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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
Does It Work?
Does It Work? Our product testers give their opinions:
http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/breckenridge/does-it-work-furniture-fix-ez-moves-half-time-drill-driver-clean-step-mat-swivel-store-1.247312
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Pollinator video worth a look
This video of pollinators at work is simply stunning. It's a reminder of how dependent we humans are on the tiniest of creatures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xHkq1edcbk4
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A cure for pit stains?
Can it be true -- a product that removes the dreaded pit stains?
Deo-Go promises to do just that. You spray it on, scrub lightly and let the treated stain sit for 30 minutes before laundering the garment as usual. It's supposed to remove yellow perspiration stains and deodorant buildup.
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Mist seals ducts
My email this morning brings information on this intriguing spray-in duct sealing system:
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Slavery Footprint calculator eye-opening
I have 50 slaves working for me.
That's the disturbing revelation I got after taking a quiz at Slavery Footprint, an online calculator and app that showed how much of my life depends on forced labor.
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Home Depot offers Christmas light trade-in
Home Depot is giving customers an incentive to trade in their old Christmas light strings for energy-saving LED lights.
Today through Nov. 13, you can bring in your old light strings -- working or not -- and receive coupons toward the purchase of LED replacements. The coupons are good for $3 off Home Accents Holiday string lights, $4 off Martha Stewart Living or GE LED string lights, or $5 off EcoSmart or Lightshow LED lights.
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