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- Building birdhouses cheap way to help native birds
- For these tenants, a wood shack is as good as a palace.A bird’s demands are simple: walls, a floor, a roof over its head and a round door just large enough to squeeze through.“You put it...Full story
Home & Garden
- Home's next decade: And the livin' is easy ...
- Among designers, retailers and homeowners, there's little consensus on where home decor and design are headed except that the watchword will be "ease."Whatever our personal style may look like — whether we embrace the past, with traditional... Full story
- Hip hearths: Fireplaces get a modern upgrade
- KANSAS CITY, Mo. • Since we were cave dwellers, the hearth has been the heart of the home. Over time, fireplaces naturally became the focal point in the family room, dressed up with elaborate moldings and ornamental mantels.Fireplaces have also... Full story
- AROUND THE HOUSE: Ready your house if you leave for winter
- Going away this winter? Here are some close-the-house-down tips:• Turn off the main water valve in the basement.• Open hot and cold faucets in the lowest sink to relieve the pressure.• Turn off the water heater — including the... Full story
- Denver Botanic Gardens light up winter nights
- Winter may mean quiet and still gardens for most, but winter just means a different look at the Denver Botanic Gardens, at both the York Street and Chatfield locations. And it’s not too late to catch the annual displays of electrical magic at... Full story
- ‘Mr. Christmas Tree’ working to create Christmas tree that doesn’t lose needles
- PUYALLUP, Wash. • After chasing the perfect Christmas tree for three decades, Gary Chastagner could be getting close.The scientist some call “Mr. Christmas Tree” has already conquered conifer diseases, developed guidelines to keep... Full story
- Brighten the season with glittery winter house
- ST. LOUIS • Craft Mom Julia Sandvoss of South St. Louis County, Mo., is an expert at easy holiday projects. This week, she brings us a winter house.“When I go shopping I notice a lot of winter houses, but sometimes they are a little too... Full story
- Make old lights shine with new glitz, quick changes
- Anthony Schmitt looks at shopping carts and sees something more than an everyday symbol of consumer culture. For the last 14 years, the artist and designer has used carts to build a 33-foot-tall holiday tree at the Frank O. Gehry-designed Edgemar... Full story
- AROUND THE HOUSE: Noisy heat ducts may take multiple attempts to quiet
- Dear Ken: We moved into a new home a short while ago. The main heating ducts make a cracking and popping sound when the furnace comes on. Do we have to live with this?RichardYou may have to live with some of it, but there are ways to minimize the... Full story
- Couple’s Christmas tree roots go back 50 years — and through several White Houses
- WASHINGTON • There are many remarkable aspects to the sweet life that Eric and Gloria Sundback have built together around the Christmas tree.The Sundbacks have furnished live trees to generations of Washingtonians, lately the Obamas at 1600... Full story
- Pick from a grand bunch of gardening books to find a perfect present
- Landscape and gardening books are handy sources of inspiration that make perfect holiday gifts for the gardener on your list. Here is a selection of the best works from this year’s bumper crop of books:“American Horticultural Society New... Full story
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