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Low Water Gardening With Australian Natives
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Leafing through home and garden magazines I’ve always been envious of the women in photos carrying bulging armloads of colorful blooms. Late last winter while I was considering how to landscape my front yard a friend suggested that before making any

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Need advice on getting through the holidays? Send us questions on entertaining, etiquette, decorating, gift giving, staying organized and staying away from the holiday buffet. E-mail localliving@washpost.com with 'holiday Q&A' in the subject line. Please

Halloween all year
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If taking down your Halloween decor the moment Nov. 1 rolls around leaves you feeling bummed, you're in luck. A popular seasonal motif is being featured on a handful of design items meant to dress your house year-round. Once considered a scary symbol

Blog Watch
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Our pick to click this week: -- Trendy or classic? Things That Inspire (http://freshpalette.blogspot.com) posts on popular architectural elements that may or may not be considered dated in the near future. -- Terri Sapienza

BUY OF THE DAY: Halloween wall stickers from Decosticks
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Not wanting to disappoint my local trick-or-treaters this Halloween, I'm adding the final finishing touches to my hallway in the hope of making it as festive as possible - without sending them away screaming. I love these spooky wall stickers by

Design Considerations for Halloween Yard Decorations
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If you have children who wish to have bragging rights to the spookiest lawn in town, you'll have to shop for additional supplies for your yard decorations. David Beaulieu, our About.com Guide to Landscaping, has some great tips and ideas to help you out

Grow winter pokers for late-season pizazz
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Kniphofia rooperi, the winter poker, waits until November to put on its show Red hot pokers: Kniphofia rooperi with vibrant Aster novae-angliae and white Boltonia asteroides Photo: Many gardeners have been put off red-hot pokers (or kniphofias) because

Autumn digging: time to turn over the soil
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Dig over the soil before winter to aerate the earth, and help bring pests to the surface By Val Bourne Published: 10:30AM GMT 28 Oct 2009 Double-digging a trench in preparation for a vegetable crop. Photo: At this time of year, undoubtedly there will be

Grow winter pokers for lateseason pizazz
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Kniphofia rooperi, the winter poker, waits until November to put on its show By Val Bourne Published: 11:01AM GMT 28 Oct 2009 Red hot pokers: Kniphofia rooperi with vibrant Aster novae-angliae and white Boltonia asteroides Photo: Many gardeners have

Trading up, trading down
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Trading up: Kent. A croquet lawn is a useful addition to family life, and if the weather changes you can retreat to the games room. The pony, meanwhile, can lodge in the paddock. This house and its acre of land is on the edge of the village of

Sea mists and mellow fruitfulness
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Autumn at the summerhouse. But we are there to plant trees and the clever people at the plant nursery have a scheme where you taste the fruit before you buy. We are looking to buy a pear to link our early and late espaliers so they hopefully can talk to

Mainland brides complain about discrimination in Taiwan - Feature
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Taipei - Wang Hsiu-lien, a mainland Chinese woman who married a man from Taiwan and has been living on the island for eight years, hates going to the market to buy vegetables. Some vegetable sellers, knowing she is a mainlander, would ask her: "Do you

Taking green to a new level
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The new wing for San Francisco's Drew School looks routine on paper, a 40-foot-high box arranged to suggest a pair of structures side by side. But in real life it's sure to turn heads, what with the vegetated wall that will fill a 50-foot-wide stretch of

Best Blu-ray Disc Players
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Blu-ray disc players are popping up everywhere. With prices of an increasing number of Blu-ray disc players now coming in below $200, this year may bring a 'blu christmas' for many. Watch for additional promotions that may include free Blu-ray disc

Home Theater - What's Hot and Not For The Holidays - 2009
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What's Hot and Not For The Holidays - 2009 Free Newsletter!Sign Up Robert's BlogBy , About.com Guide to since 1998Add to: - What's Hot and Not For The Holidays - 2009 Monday October 26, 2009 Shopping for electronic gadgets isn't as

How to find a pest control firm for a business
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Q: We have a large commercial building and we are looking for a good pest control company. How do we decide which is competent and which may not be? - N.D., Berkeley A: The best way is to ask for and check references. Look for a pest control company that

Could dog have sensed cancer before she did?
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Q: About one year ago, my friend's dog suddenly became very fearful of her for no reason. Wouldn't sleep with her, join her for walks and would even leave the room if she entered it. Just recently, my friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer. I've heard

Missing cat found - but whose cat?
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Late one Saturday afternoon, Debbie Bardon was typing instructions for the cat sitter because she and husband Dan were leaving for Mexico on Monday. The Oakland couple once had two cats until one went missing. And then the phone rang. "Debbie, I have

How to revive worn-out fixtures
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Q: We installed a pedestal sink about 10 years ago. In the last year or two it has developed hairline cracks. Most are around the drain, but there are also some on the back edge where the sink turns vertical. Is there anything I can do to stop them, and

Plan a Sensational and Spooky Halloween
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TRICK OR TREAT? Only good Halloween treats are waiting for you here. You'll find lots of great ways to decorate your home and get ready for Halloween with these articles and resources from About.com. From Halloween costumes to Halloween party ideas, from

'Why I took my Chelsea garden home'
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On the eve of Chelsea, Tom Stuart-Smith explains why he couldnt bear to see the gold-winning garden he created for The Telegraph in 2006 dismantled and thrown away Cassandra Jardine Published: 5:58PM BST 29 Apr 2009 Crowds admire the garden designed by

Grow your own successful harvest
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Planning to grow your own produce? Here are professional tips to give you a great harvest By Bunny Guinness Published: 10:15AM GMT 27 Oct 2009 Television and radio garden expert Pippa Greenwood has just launched her new website offering grow your own

Get the orchard look with your own apple trees
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The orchard garden at Cambo estate is an inspiration for anyone wanting to grow their own apple trees By Elspeth Thompson Published: 10:30AM GMT 27 Oct 2009 Apple day was on October 21, but there's still plenty of time to take part in apple events, held

The garden that lead to Crocus
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When Peter Clay created his Herefordshire garden, the difficulties he faced sourcing plants led him to help found the online nursery, crocus.co.uk By Stephen Lacey Published: 11:46AM GMT 27 Oct 2009 Previous of Images Next The Herefordshire garden

Boo! 365 Days a Year
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SPIRITED DESIGN Jason Volenec and Silvia Zofio of RKIT admire a vintage cast-iron lamp; $450 at Obscura, a small shop in the East Village that is chock-full of curiosities. IN the days leading up to Halloween, many people like to decorate to reflect the

Gets better with age
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Suzanne Tucker's San Francisco design studio includes a library so organized, Martha Stewart would be impressed. Decades of books and magazines, spanning floor to ceiling, are categorized by subject (Architecture and Design; Garden and Landscape;

Colourful coat stand
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Add a shot of colour to your hallway this winter With limited space in the hallway, a distinctive coat stand is the best way to add personality whilst keeping clutter in check. Heal's Saturnus multi-coloured coat stand (£95) fits the bill perfectly. Its

Desserts from Leftover Candy
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From spooky sweets to everyday treats, our easy recipes show you how to use leftover goodies to create dazzling desserts. Slide 1 of 17 Creepy Crawlers Black licorice, M&Ms, and Skittles turn these easy cookie sandwiches into creepy sweets. To save

20 Weekend Decorating Ideas
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Want to give your home a mini-makeover in a weekend? Check out these simple projects for inspiration. Slide 1 of 21 Refresh Your Bedroom New bedding, a fresh coat of paint, and unique lighting will give a bedroom a new personality -- and it can be