Home And Garden
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This meticulously planned and planted Queen Anne garden changes for the seasons in colorful echoes of a restored Victorian home
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, this sultry Victorian on Queen Anne was once a humble 1906 house clad in white vinyl siding, with a “pretty” pink, yellow and blue garden skirting its foundation. Then Brian Coleman, a Seattle psychiatrist with a love for old houses, discovered a passion for historical restoration. “We added a turret, carvings of sunflowers and cast-iron griffins, along with new siding in a fall palette of deep greens, gold and burgundy,” he says. “The garden had to change!” American poet Phyllis McGinley once wrote, “The trouble with gardening is that it does not remain an avocation. It becomes an obsession.” Coleman tells me his passion (obsession?) for…
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Winter brings new opportunities for plant care | Home & Garden
URBANA — Wednesdays just got merrier and brighter. Each week, University of Illinois Extension educators will share holiday plant and home landscape tips for winter. The free online workshops begin Dec. 1 and include live, follow-along activities led by Extension educators Andrew Holsinger, Chris Enroth, Ken Johnson, and Katie Parker, Each hour-long session begins at 3 p.m. Register online at go.illinois.edu/GoodGrowingWinter21. YARD AND GARDEN: Change up your holiday plant tradition with amaryllis • Unique Plants for the Holidays — Wednesday, Dec. 1: Are you searching for the perfect holiday gift for that plant lover on your list, but don’t want to give them the typical poinsettia or Christmas cactus? Learn…
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Napa County Master Gardeners: Preparing for winter | Home and Garden
CINDY WATTER UC Master Gardener of Napa County The sky is blue, the hills are green, and we will certainly have some sunny days ahead. Now is a good time to get your yard prepared for the winter. The recent rains have softened the soil, which will make your garden chores easier. Support local news coverage and the people who report it by subscribing to the Napa Valley Register. Special offer: $5 for your first 5 months! First, take a good look at your plants. Remove plant debris, stalks, dead leaves and anything that looks diseased. It’s a little early to prune your roses, but you should remove any leaves…
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Midlands families seeking community’s help after home fires
STATEWIDE, S.C. (WIS) – One family in Richland County, and another family in Kershaw County are seeking assistance by the American Red Cross after their homes were damaged by fires Thursday. One family’s home is located in Watermark Place in Columbia, near Riverbanks Zoo and Garden off Greystone Boulevard, and after the fire they are in need of clothing, food, shelter, and referrals for resources. The American Red Cross says the family includes three people. The other family, according to the American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers, includes two people in Camden who experienced a home fire on Lyttleton Street, near Camden High School Thursday afternoon. The American Red Cross also…
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Lorine Ann Denton Obituary – The Pueblo Chieftain
Lorine Ann Denton Chandler – Lorine Ann Denton (nee Dale), 80, of Chandler, Ariz., passed away on Nov. 11, 2021, with her loved ones by her side. Lorine was born April 25, 1941 to Marie Elizabeth Dale (nee Spiess) and Everett Dale in Pueblo, Colo., the youngest of three children. Lorine graduated from Centennial High School in 1959. In early 1960, she met Gerald “Jerry” Leo Denton and they wed on October 15, 1960. They went on to have two sons, Mark Lee Denton and Jerry Allen Denton. They raised their family in her hometown of Pueblo, Colo., before moving to Chandler, Ariz., in 2007 to be closer to their…
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La Crosse County building permits for Sunday, Nov. 21 | Home & Garden
CITY OF LA CROSSE James Amundson, 122 Jackson St., roof, $11,000. Leanne Humm 2315 Market St., alteration, $15,000. Henderson Construction, 1519 Ninth St. S., new single-family home, $100,000. Craig & Wolf LLC, 143 Causeway Blvd, fence, $26,638. Great River Homes LLC, 6215 River Run Road, new single-family home, $165,000. City of La Crosse, 1710 Losey Blvd. S., solar panel, $47,093. Great River Homes LLC, 6217 River Run Road, new single-family home, $165,000. Kwik Trip, 1626 Oak St., commercial addition, $25,000. Gundersen Clinic LTD, 710 Denton St., commercial alteration, $1,750,000. City of La Crosse, 400 Clinton St., solar panel, $82,652. La Crosse County Solid Waste, 333 Vine St., roof, $74,000. Hy-Vee…
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