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Tour of Flowering Trees
Here are some must-see trees that will be flowering the spring, according to Garden Spot columnist Jennifer Oldridge.
- As temps heat up, bring outdoor style in
- June 29, 2009
- As warm weather arrives, there are lots of ways to soften the boundaries between indoors and out.
- Precautions can keep burglars away while you’re away
- June 23, 2009
- Police say simple steps can prevent homes from being burglarized while owners are on vacation.
- Book smarts: Stylish ways to stash your stacks
- June 22, 2009
- Floor-to-ceiling windows, steel appliances and slick floors meant that the condo lawyer David Joy and diplomat Offy Ismojo bought in Washington, D.C., looked mod the second they moved in. Well, except for the boxes of books, which the duo packed into the den. “We had more room in our last place,” says Ismojo, 47. “But here, we didn’t want bookshelves everywhere. That would look like the Library of Congress.”
- Common Cents: Gardening on a budget
- June 15, 2009
- Zeroscape gardening can help save time and money.
- SLUG turning consumers into gardeners
- June 11, 2009
- Roommates Kelly Rushing and Jessi Howell are the proud parents of a cute, little vegetable garden. The Lawrence residents are constantly showing off the pretty plot of land at their home, south of the Kansas University campus.
- Master gardeners help fill food pantries
- June 11, 2009
- A Lawrence gardener is beginning to see the fruits of her labor and master plan to help curb hunger in Lawrence. Last summer, Cynthia Haines had some extra zucchini and didn’t want it to go to waste. She decided to donate it to a local food pantry.
- Star treatment for windows
- June 7, 2009
- Besides picking paint colors, the one topic that consistently seems to stump many homeowners is window treatments.
- Nature graces the houses of county’s master gardeners
- June 7, 2009
- While walking the grounds of some of the most lush gardens in Lawrence, it was quite natural for those on the Douglas County Garden Tour to imagine what life would be like living among all the flowers.
- Common cents: Keep your lawn lush
- June 1, 2009
- Here are some ideas on keeping a lawn that’s lush and green instead of parched and brown.
- These walls were made for planting
- May 24, 2009
- Let’s plant a stone wall.
- Art and Craft alive and well in American design
- May 18, 2009
- At this spring’s Architectural Digest Home Design Show in New York, technological marvels were everywhere. “Green” appliances; high-tech kitchens; clever ways to integrate, hide or otherwise disguise the working components of our homes.
- GaDuGi staffer starts gardening group
- May 18, 2009
- Lisa Parr grew up in the country outside Paola. She’s been producing her own food for years. But she knows many other women her age — 28 — as well as those younger and older haven’t had such an experience.
- Game plan eases garden startup
- May 14, 2009
- Starting your own garden shouldn’t be intimidating. Once you have a game plan, the overwhelmed feeling goes away, and it actually becomes a lot of fun. And the payoff comes not only in a sense of accomplishment, but in color, beauty, food for the table and even curb appeal.
- Butterfly plants still available for your garden
- May 13, 2009
- Butterfly plants are still available for members of the public after last weekend’s Monarch Watch Spring Open House.
- Perry, Lecompton to have farmers’ markets
- May 13, 2009
- The Perry-Lecompton Farmers’ Market will open May 22. The Farmers’ Market will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday through mid-October.
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