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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.
- Take time now to winterize your lawn for a greener spring yard
- November 2, 2009
- November is the time to winterize your lawn for a healthy spring time growing season.
- Icemakers don’t require existing water line
- October 26, 2009
- Last week we talked about setting up a new icemaker using an existing water line. But you don’t have to tap into an existing water line to hook up the icemaker in your refrigerator. Instead, you can use a special tee designed to fit right on the cold water shut off valve beneath your kitchen sink.
- Swatch watch: The right paint chip may make you feel at home — or help you sell it
- October 12, 2009
- Somewhere in America, there is a yellow house with a red dining room, orange living room, green kitchen and blue bedrooms. And the people living inside are excited when they eat dinner, comfortable when they watch television, calm when they open the refrigerator and feel safe when they sleep.
- Clean gutters easy way to keep home secure
- October 12, 2009
- Clean gutters are essential in maintaining the integrity of a home’s foundation and keeping its basement dry. If you are not afraid of heights, you should be able to clean your gutters fairly simply.
- Heartland’s harvest: KU graduate a national figure in sustainable gardening movement
- October 7, 2009
- The little white puff ball sneaks up on Matt Bunch. Grinning, he bends down to pluck it from the burgundy Venus fly trap mouth from whence it came.
- All for nut: Black walnut trees yield value for some owners, trouble for others
- October 4, 2009
- Cackling squirrels and the pings of black walnuts hitting the metal roof of my garden shed tell me that fall is really here and bring memories of my father picking the nutmeats from the tough black walnut shells. This time of year also brings calls of black walnut tree owners wondering if their walnuts have any value. The answer: Maybe.
- Sprouting interest: School’s garden teaches about food economy
- September 30, 2009
- School is about teaching the basics. And what’s more basic than learning about one of the few necessities of life: food?
- Cut window drafts to reduce energy use
- September 28, 2009
- Weather-proofing your windows is an easy and inexpensive way to reduce winter drafts and save on energy costs.
- Easy to grow: Plant garlic now for best results
- September 27, 2009
- Growing your own garlic is something new and old gardeners alike can sink their teeth into.
- Lawrence residents can purchase large amounts of compost this week
- September 21, 2009
- Area residents will have a chance to purchase large amounts of compost for their lawns and gardens this week.
- Backyard getaway: Couple use wise plant choices for water garden
- September 20, 2009
- With careful consideration of the mature size of plants and the scale of the garden, Jim and Cheryl Harmon have transformed a tiny, bare backyard into an oasis of lush plants and babbling waterfalls.
- Man cave dwellers: Area residents carve out unique retreats
- September 14, 2009
- When Steve Jack and his wife were building a house north of Lawrence, they agreed he deserved a dedicated room of his own. “When we sat down to discuss the design, the architect actually called it the ‘rock and roll room’ on the plans,” Jack recalls. But what Jack knew was really being put forth was a “man cave.”
- Bold new wall color just a peel away
- September 14, 2009
- Whether it is old and faded or just not your style, removing old wallpaper can dramatically improve the look and feel of any room.
- Mix up your new, old home decor
- September 14, 2009
- You probably didn’t realize, when you put an ornate old picture frame next to the sleek Pottery Barn sofa in your living room, that you had your finger on the pulse of America’s design culture.
- Bright Spots: Babcock Place gardens provide uplifting space for residents
- September 13, 2009
- Sometimes the real beauty of a garden is in the gardeners, and the gardeners at Babcock Place are an admirable example.
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