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A kitchen garden can grow year-round
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ALEX SEROS and Walter Ulloa's vegetable garden has the design elements of a classical French potager: four rectangular raised beds, divided by gravel pathways, set in a sunny spot not far from the family's kitchen. But instead of the traditional tidy

FRESH FOR SUMMER
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The style-conscious one-stop website for great-quality gifts and homeware, www.oskarblack.com, has added new products to brighten your summer. We loved the pristine, contemporary Sagaform cocktail set by Swedish designer Helene Tiedemann, which is

Low-water, no-dig garden a boon to readers
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THANKS FOR your excellent article about no-dig gardens ['No Reason to Dig Any Deeper,' June 12]. I had just stripped grass off my front lawn with the intention of planting vegetables and was fretting about how to proceed (grass roots, weeds, poor soil,

This Fourth of July, try a vintage patriotic look
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There are few homeowners who forgo decorating for Christmas, so why should July 4 be neglected? With patriotism running high this election year, up the ante on your curb appeal with vintage-inspired decor. Decorate with tea-stained bunting, reproduced

Designer Bargains
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Beginning tomorrow, more than 25 area designers will take part in the 2008 Designer Tent Sale to benefit the Center for Family Development in Bethesda, a nonprofit organization that offers programs that support and strengthen the family. Sale items

Blog Watch
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Head over to At Home at Home Cookie magazine's home design blog, Nesting ( http://www.cookiemag.com/magazine/blogs/nesting), also features a fun before-and-after of a girl's room, this time an attic makeover done on a budget.

Starting Out
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Don't be jealous, but I happen to live in a fabulous place. To my mind, it's a sanctuary: a haven perfectly appointed to comfort the body and nourish the soul. It forever provokes the wonder of others. 'Maybe you should, uh, put something up on your

Cut the grass without the gas
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It's summertime and maintaining the lawn is a must, but rising gas prices can make this costly. TODAY contributor and do-it-yourself expert Lou Manfredini offers suggestions for how to keep your yard clean-cut while cutting your costs and being green.The

Hot Property: Lenny Dykstra lists Lake Sherwood estate for $24,900,000
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We should all be so lucky. Lenny Dykstra, the scrappy major league ball-playing spark plug who became a stock market savant, is selling his Lake Sherwood Georgian estate for $24,900,000. The property, designed by architect Richard Landry and sitting on 7

Fine-Tune Flourishes
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The challenge is how to entertain at home and make it look and feel like you and your friends are relaxing at a $1,500-a-day resort. What is it about those expensive places that makes them feel so special? There's a gracefulness and elegance to the

review of "Finding Nouf
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Thrust into the middle of all this is our hero, Nayir al-Sharqi, a pious Palestinian desert guide who lives on a boat docked at the Jeddah marina. Like our favorite detectives, Nayir is something of an outsider, fiercely loyal to his client and not

in the Presidio is worlds apart from the home she shared with her husband's family in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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And then she thinks back to her time in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the busy Mideast city that provided the geographical setting and cultural foundation for her literary mystery, 'Finding Nouf.' She remembers periodic purges - the way her Saudi-Palestinian

Planting Roots
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And then she thinks back to her time in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the busy Mideast city that provided the geographical setting and cultural foundation for her literary mystery, 'Finding Nouf.' She remembers periodic purges - the way her Saudi-Palestinian

Ladybugs aren't dying, they're flying away
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A: We know that the mystery of why lady beetles come or go has puzzled people for a long time, from the very old children's song that begins 'Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home.' We want these bright red insects to make our garden their home because they

Top 7 Points to Consider Before You Bid on eBay
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You don't have to shop at the most expensive decorating stores to find some interesting and decorative pieces for your home. Look for bargains from books to art to furniture to wall decor at flea markets or check out online auctions. It's important to

Japanese Company Debuts Curved Plasma Display
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If you are old enough to remember the glories of Cinerama, you will appreciate the new curved Plasma Screen technology that Shinoda Plasma Company is planning to show off at the InfoComm AV trade show this week in Las Vegas. For all the details,

STONE SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
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The gardens at Asthall Manor, Burford, childhood home of the Mitford family, provide the perfect setting for On Form, a selling exhibition of stone-only sculptures by some of the leading artists of the day. You are encouraged to reach out and touch the

Know the life expectancy of your home
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How long will your roof last? When will your kitchen appliances need to be replaced? Will your furnace make it through another heating season? Knowing the life expectancy of your home's building components can help you determine how to deal with the

Hot Property: Paul Michael Glaser lists Agoura home for $2,424,000
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It's hard to imagine anything looking finer than Det. Dave Starsky's 1974 Ford Gran Torino parked in this driveway, but actor Paul Michael Glaser has listed his Agoura home for sale at $2,424,000.Glaser played the curly-haired wise-cracking detective on

Home and garden stores 'go green': As consumers look for . . .
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(Daily Press - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- ACE Hardware recently began selling Mythic Paint, a new environmentally safe product with zero volatile organic compounds and toxins, in its Hampton and Williamsburg locations. It's one

The Problem With Guest Rooms: Guests
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THERE are three distinct concepts in creating the guest room; I have experienced them all, either as guest or as hostess. Many hosts take the dollhouse approach, preparing a pristine miniature world. The guest has his or her own little soaps, little face

The Forest Premeditated: Illusions of Wildness in a Botanical Garden
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Before Sunday it was possible to enter the conservatory at the , look out a window resembling the one Charles Darwin once gazed from at Down House in Kent, England, and see a lush overgrowth of petals and leaves, exuberant in its variety and density. Now

TAKE TEA WITH MARTHA STEWART
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To celebrate the launch of the Martha Stewart Collection with Wedgwood at Harrods (shown), the lifestyle guru will be hosting a Champagne Afternoon Tea in the store's Georgian Restaurant, from 4pm to 5.30pm on 26 June. Tickets cost £45 and can be booked

Gardening: There is still time to grow your own vegetables
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If you feel that you have missed the boat this year, or do not have the energy, equipment or expertise to raise plants from seed, do not despair, says Elspeth Thompson Not since the Second World War, when front gardens were dug up and planted with

Looking after your roses
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Gardening: Products for looking after rosesLast Updated: 12:01am BST 13/06/2008 Look after your roses and they will repay you in spades, says Jean Vernon Rose support Create a stunning feature using climbing roses and this grand Belvoir Rose Support from

Not out of time
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Gardening: There is still time to grow your own vegetablesLast Updated: 12:01am BST 17/06/2008 If you feel that you have missed the boat this year, or do not have the energy, equipment or expertise to raise plants from seed, do not despair, says Elspeth

Hot Property: Duchovny, Leoni list Malibu home at $12 million
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David Duchovny and wife actress Ta Leoni are moving to New York. They've listed their 6,578-square-foot Malibu ocean-view home for $12 million and expect to be settled back East before their children return to school in the fall.Leoni has been itching to