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No vacation for tight standards
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For enthusiastic second-home buyers, visiting a lender can feel like checking into a crowded airport on the way to vacation. Expect delays. Even worse, your plans may be grounded. Scarred by the recent rash of foreclosures, lender caution may be no more

In search of daffodil perfection at Weardale
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One of the brightest stars from the early years of daffodil breeding shines again in a Weardale churchyard A rare daffodil once considered extinct is now unfolding its pale yellow charms to the public for the first time in more than 70 years. The

Tulips: The spring parade is here
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Do you know your fosteriana from your parrot? Sarah Raven picks five new stars and the best of the old favourites It has been delayed this year, courtesy of the unusually cold spring, but the tulip parade is now well and truly under way. The earlies

Merrybells: How to grow
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Val Bourne explains how to grow a 'no-sunglasses-required' yellow stunner I'm a great fan of yellows that are so soft in colour they look more like clotted cream than beaten egg-yolk. The gentle 'no-sunglasses-required' yellows seem to spin through the

Garden design on shoestring budget
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A beautifully designed garden needn't cost the earth, argues Joe Swift. Stephen Lacey meets a born entrepreneur 'I want to make buying a garden as simple as buying a kitchen,' Joe Swift tells me. A familiar face from Gardeners' World, Joe is also a

Grow in the bag
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No room for a vegetable patch? A growing bag opens up a small world of infinite possibilities. By Jean Vernon Bags of salad We've all bought those expensive, sweaty bags of salad leaves from the supermarket. Now you can have your bag and eat it with the

Asparagus
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Ursula Buchan explains how to grow a vegetable that is delicious beyond words I have known people who, when they moved house, ignored the packing cases in favour of making an asparagus bed. This was not just because there is an unavoidable delay before

How to grow: Merrybells
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Val Bourne explains how to grow a 'no-sunglasses-required' yellow stunner I'm a great fan of yellows that are so soft in colour they look more like clotted cream than beaten egg-yolk. The gentle 'no-sunglasses-required' yellows seem to spin through the

Picture perfect
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One of the brightest stars from the early years of daffodil breeding shines again in a Weardale churchyard A rare daffodil once considered extinct is now unfolding its pale yellow charms to the public for the first time in more than 70 years. The elegant

Win tickets to Chelsea Flower Show 2008
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No room for a vegetable patch? A growing bag opens up a small world of infinite possibilities. By Jean Vernon Bags of salad We've all bought those expensive, sweaty bags of salad leaves from the supermarket. Now you can have your bag and eat it with the

Spring parade
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Do you know your fosteriana from your parrot? Sarah Raven picks five new stars and the best of the old favourites It has been delayed this year, courtesy of the unusually cold spring, but the tulip parade is now well and truly under way. The earlies

Grow better tomatoes with this gardening gear
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Anyone who's started spring with a tomato plant and high hopes knows how hard it is to finish with a bountiful harvest. Hungry insects and birds, cages that topple and difficult growing conditions often stand in the way of the perfect tomato. Products

Home tour: Decorating a traditional Highland Park West home in a modern style
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Joshua and Melinda Stone have their 80-pound bull mastiff and 8-pound miniature dachshund to thank for their 1939 colonial home in Highland Park West. Before moving in this past December, the newlyweds holed up in a two-bedroom condo at the W Hotel

Grow in the bag fruit and veg
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No room for a vegetable patch? A growing bag opens up a small world of infinite possibilities. By Jean Vernon Bags of salad We've all bought those expensive, sweaty bags of salad leaves from the supermarket. Now you can have your bag and eat it with the

In Wyoming, the Dark Side of Americas Thirst for Energy
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ALEXANDRA FULLER has two homes that are 60 miles - and a world - apart. One is in Wilson, Wyo., a village just outside the mountain resort town of Jackson. It is tucked into a steep hillside, a stones throw from the steep two-lane highway that climbs

In Inner Mongolia, Pushing Architectures Outer Limits
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ON April 12, Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample, both 36, could have been working in their architecture office in New Haven, worrying about the darkening economic prospects of their profession. Instead, they were in China, presenting a concept for a

Garden ponds: The water's lively
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If you want to make your garden more wildlife-friendly, nothing attracts animals and insects better than a pond. Mark and Pam Tatam made a largish pond - 15ft by 10ft - in the garden adjacent to their popular Hall Farm Nursery near Gainsborough,

Food gardens
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Win lunch at Le Manoir in our food garden competition Nothing beats the taste of home-grown fruit and veg. Bunny Guinness launches our competition to find the best food gardens in Britain, with help from Raymond Blanc Britain is a country that thinks

'Sow and Grow: A Gardening Book for Children' by Tina Davis
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'Sow and Grow: A Gardening Book for Children' By Tina Davis Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $19.95 This little book is a child's introduction to the way things grow and the importance of plants in our universe. Designed with vintage illustrations to hold the

Ticket broker Doug Knittle sells his Bel-Air home
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Pssst . . . hey, buddy, what do you have on the 50-yard line?The man behind the hottest tickets in town -- mega-ticket broker Doug Knittle -- has sold his Bel-Air home for $6.73 million. It had been listed at $7.35 million, according to the Multiple

'Thirtysomething' actress Mel Harris to sell her Pacific Palisades house
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For 85 episodes of 'thirtysomething,' actress Mel Harris played Hope Murdoch Steadman -- a writer and stay-at-home mother who struggles with her desire to be at home with her kids and to work. From 1987 to 1991, millions of real-life mothers kept a

Spring home and garden care
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- MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- Spring is here and its time to clean out the garage and attic, get the lawn ready for the growing season and start the garden. Here are a few pointers to help you on your way. Self-Help Store. The Self-Help Store has

An Upside to the Downturn
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For months, Long Fence tried wooing customers with $400 and $500 rebates if they spent a few thousand dollars on fencing or stone paving. Last week, Long tripled one such incentive, giving $1,500 back to anyone dropping at least $4,285 on a new deck.

Sales Talk
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th St. NW, is holding its annual Knoll Space sale this week offering mid-century modern furniture at 10 percent off retail prices. Beginning tomorrow and running through May 11, shoppers will find deals including a 42-inch Saarinen dining table in

Shopping: Oprah Store
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Oprah alert: The billionaire talk show host has opened her own store in Chicago's West Loop. The Oprah Store dishes up 900 of Oprah Winfrey's favorite things, mostly clothing. Think stretchy workout outfits in sizes small to 3X. There are also

High Design, Downscaled
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Here's a reality check on ballrooms and 14-foot ceilings: The Kips Bay Decorator Show House, that long-standing barometer of top-tier American design, is suffering from recession blues. The 36th annual show house that opened last week reflects the hard

8 ways with white
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Onkyo TX-SR606 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver with HDMI and Audyssey 2EQ - Product Profile
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The brings high-end audio and video performance, as well as flexibility, at an extremely affordable price. This receiver is rated to deliver 90 wpc, and features Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD processing. On the video side, the TX-SR606 has 4 HDMI inputs,

Home Theater Term of the Week- Signal-to-Noise Ratio
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In audio, Signal-To-Noise Ratio (S/N) is a ratio of sound to background noise. The larger the ratio, the more the desirable sounds (music, voice, effects) are separated from acoustical effects and background noise. In amplifier specifications S/N ratios