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• Plant Lovers’ Almanac: Naming a tree
  OSU Extension classes help students decipher botanical classification with facts about origins
  ( By Jim Chatfield
  Special to the Beacon Journal 6/14/2013 3:40 PM EDT )
• Treetop brewery on TV show
  Animal Planet TV show to follow the construction of brewery’s tasting room near Mohican State Park
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal home writer 6/14/2013 3:39 PM EDT )
• Mary Beth Breckenridge: Library shares seeds
  Downtown Akron site launches garden effort
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal home writer 6/14/2013 3:38 PM EDT )
• Robot cleans windows
  ( 6/14/2013 3:38 PM EDT )
• Home bookshelf: ‘What’s a Hostess to Do?’
  ( 6/14/2013 3:38 PM EDT )
• For more information
  ( 6/14/2013 3:38 PM EDT )
• Home and garden happenings — week of June 15
  Six homes, 12 gardens included in $15 ticket. Proceeds will benefit beautification projects
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal home writer 6/14/2013 3:38 PM EDT )
• Plant a Row drop-off sites
  ( 6/14/2013 3:38 PM EDT )
• “Does It Work?”: Wraptastic, Pocket Hose, Smart Twist Cleaning System, Flower Rocket, WaxVac
  Panel finds Wraptastic mediocre, Pocket Hose unsubstantial, system for cleaning expensive
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal home writer 6/8/2013 12:43 AM EDT )
• Copley woman develops garden tools
  ( 6/7/2013 10:46 AM EDT )
• ‘Does It Work?’ verdicts
  ( 6/7/2013 10:46 AM EDT )
• Plant lovers’ almanac: Wasps may be attacking sugar maple
  Canada thistle difficult
to remove since weed sprouts underground; it could take months
  ( By Denise Ellsworth
  Special to the Beacon Journal 6/7/2013 10:46 AM EDT )
• Home and garden happenings — week of June 8
  Hudson, West Hill and Summit events are among offerings
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal home writer 6/7/2013 10:46 AM EDT )
• Craft books boldly go where none has gone before
  ( 6/7/2013 10:46 AM EDT )
• Reader opinions: Pocket Hose, WaxVac, Wraptastic
  ( 6/7/2013 10:45 AM EDT )
• Ask Mary Beth: Freeing sticky drawers
  ( 6/7/2013 10:45 AM EDT )
• Plant a Row drop-off sites
  ( 6/7/2013 10:45 AM EDT )
• Plant Lovers’ Almanac: Types of flora to watch for this time of year
  Beech trees are glorious all year but sassafras is sometimes overlooked. Morels both true, false
  ( By Jim Chatfield
  Special to the Beacon Journal 5/31/2013 10:31 PM EDT )
• Mary Beth Breckenridge: Share your garden with people in need
  Program shares food with people in need
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal home writer 5/31/2013 10:30 PM EDT )
• Book shares best ideas from Country Living
  ( 5/31/2013 10:31 PM EDT )
• How to build community
  ( 5/31/2013 10:31 PM EDT )
• Patch simplifies drywall repair
  ( 5/31/2013 10:30 PM EDT )
• Home and garden happenings — week of June 1
  Owner says new shop offers design service, classic, modern pieces
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal home writer 5/31/2013 10:30 PM EDT )
• Ask Mary Beth: Preventing woodpecker nests
  ( 5/31/2013 10:30 PM EDT )
• House built by youth expected to achieve highest green standard
  Renovation by program participants to get building highest certification for green energy achievements
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal home writer 5/29/2013 11:14 PM EDT )
• Home and garden happenings — week of May 25
  OSU extension teaches $10, three-hour course about the health risks for both people, pets
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal staff writer 5/24/2013 5:16 PM EDT )
• ‘Garden Rescue’ helps diagnose plant problems
  ( 5/24/2013 5:14 PM EDT )
• Coating revives unattractive decks, concrete surfaces
  ( 5/24/2013 5:14 PM EDT )
• Readers offer strategies for deterring deer
  Use soap, pepper, hair to help keep plants safe
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal home writer 5/21/2013 12:51 PM EDT )
• Nature’s ways improve backyard gardening
  Nature’s ways improve on backyard gardening as entomology expert can attest in Wooster
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal home writer 5/21/2013 12:51 PM EDT )
• Plant Lovers’ Almanac: Up-and-down spring continues in Ohio
  Extended chill helps lengthen floral season for dogwoods, lilacs, forsythias, crab apples
  ( By Jim Chatfield
  Special to the Beacon Journal 5/21/2013 1:02 PM EDT )
• Book helps house hunters think logically
  ( 5/21/2013 1:02 PM EDT )
• Curved shower rod is tension-mounted
  ( 5/21/2013 1:02 PM EDT )
• Home and garden happenings — week of May 18
  Information collected to be used in helping scientists track status of the declining insects
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal staff writer 5/21/2013 1:02 PM EDT )
• Vegetable and fruit plant families
  ( 5/21/2013 12:52 PM EDT )
• Steal this idea! Decorating inspiration from Designer ShowHouse 2013
  Designer ShowHouse 2013 offers inspiration
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal home writer 5/10/2013 10:15 AM EDT )
• Garden featured on Bath home tour
  Esteps’ beautiful layout cited by Smithsonian for altering appearance of landscapes in nation
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal home writer 5/10/2013 10:16 AM EDT )
• Bag clip closes large sacks
  ( 5/10/2013 10:14 AM EDT )
• Plant Lovers’ Almanac: Perennials for shade
  White flowers brighten dark settings. Foliage offers lasting texture
  ( By Denise Ellsworth
  Special to the Beacon Journal 5/10/2013 10:14 AM EDT )
• Book covers upholstery basics
  ( 5/10/2013 10:14 AM EDT )
• Home and garden happenings — week of May 11
  Stan Hywet Hall invites moms to visit grounds, manor for free Sunday
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal staff writer 5/10/2013 10:14 AM EDT )
• Tour details
  ( 5/10/2013 10:14 AM EDT )
• Plant Lover’s Almanac: Time to enjoy the springing of spring
  Season brings major changes in plants daily. Keep your eyes open
  ( By Jim Chatfield
  Special to the Beacon Journal 5/3/2013 4:09 PM EDT )
• Designers transform 1930s home for show house
  Designer ShowHouse public tours start today of Tudor Revival home to benefit Junior League
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal home writer 5/3/2013 4:10 PM EDT )
• New process prints artwork onto cabinets
  ( 5/3/2013 4:09 PM EDT )
• Book provides guidance on furniture makeovers
  ( 5/3/2013 4:09 PM EDT )
• Designer ShowHouse details
  ( 5/3/2013 4:09 PM EDT )
• Home and garden happenings — week of May 4
  Group needs volunteers. Beech Creek greenhouse is now open for season
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal staff writer 5/3/2013 4:09 PM EDT )
• ShowHouse decorators
  ( 5/3/2013 4:09 PM EDT )
• Mary Beth Breckenridge: Those darn deer
  Unusual methods used to thwart hungry deer
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal home writer 4/26/2013 10:16 AM EDT )
• Stark gardeners rescue plants for new homes
  WORM participants in Stark dig up, repot, find perennials homes in horticulture venture
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal home writer 4/26/2013 10:17 AM EDT )
• Plant Lovers’ Almanac: Look for these garden pests
  Insecticides can protect
from infestations. Try using horticultural oils or bucket of soapy water
  ( By Denise Ellsworth
  Special to the Beacon Journal 4/26/2013 10:16 AM EDT )
• Paint developed by artist now available to public
  ( 4/26/2013 10:16 AM EDT )
• Nature’s full of garden helpers
  Turtles, toads, moths,
snakes, moles, spiders can be your work force and maintain landscape
  ( By Dean Fosdick
  Associated Press 4/26/2013 10:16 AM EDT )
• Book shares secrets in floral design
  ( 4/26/2013 10:16 AM EDT )
• How to donate plants
  ( 4/26/2013 10:16 AM EDT )
• Home and garden happenings — week of April 27
  Tours around corner for Bath Volunteers and Master Gardeners
  ( By Mary Beth Breckenridge
  Beacon Journal staff writer 4/26/2013 10:16 AM EDT )
• Ask Mary Beth: Cutting back a rhododendron
  ( 4/26/2013 10:16 AM EDT )