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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
New hardiness map puts northern Ohio in warmer zone
A new plant hardiness map indicates much of northern Ohio is getting warmer.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today unveiled an updated version of its plant hardiness zone map that puts most of the state in Zone 6A, meaning the average minimum temperature is 5 to 10 degrees below zero. Previously much of northern Ohio was in the slightly colder Zone 5B, while the southern half of the state was mostly in Zone 6A.
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A closer look at energy-saving advice
Busting some myths about saving energy at home: http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/breckenridge/energy-mythbusting-what-does-and-doesn-t-help-you-save-1.256220
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Homemade light stand for starting seeds
I've never started seeds before. I've long toyed with the idea, but one of the factors holding me back is the prospect of investing in equipment for something I'm not sure I'll want to keep doing. That's probably why an article in the current Fine Gardening e-newsletter caught my eye.
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Decorative painter Annie Sloan plans workshop tour
Annie Sloan, the high priestess of decorative painting, will be doing a U.S. workshop tour this spring.
Unfortunately, none of the stops is in our region, but devoted fans will undoubtedly be buying their plane tickets.
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Get out and go!
Turn off the flat-screen and get off the couch. There's plenty to do in Northeast Ohio in winter:
http://www.ohio.com/news/top-stories/winter-activities-get-you-out-and-moving-1.255793
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First peek at Junior League show house
Spent an hour today checking out the West Akron home that will become the Junior League of Akron's next Designer ShowHouse.
Think small-scale Stan Hywet, '70s style.
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Renovation show casting in Northeast Ohio
Your house nightmare could land you on TV.
Rivr Media, a production company in Knoxville, Tenn., is looking for a Northeast Ohio homeowner who has experienced a home catastrophe and is willing to appear in the pilot of a home renovation show tentatively titled Catastrophe Inc. The show will use the proceeds from the homeowner's insurance claim to clean up and rebuild after the disaster -- something like a fire, a flood or a bad case of mold. A designer will then decorate the space.
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At home with 'Modern Family'
I love the ABC comedy Modern Family. But almost as much as the show, I love the characters' homes.
That's why I enjoyed this article and slideshow on Architectural Digest's website. In it, production designer Richard Berg takes readers on a virtual tour of the Modern Family set, explaining some of the features of the homes and how the designers settled on them.
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