PHOENIX ---- If you can look at a dented, chipped, dusty piece of furniture that's been in someone's garage for years and see potential and beauty, then Debbie Nelson is impressed.
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If chocolate's the thing for your sweetie on Valentine's Day, why give plain old candy when you can give a chocolate plant (Theobroma cacao)?
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Clarification: On Jan. 29, I wrote that gophers could be poisoned; however, I failed to s…
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Could a few changes to your living space help you land the perfect mate?
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Worried that your valentines will fall flat? Make them stand out by incorporating small treats like lollipops or glow sticks.
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An unlikely home improvement show hosted by 1990s rapper Vanilla Ice has returned for its second season with the remodeling of another South Florida home.
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Hand weeding is one of the most demanding chores in gardening, but it doesn't have to be that way. Mulching, spraying, plant crowding and inexpensive stand-up tools can ease much of the back-straining work.
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LUBBOCK, Texas ---- Texans watched disaster unfold slowly last year as a historic drought took a withering toll across the region.
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Tomatoes are the gems of the summer garden. Foodies and gardeners describe tomatoes in terms of color, appearance, shape, sweetness, acidity and flavor intensity like a fine wine.
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Botanical kin sometimes make good garden companions, and such is the case for the heath family.
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Most gardeners in our area have battled with gophers at one time or another. Over the years, I have been amazed by the number of people who have written asking where they could purchase gopher wire; the following email from Jack prompted the subject for this column: "Great writing on pota…
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WASHINGTON ---- Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The government's colorful map of planting zones, most often seen on the back of seed packets, is changing, illustrating a hotter 21st century.
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Winter won't be over for a couple of more months, but already the sun is climbing a little higher in the sky, and feeling a little warmer.
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away ---- but did you know a bowl of tangerines can usher in good fortune for the Lunar New Year?
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Water features can bring interest, beauty and wildlife to a garden, but they also can be work.
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Why was Parrish blue the "in" color of the 1910s? What was with those 1950s pink bathrooms? Remember the 1970s' "Harvest Gold" kitchen appliances?
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Question: I have a question about my mini tangerine tree. The tree has been in the ground since March 2009. This year we had a great turnout of more than 200 tangerines. They were good, but some were not sweet and others were dry. What makes them super-sweet and/or not dry? And no…
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