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More Stories by Mary Beth Breckenrige
- Home and garden happenings — week of May 25
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Plant lovers’ almanac: Shrubs for the summer garden
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‘Garden Rescue’ helps diagnose plant problems
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Coating revives unattractive decks, concrete surfaces
- Ask Mary Beth: Are curtains blocking heat?
- Readers offer strategies for deterring deer
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Nature’s ways improve backyard gardening
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Book helps house hunters think logically
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Curved shower rod is tension-mounted
- Tell the ‘Does It Work?’ team what you think about products
- Home and garden happenings — week of May 18
- Ask Mary Beth: Ridding ornamental grass of weeds
- Vegetable and fruit plant families
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School garden will teach healthy eating from the ground up
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Steal this idea! Decorating inspiration from Designer ShowHouse 2013
Smithville woman in running for home makeover
You can help Smithville resident Erin King win $10,000 toward a home-makeover project in Waverly Home’s Paint for a Purpose contest.
King is one of five finalists in the contest, which will be decided by votes on its Facebook page.
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Historical house up for auction
Old-house fans, take note: A 200-year-old home in Tallmadge goes on the auction block this weekend.
The house, once known as the Beach House, was built in 1808 and expanded in 1850. It has its original black walnut and oak floors and some original windows, as well as a post and beam barn on the property.
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Hudson interior designer to appear on MSNBC
Hudson interior designer Pamela Bayer will appear this Sunday on the MSNBC program Your Business.
The weekly show focuses on small-business entrepreneurs. According to the show's website, Bayer will talk about her mistake of turning down smaller clients to focus on big projects, only to have those larger jobs cut.
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Original Mattress Factory tops consumer survey
If you think Ron Trzcinski's mattress ads about honesty and courtesy are just another cheesy come-on, think again.
Trzcinski's Original Mattress Factory ranked first among mattress stores in Consumer Reports' latest consumer survey.
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Instant waterfall -- well, almost
Today's mail brought a surprise -- a CD of photos from the waterfall class I wrote about Saturday, courtesy of Brian Esker at Hoffman's Garden Center. Here's a picture of the finished waterfall, for all you water gardener wannabes.
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Read all about water gardens
Longing for a water garden in your yard? Whet your appetite for your very own water world with our coverage in this week's Home section. We give you a sneak peek at the Parade of Ponds water garden tour and tell you what's involved in building a simple pondless waterfall.
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Keeping your cool? Thank Willis Carrier
Glad you have air conditioning? You can thank Dr. Willis H. Carrier, who invented the technology in July 1902.
In honor of the anniversary of modern air conditioning, Carrier -- the company, not the scientist -- has put together this video recapping 110 years of AC in 110 seconds.
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In this week's home section
In this week's home section: A unique home created by a couple who was repurposing decades before it became a trend, and an arts program that put Akron students to work creating gates for a community garden.
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