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Count the Tomatoes
www.floridavegetablegarden.com via @auroraeva &bull TodayCan you count the tomatoes in this photo of one of my plants last year? I count 13. Rick gets these great photographs because he looks for the design in the details. I have a few little baby tomatoes and even more blossoms on my plants already. It’s been raining solidly for the past day and a half... Full Story »
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Top Picks: A moment with Mickey
SacBee -- Home and Garden &bull Today
Production Company A moment with Mickey A Sacramento family enjoys a star turn at Disney World in an upcoming episode of "House Crashers," the DIY Network's hit prime-time series. The Merings Andrew, Julie, Ashlee and Drew join host Josh Temple in Florida to crash Cinderella... Full Story »
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Picture This: Holiday masterpiece
SacBee -- Home and Garden &bull Today
Falcon Lee of Sacramento loves making tree ornaments. Each year he creates a themed tree, handcrafting new ornaments for his vast collection. Falcon Lee of Sacramento loves making tree ornaments. Each year he creates a themed tree, handcrafting new ornaments for his vast collection. "For this year... Full Story »
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Better Than Fur
www.ecouterre.com via @Glamorosi &bull TodayIf you’d rather draw stares than jeers, skip the fur stoles this winter in favor of this textured moss collar by Tara Baoth Mooney, a recent graduate of the London College of Fashion’s Centre for Sustainable Fashion. (Bonus: It’ll match your living plant purse.) It?s no surprise that... Full Story »
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Garden Detective: Aphids and banana peel
SacBee -- Home and Garden &bull Today
Some time ago, I read a small note in the paper about controlling aphids by spreading diced banana peels under "aphid-prone" plants. I have told many of my friends about the note, and all of us have the same questions: Do the peels kill or just discourage the aphids? What is it... Full Story »
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Stamps & Coins: Pony Express envelopes still carry great lore and value
SacBee -- Home and Garden &bull Today
Some contend that Christmas cards are a fading presence. I can't agree because we send out roughly 200 and get about that many each year. Understand, I don't mean e-cards. Of course, I consider e-mail an indispensable aspect of everyday life, but I refuse to recognize electronic Christmas cards... Full Story »
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Seeds: This time of year, catalogs can really pile up
SacBee -- Home and Garden &bull Today
Every Christmas, my coffee table gets buried under catalogs. They cover countertops, fill baskets and stack up on shelves. A single online purchase seems to launch a new onslaught. So I could definitely feel Seann Rooney's pain and admire his ingenuity. Rooney, a community planning consultant... Full Story »
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Hints From Heloise: In a jam over jelly? Heaven preserve us
SacBee -- Home and Garden &bull Today
DEAR HELOISE: My grandmother told me the difference between jam and jelly when I was a child, but of course I never listened. My daughters asked me, and I couldn't answer them. Can you help? Colleen K., via e-mail DEAR COLLEEN: So many jellies, jams, preserves, butters and marmalades... Full Story »
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Decorate: Her enthusiasm knows no seasonal bounds
SacBee -- Home and Garden &bull Today
Antique glass Christmas ornaments are displayed atop candle holders. At home with the kids, Myrna Ernst discovered her inner decorator. "We were living in Palmdale, 20 miles from the nearest supermarket, with one car," she recalls. "I was home all day with three children and surrounded by all this... Full Story »
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Holiday tradition continues at Leach Botanical Garden
eastpdxnews.com via @specialdaysrus &bull TodaySee why, every year, we enjoy visiting this special place in outer East Portland ? when it?s turned into a Holiday decorating wonderland ?... Full Story »
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Prepare a cozy space for overnight guests
Homes & Gardens - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com &bull 5 Hours Ago
Making a comfortable place for your houseguests this holiday season requires just some attention to the basics and a touch of fuss. Whether you are kicking the kids to the sofa to free up a room, turning the den into a guest room or pulling out the couch, the key is to put your guests at ease.... Full Story »
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Reader Roundup: Holiday Lights photo contest
SacBee -- Home and Garden &bull Today
HOLIDAY LIGHTS PHOTO CONTEST Holiday lights are dazzling neighborhoods all over the Sacramento region (check out our online map of area homes and businesses that are lighting up by going to sacbee.com/holidaylights ). Our holiday lights photo contest is ready for your perusal at sacbee... Full Story »
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America's 'Dream House'
L.A. Times - Home & Garden &bull Today
Authors Ulysses Grant Dietz and Sam Watters gracefully trace the White House's evolving nature and its numerous changes in architecture and interior design. From the moment in 1800 when John and Abigail Adams moved into a still-unfinished Georgian residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to the day in March... Full Story »








































