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HOME & GARDEN 
June 29, 2017 AN 18TH-CENTURY “SAPPHIST”’S SEXY GARDEN
Mary Delany’s illustration of Rubus odoratus (purple-flowered raspberry) What could be more prim and proper than an English garden? Filled with intoxicating flowers and aesthetically pleasing delights, they might seem more sensuous than sexual today. But according to Lisa L. Moore, the eighteenth-century gardens of Mary Granville Pendarves Delany, an aristocratic woman with a gaggle […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 29, 2017 Be tactful with garden art
Saint Francis is actually the patron saint of animals. Saint Fiacre is the real patron saint of gardening. However, statues of Saint Francis, usually accompanied by birds and sometimes by a deer, are popular in home gardens. Has anyone ever seen even a single statue of Saint Fiacre? Statues of Snow White are more common, […]
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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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NEWS 
June 16, 2017 ‘They’ve built a garden in the middle of a cyclone’: House Rules couples marvel at their renovated yards after devastating Queensland storms halted production
The devastation caused by Queensland’s Cyclone Debbie forced House Rules to halt production last episode. But with everything back on schedule on Sunday, the contestants were able to continue with their next challenge- executing two stunning garden makeovers. In a sneak peak released this Friday, the couples were overjoyed to witness their brand new yards […]
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June 16, 2017 The Roomba Creator’s New Robot Automatically Weeds Your Garden
When iRobot’s Roomba was introduced in 2002, it looked like humanity’s first step into living like The Jetsons. People couldn’t believe that for a few hundred bucks you could buy a robot that would vacuum your floors. After the Roomba’s success, its creator, Joe Jones, would invent iRobot’s Scooba, and his new start-up has just changed gardening […]
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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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HOME & GARDEN 
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 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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HOME & GARDEN 
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 […]
