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Gardenia isn't lovely anymore
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Q: Help! My gardenia bushes are turning black instead of the beautiful green they were two years ago. Last year I noticed white stuff underneath the leaves, and it started from there. What can I do to bring them back? I have had wonderful experiences of

Tiny gardener designed her house and garden to show off beloved flowers
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Overflowing flower beds with lots and lots of color, that's Irene Ciccarelli's cup of tea. Her 2-year-old garden, tucked in the new Lincoln Hills housing plan in North Huntingdon, stands out among the restrained landscaping of her neighbors. It's not

Garden Notes: Post-Gazette Summer Camp features Gretchen McKay and Doug Oster
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PG food writer Gretchen McKay and garden columnist Doug Oster will appear in the first in a series of free Post-Gazette summer camps held on the Town Square Stage at the SouthSide Works. Ms. McKay will prepare cedar-planked salmon at 2 p.m. today. At 3

Garden Detective: Web of mystery about plant seen in Minnesota
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While in Minnesota last summer, I saw this plant. It was growing on the University of Minnesota campus in Duluth. I was unable to find out its name. If you could identify it, is it something that would grow in our Sacramento climate? UC Master Gardener

How to get a good night's sleep
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Sleep is an emotive issue. We don't appreciate it until it goes wrong. Try to keep regular hours. Going to bed and getting up at roughly the same time each day will programme your body to sleep better. When I was young, I was in bed by 9.30pm every

Space solves: My teak table is swamped in lichen
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My teak garden table spent the winter outside uncovered and now has lichen-like growth on the top. How do I remove and clean it? Our cleaning guru Stephanie Zia says, 'Sodium percarbonate (pure oxygen bleach, £15.40/kilo, inc VAT/p&p, from mistral.ie)

James Callicott, a bright young thing
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Comments His nearest rival, Jack Dunkley, 16, is now a veteran on his second show garden. Bob Sweet, organiser of RHS Shows, has a few theories as to why Hampton Court attracts such young design talent: "Hampton is the coolest event in the gardening

Our future is very rosy
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Comments The nation's favourite flower is officially the rose - and Thirteen rose growers gather together under one marquee, with exhibits themed around Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. (You may see characters in costumes wafting around, with

Judi Dench's rose is top seller, Team England a flop
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Comments "Drama Queen" was launched by the actress on Monday and sellers said it was proving to be one of the most popular varieties. This summer is a particularly good season for roses due to the cold winter, experts said. it has allowed them to remain

First lego garden
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Comments The allowed artificial grass at Chelsea Flower Show this year and a Plasticine garden by Top Gears James May was sanctioned the year before that. Garden gnomes, which were previously banned, have even been allowed to sneak into display gardens

How to get to the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
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The nearest stations to the showground are Hampton Court and Kingston. Each is approximately 30 minutes from London Waterloo, with frequent trains. The showground is a 15 minute walk or short ferry ride (£1.80 single) from Hampton Court station, or a

Bee friendly Hampton Court
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Comments , the younger, more relaxed sister of Chelsea Flower Show, is almost upon us. For many of us, Hampton Court heralds the start of summer proper. This year the country's biggest gardening event includes a bee garden, designed by landscape designer

How to keep the children happy
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During Family Weekend at the , July 10-11, children can enjoy the show for free. Highlights include: Dirtgirlworld CBeebies will be coming to the show with Dirtgirlworld, to let younger children discover that getting to grips with nature can be fun.

Sales of �1,000 garden sheds shoot up
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Comments While it is possible to buy a full-height garden shed for as little as little as 150, retailers have reported that sheds costing 1,000 or more have doubled over the last year. B&Q said sales of its , priced 1,149, had jumped by 550 per cent,

Artful Home chief Lisa Bayne's favorites
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It's difficult for Lisa Bayne not to take her work home. But in her case, it's a good thing. As the CEO of Artful Home (artfulhome.com) - an online resource for artists and consumers - her professional life often involves meeting artists, visiting

How to create a safe baby nursery with style
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As a mother of two young boys, Stephanie Marsh Fillbrandt understands the importance of creating a comfortable and safe baby nursery. As an interior designer and founder of the residential and commercial San Francisco interior design firm Marsh &

Scissor scones salute steely industrial era
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When it comes to lighting, the scissor sconce is a bright idea that unites practicality and style. These handy illuminators were likely anchored to the walls of factories across the country in the early 20th century, designed to focus a steady glow on

The Dry Garden: Planting California fuchsia and lookalike blooms
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Timing is everything when you're a plant in a place with little water and lots of competition. Our native California fuchsia, Zauschneria californica, has patience. It remains sedate as the native sages and lilacs burst into spring blossom. Then, as the

Still watering
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Everywhere seedlings are popping up in happy optimism at the moment, salad and weed together. The lack of rainfall (other than occasional fine drizzle) is making me feel I need to water them. So every other day they are getting a good soaking. I'm never

Traditional Herb Garden
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For the home gardener and cook, a traditional herb garden is a natural extension of those interests. Herbs are considered easy to grow, making a traditional herb garden an inexpensive venture for fresh herbs suitable for cooking and other... Recent

Contemporary wallpaper from Georgia Horton
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NEW Give your home a contemporary look with new graphic wallpaper Contemporary wallpaperswith eye-catching prints are all the rage, so why not buy into the trend and update your living room or bedroom. Our favourite is Georgia Horton's Follow Me

Wacky Wall Decor
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As a prop stylist and design blogger I'm always looking for new and different ideas for wall decor. Lately I've been completely smitten with wall decals and graphics and I particularly love the ones from Hu2 Design. Not only are they fun, cheeky, and

Ecological: slug control
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Comments Slugs have eaten our potatoes. Well, most of them. We managed to salvage one delicious meal of new home-grown boiled spuds from what the slugs left over, when they moved on to a dessert of strawberries, thyme and parsnips. Our slugs dont seem to

Use fake bird of prey to ward off pigeons
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I am suffering from a serious plague of wood pigeons: their guano fouls the lawn under trees where my grandchildren play and also clogs up the pebble fountain. I have even received a direct hit while weeding. Apart from wholesale slaughter, is there any

Visitors love the Girlguiding UK garden at Hampton Show!
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Behind the scenes diary for at Chelsea Flower Show and The at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2010 Posted by Philippa Pearson on 09 Jul 2010 at 10:35 AM Opening week at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and visitors are loving the garden! It's great to

How to Paint Wooden Garden Furniture
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Garden furniture is exposed to rain, snow and blazing sun. Painting this furniture with any old paint is not going to give you a good long-term finish. Regular paint does not expand and contract with the wood and can flake and chip with exposure...

Start planning the perfect Christmas. Yes, really!
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It might be July, but the magazine world is Christmas-crazy right now...and our bloggers are no exception No, we're not going mad - we really have been going Christmas crazy at Housetohome Towers this week. July is the time that all the retailers hold

Anarchy in the winter garden
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The snow that fell two weeks ago is stubbornly hugging the shaded areas of my garden and the unrelenting sequence of frosts that followed has transformed (if that is the word) my environment into a harsh and inhospitable place. Lawns are so hard that

Sony Adds to 3D-Enabled Home Theater Receiver Line
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Sony has announced its latest line of Home Theater Receivers for the home installation market that bring more advanced features to the consumer. The four new Home Theater Receivers: STR-DA5600ES, STR-DA4600ES, STR-DA3600ES, STR-DN2010 all feature 3D pass