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Pollen count apps for smartphones are nothing to sneeze at
Kate O'Reilly's spring allergy survival kit includes the usual stuff - nasal sprays, allergy pills and a box of tissues. This season, she's added a new weapon to her line of defense: an app on her smartphone.
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New reasons to plant in a greenhouse
May 21, 7:11 AMCHARLOTTE, N.C. - Gardeners, if you've ever been tempted to give Mother Nature a little nudge, consider installing a greenhouse.
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Hot Property: Malibu retreat with four-star pedigree for sale
May 19, 2:09 AMActor Nick Nolte has put a Malibu compound up for sale that has seen a galaxy of stars come through its arched entryway.
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Backyard playsets reach a new level
May 17, 7:12 AMIt is the kind of tree house that a kid could spend all day and all night inside.
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Living Smart: Pet fencing
May 16, 7:16 AMAh the family pet. A source of great joy, deep camaraderie and yes, at least occasional frustration.
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Your Place: Tools and techniques for cleaning your deck
May 16, 7:12 AMI was looking at my home's back steps, constructed of pressure-treated wood, and decided it was time for the annual get-rid-of-the-mildew-and-seal-them program.
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Plan carefully to get a bumper tomato crop
May 16, 7:16 AMIt's time to dream of those summertime sandwiches and BLTs, made with tomatoes you grow in your own yard - in pots or the ground.
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Home style: Upholstery guide; huge bag clip; removing melted plastic
May 16, 7:16 AMON THE SHELF: BOOK COVERS UPHOLSTERY BASICS
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On Gardening: Pink fountain gaura offers unbeatable texture for the perennial garden
May 16, 7:12 AMWhile the warm growing season has struggled to get established, the Pink Fountain gaura has been blooming with aplomb. The plant is so beautiful, it commands attention.
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Facebook promises to fix Home with upgrades after user complaints
May 15, 2:46 PMFacebook Home was introduced with much fanfare one month ago. So far it has not lived up to the hype.
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Smaller, cheaper, beloved: Tiny house fans inhabit their niche
May 14, 7:12 AMGreg Cantori plans to downsize when he retires. Really, really downsize.
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It's not a toy box: Barbie's Dreamhouse goes life-size
May 14, 7:12 AMDays of Malibu living are long gone for Barbie. The iconic doll has moved to Florida and is inviting people to step into her life-size dream house, the first one now open worldwide.
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'Flower Recipe Book' shows how to make flower arrangements
May 13, 7:15 AMFor years the neighborhood florist was the go-to place for special-occasion arrangements and the occasional pick-me-up of cut flowers. Now as grocery stores, farmers markets - even hardware stores - have made fresh flowers so readily available, designers Alethea Harampolis and Jill Rizzo of the San Francisco firm Studio Choo have another suggestion: Be your own florist.
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Hot Property: At nearly $4 million, Vince Vaughn's new place is 'so money'
May 12, 11:02 AMVince Vaughn has bought a house for $3.925 million in an area of Los Angeles one might not normally associate with actors - La Canada Flintridge.
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'Imaginary Worlds': Giant plant sculptures on display in Atlanta
May 9, 7:13 AM"Imaginary Worlds: Plants Larger Than Life" opened Saturday at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, featuring 19 sculptures festooned with 118,000 living plants.
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Your Place: Readers offer solutions to persistent problems
May 9, 7:13 AMI get the impression that there are a lot of untrustworthy cats in this country from the number of remedies submitted to me on combating urine odors.
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Diggin' In: Fresh flowers for Mother's Day
May 9, 7:08 AMNothing says "thank you, Mom" or "thank you, BFF" like a fresh bouquet of flowers, especially in an arrangement you create yourself.
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Living Smart: Air conditioning care
May 9, 7:13 AMIf last year's record temperatures were any indication - 2012 ranks as one of the hottest years on record - you can plan to once again crank up your home's air conditioner this summer.
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Home style: 'Furniture Makeovers'; cabinet art; removing Krazy Glue
May 9, 7:08 AMON THE SHELF: BOOK PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON FURNITURE MAKEOVERS
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On Gardening: Brazilian plume flower magnificent in the shade garden
May 9, 7:13 AMIf you find yourself looking for some exotic, colorful plants for the summer shade garden, look no further than the Brazilian plume flower. It is so wonderful that it was once known botanically as Jacobinia magnifica.
