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Winter wrap-up for plants and ponds
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With frost and freezing weather on the way, here's how to protect the garden. Published: 3:31PM BST 02 Oct 2009 Winter wrap up for plants and ponds D With the possibility of frost and freezing temperatures near, you need to protect the garden. D

Liquid assets: If a garden is properly looked after, there's less need for watering than you might imagine
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Dictionaries are wonderful time-wasters. I've just looked up "sustainable" in mine and been waylaid by Sussex spaniel ("a short-legged breed of spaniel with a golden-brown coat"), sutra ("Sanskrit sayings on Vedic doctrine") and sutler ("a merchant who

Season of snails
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Their habit of making homes in post boxes across the country has brought new meaning to the phrase 'snail mail'. By Telegraph View Published: 8:02PM BST 16 Oct 2009 Comments 0 | Comment on this article In writing of this mellow season, the poet Keats

How To Create A Fall Centerpiece With Planted Mums
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When fresh flowers are hard to find or you want a decoration that will last through the season, consider using live plants for your fall centerpiece. This fall arrangement of live plants, with regular care, can adorn your coffee table, mantle, or buffet

Jobs for autumn: bulb planting tidying and greenhouse cleaning
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Now is the perfect time to clear those borders, plant out your blubs and tidy up the greenhouse By Val Bourne Published: 3:39PM BST 16 Oct 2009 Autumn jobs: now is the time meticulously to tidy and weed. Photo: Preparing the garden for winter needs a

Best materials for the perfect compost
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Should coloured newsprint be added to compost? It's a grey area By Helen Yemm Published: 2:40PM BST 16 Oct 2009 Helen Yemm adds leaves to her compost heap. Some experts advise that newspapers using coloured ink should be avoided. Photo: ANDREW CROWLEY An

In praise of the chokeberry
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Not all shrubs are duds: aronias, the American chokeberry, are absolute corkers By Ursula Buchan Published: 2:48PM BST 16 Oct 2009 It really isn't surprising that shrubs receive a bad press in some quarters since there are some duds widely available,

Top 10 iconic chairs
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Model 3107 By Arne Jacobsen This is the chair that stirred the design world with its curves, and copies can now be found everywhere As the Design Museum releases a book on the 50 Chairs That Changed the World, Huma Qureshi chooses her personal favourites

Joining the Kew
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A beautiful bright sunny day, coolish in the morning, but as the day wears on layers of clothing are gradually peeled off. I spend most of the day at Kew Gardens looking at grasses against a blue sky. Autumn colour is a bit sporadic (so far) this year,

10 Fall Garden Tips
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10 things to do when gardening is over 1. Check the garden shed and remove any aerosols, liquids, or other items that might freeze. Otherwise, the contents are likely to be unusable in the spring. 2. Dispose of any rose leaves that have dropped to the

Winterizing Your Gardenias
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Gardenia (of the family Rubiaceae) has its origin in the tropical areas of Africa and Asia. This shrub can grow to a height of 3 to 4 feet with green leaves and pleasant smelling flowers. Gardenias are usually white in color, but some species produce

Decorate in Black and White
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By CategoryAbout.com Special Features Allergy Center Banish mess, reduce allergens, and maintain a clean, healthy home. Improvements Made Easy Inspirational ideas and expert tips to help you pull off your next DIY project. & GardenAdd to: 2009

Top 10 Places to Use Decorative Molding
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You can make any place look and feel much more stylish with such simple decor solution as decorative moldings. Decorative moldings are architectural details installed to trim floors, doors, windows, walls, and ceilings. If carefully installed, they can

Sweet Mini-Pumkin Candleholders
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You can create adorable candleholders that are easy to make for any fall occasion using mini pumpkins, small decorations, and seasonal colored candles. Read the simple directions for a quick addition to your fall table. Here's how to put together these

How to grow Schizostylis the Kaffir lily
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Schizostylis coccinea are South African flowers, members of the Iris family and commonly known as Kaffir lilies. They are great additions to the late season border By Val Bourne Published: 4:59PM BST 15 Oct 2009 October is a month festooned by spiders'

Colorful Fall Container Gardens
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Ornamental Cabbage, photo courtesy of NYBG 1 of 7 You can have a colorful garden all year long, even if you don't have your own backyard. All you have to do is fill your summer containers with cool-season plants in September and October. Here are some

Blue plaque homes for sale
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Highgate, London: Byron Cottage has no connection to the poet, but it still boasts the prestige of a blue plaque. This stately five-bed Georgian home was where AE Housman wrote his collection of poems A Shropshire Lad. At £2.1m the grade II-listed

Show time
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All the glories of autumn at the Horticultural Halls Wednesday, just after 9am and on the 24 bus to Victoria, to visit the RHS 'Great Autumn Show' at the Horticultural Halls, Vincent Square. After a failed attempt to get there yesterday I am happy to be

On home ground
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Simple flowers have their merits, but Sarah Raven also loves blooms that demand to be centre-stage Sarah Raven Published: 12:01AM GMT 25 Jan 2003 As a childhood member of the Wild Flower Society and daughter of a botanist, I'm conditioned to like simple

Quirky cake tins
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Liven up your kitchen with decorative cake tins Want kitchen storage that's lovely to look at? Well, now you can have your cake and eat it with these fun storage tins. The nostalgic 1940s Retro cake tin (£17.61, Imperial War Museum) will send your

A Dutch garden made in heaven
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Dahlias, gladioli and colourful late-flowerers make Dutch plantswoman Dineke Logtenberg's garden a delight By Sarah Raven Published: 10:50AM BST 15 Oct 2009 Flamboyant: De Boschhoeve, the Dutch garden belonging to Dineke Logtenberg, planted with borders

Bed, Bath and the Great Beyond
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The movie ?Paranormal Activity? was inspired by unexplained noises in the night and other strange goings-on in the director Oren Peli?s suburban home.

From the Fast Lane to the Bike Lane
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After losing her line at Liz Claiborne, the fashion designer and artist Sigrid Olsen moved to a harborside bungalow in Gloucester, Mass., that doubles as her gallery.

Nursery Decor
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When family and friends found out I was pregnant, one of the first things they said after offering hearty congratulations was, 'You must be so excited to do the nursery.' Given my job as a reporter who covers home design, and the fact that I love

Tips From the Pros
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Nursery advice from designers Samantha Friedman, Shanon Munn and Alison Naden: -- 'Plan in terms of functionality; don't lose sight of that,' says Naden. 'Make the room easy to use, then figure out what you want it to look like.' -- Patterned wool rugs

Choosing Nursery Paint Colors
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Don't limit yourself by selecting a nursery's paint color first. Get the rest of the elements in the room together, then base your paint on those pieces. Our experts recommend starting your search with these colors, all by Benjamin Moore. Blue Allure

The Second Time Around
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DIY decorating once was simple: Pick a style (modern, shabby chic, country craft), acquire its key accoutrements (chrome accents, weathered finishes, 'Little House on the Prairie' ginghams), repeat until complete. But now savvy nesters no longer want to

BUY OF THE DAY: Halloween decorations from John Lewis
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Having a Halloween party? Decorate your house with these spooky pumpkin buckets Last Halloween my pumpkin went in the bin after I tried (and failed) to carve a scary face onto it. So this year, I've decided to skip the messy part and invest in this