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More Stories by Mary Beth Breckenrige
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Plant Lovers’ Almanac: Naming a tree
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Treetop brewery on TV show
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Mary Beth Breckenridge: Library shares seeds
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Robot cleans windows
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Home bookshelf: ‘What’s a Hostess to Do?’
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- Home and garden happenings — week of June 15
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This Week’s Harvest: Strawberries
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“Does It Work?”: Wraptastic, Pocket Hose, Smart Twist Cleaning System, Flower Rocket, WaxVac
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Copley woman develops garden tools
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‘Does It Work?’ verdicts
- Home and garden happenings — week of June 8
Antibacterial products for flu prevention? Nope
A news release that just landed in my email in-box pitches an antibacterial cleaner as a means for preventing flu.
Think again, Big Cleaning Products Manufacturer.
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Contest to give away dream kitchen
Your dream kitchen could become a reality thanks to a $50,000 kitchen giveaway by Lowe's and the inspirational home design website Houzz.
The contest is open to homeowners in the United States. You can enter at Houzz's contest site.
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Study associates tree loss with ill health
An intriguing new study makes an association between the loss of trees and impaired health.
The study, by researchers with the U.S. Forest Service, found an increase in deaths from cardiovascular disease and lower respiratory disease in areas of the United States where the emerald ash borer has devastated ash tree populations.
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Bedbugs on the march
A news release from Orkin declares the Cleveland/Akron/Canton area the eighth worst in the nation for bed bugs.
Weren't you just itching to know that?
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Energy efficiency tax credits reinstated
The fiscal cliff compromise brought good news for consumers: Congress reinstated tax credits for energy-efficient home improvements.
The American Taxpayer Relief Act makes the credits retroactive to 2012 and extends them to the end of 2013, the Alliance to Save Energy reports.
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Organizing ideas
Whether organizing is on your list of New Year's resolutions or you're just a little OCD like me, you'll like these organizing ideas from The Family Handyman magazine.
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'Blog Cabin' voting opens
Voting starts today on the latest edition of Blog Cabin, the DIY Network series that gets viewers involved in designing a vacation home.
This time around, fans will help renovate a circa-1892 cedar shake cottage in Atlantic, N.C.
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Heirloom tomato seed sale
Tomato lovers, take note: TomatoFest is having an heirloom tomato seed sale through Jan. 21.
TomatoFest is the website of "Tomato Man" Gary Ibsen, founder of the renowned Carmel TomatoFest in California and a longtime champion of organic growing methods and heirloom tomatoes.
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