• 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 […]

  • 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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    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 […]

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    Home & Garden events: Herbfest in Cary, pottery show in Seagrove, more

    Herbfest in Cary Cary’s eighth annual Herbfest takes place 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 6, on the grounds of the Page-Walker Arts & History Center. Garden enthusiasts will find booths selling herbs, native plants, perennials and gardening items. Tour the Anne B. Kratzer Educational Herb Garden, which includes the historic 1850s Page smokehouse, and learn […]

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    New Orleans home and garden calendar, April 22, 2017

    SATURDAY SHOTGUN HOUSE TOUR: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., headquarters at Santa Fe Restaurant, 3201 Esplanade Ave. The self-guided tour will feature seven renovated shotgun houses in the Faubourg St. John neighborhood. $25 advance, $30 day of tour, available at headquarters. (504) 581-7032, prcno.org MONOGRAMMING WORKSHOP: 10 a.m. to noon, Gallier House, 1126 Royal St. […]

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    Out of control garden fire damages nearby speed camera

    The corner of Farfield Avenue in Beeston A fire in a garden spread to a nearby speed camera. Crews from Highfields station were called to a fire which had broken out in Farfield Avenue in Beeston at around 10.40am yesterday (Tuesday, April 19). Read more: New city centre Co-op wants to sell alcohol – and […]

  • Home and Garden events

    Boerner Botanical Gardens: Classes and workshops, $10 member/ $15 general public. Whitnall Park, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners. Information: (414) 525-5653; boernerbotanicalgardens.org New & Exciting Plants Part 1: Woody Shrubs & Perennials. April 22. New & Exciting Plants Part 2: Annuals & Vegetables. April 29. Art at the Gardens Craft Fair. May 7. Garden Walk: […]

  • 6 common home and garden plants that are poisonous to your pets

    Now that Spring is officially here, you’re probably thinking about making your home look pretty with a bright bouquet of flowers, or a houseplant you can nurture through the warmer season. What you might not think about though, is how your plants affect your pets. There are some plants that can be lethal to animals […]

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    Tucson Home and Garden April 9-15

    All events are free or included in the cost of admission unless otherwise noted. Today Home and Neighborhood Tour —  Sam Hughes Neighborhood. Walking tour of a midtown historic neighborhood including, 10 residences, music, art and talk by Sen. Steve Farley. Noon-5 p.m. April 9. $25. 1-318-341-4114. Mediterranean Plants — University of Arizona Arboretum, 1600 […]

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    The Realtors Home and Garden Show Starts Friday in Milwaukee

    Milwaukee – It is the longest running home and garden show in the nation. The 93rd Realtors Home and Garden Show begins Friday at the Wisconsin Expo Center Friday, March 24th. “Every year there’s a lot to look forward to. Our garden promenade will be over 10,000 square feet,” said Sandi Anderson, Director of the show […]