HOME & GARDEN
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 16, 2017 Unesco declares Garden Route biosphere reserve; S Africa
Johannesburg, Jun 15 (PTI) The South African government has welcomed the declaration of the scenic Garden Route in its Western Cape province as a Unesco biosphere reserve. Unesco members voted in favour of the inclusion of the Garden Route as a biosphere reserve at a meeting in Paris today. “The positive response to the application […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 10, 2017 Mr. Fix It Show 6/10/17: Live at Wannemaker’s Home and Garden in Downers Grove
PHOTO: It’s Lindsey, Lou, and Sam LIVE at Wannemaker’s Home and Garden Center in Downers Grove. (WGN Radio) Check it out! It’s Lou, Lindsey, and Sam LIVE at Wannemaker’s Home and Garden in Downers Grove. On today’s show, Lou and Lindsey introduce this week’s New to Lou Too: A-Maze-N Tube Smoker. Then, Steve Kras, head […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 10, 2017 New Orleans home and garden calendar, June 10, 2017
RIVER RIDGE BROMELIAD SHOW: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Clearview Mall, Metairie. The 35th annual show offers bromeliads and cryptanthus for sale. Free. (504) 495-0371 SATURDAY PIETY STREET MARKET: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Old Ironworks, 612 Piety St. Free. (504) 505-4113, [email protected] BASICS IN BEEKEEPING: 10:30 a.m. […]
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June 10, 2017 Riverside Home & Garden Show this weekend
This “frog bench” from Padilla’s Patio & Garden Decor is on display at the 2017 Riverside Home & Garden Show. Television personality Nick Federoff will be one of the gardening experts on hand this weekend at the Riverside Home & Garden Show. Federoff will appear 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 10. The event also features […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 2, 2017 Chatsworth’s first show garden – a preview with designer Sam Ovens
Sam Ovens in his garden for Wedgwood at the RHS Chatsworth Flower Show CREDIT:ANDREW FOX FOR THE TELEGRAPH Acontemporary take on an English garden is a concept that has been widely attempted in show gardens in recent years and the latest to give it an outing is Sam Ovens. At just 28, he’s been making […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
May 30, 2017 Essential Home With Ambient OS Is Andy Rubin’s Answer to Amazon Echo, Google Home
HIGHLIGHTS Essential Home announced as home automation device Likely to compete with Amazon Echo, Google Home The Essential Home runs on the company’s Ambient OS The big day for Android co-founder Andy Rubin is here and his company Essential Products seems to be all geared up. Rubin created hype around its bezel-less smartphone, but Essential […]
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May 28, 2017 Turning pages with home and garden books
Although the official start of summer is still weeks away, Memorial Day weekend serves as the unofficial kickoff to all things summertime. And one of the best things about summer is more time to kick back and read a good book on the beach or in your own backyard sanctuary. But summer reading doesn’t always […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
May 26, 2017 JOHNSONS HOME & GARDEN EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION AS TOP HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE IN WASHINGTON
Another successful year of serving the community has put Johnsons Home & Garden in exclusive company within the independent home improvement industry. Hardware + Building Supply Dealer (H+BSD), a national publication covering the hardware industry, named Johnsons Home & Garden its 2017 Hardware All Star for the state of Washington. Johnsons Home & Garden, located […]
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May 24, 2017 Monet’s Home and Garden at Giverny Get a Fresh Look, Thanks to a New Book
Claude Monet’s home and garden at Giverny is the stuff of artistic legend. As is well known, many of the painter’s most famous works depict the water lily pond and surrounding gardens found on the property. But what is less well known is that Monet first glimpsed the small village that he came to call […]
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May 16, 2017 Home and Garden events
Boerner Botanical Gardens: Mother’s Day Family Event, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 14. Kids craft activities with make-and-take gifts for mothers and grandmothers. Whitnall Park, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners. Information: (414) 525-5653; www.boernerbotanicalgardens.org Garden Walks, depart from gift shop rain or shine, 6 p.m. Wednesdays. $5. Tulips. May 17. Spring Flowering Trees. May 24. Peonies. May […]
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May 6, 2017 Home and garden events
Boerner Botanical Gardens: Art at the Gardens Craft Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. May 7. Whitnall Park, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners. Information: (414) 525-5653; www.boernerbotanicalgardens.org Mother’s Day Family Event. May 14. Garden Walk: Tulips. May 17. Garden Walk: Spring Flowering Trees. May 24. Burlington Area Garden Club: Annual sale of perennials, grasses and shrubs, 8:30-11:30 […]
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May 4, 2017 Home and garden happenings in Sonoma County
GRATON Spring flower show, plant sale For more than 100 years, the Graton Community Club has ushered in spring with an old-fashioned Flower Show. This year’s event, held today, includes a plant sale, big floral displays and an area of garden art for purchase including mosaic bird houses and collectibles. There is always a homemade […]
