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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

Philips' Green Cuisine kitchen boasts an
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
Kim Ebner, a design consultant, has a ventless fireplace between the kitchen and dining room.
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
Ken Moon, Around the House columnist
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
Color and light abounds at the Denver Botanic Gardens Blossoms of Light, now through Jan. 3.
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
Gary Chastagner, who has been chasing the perfect Christmas tree for decades, is surrounded by trees of varying national origin on Dec. 9 at Washington State University's Extension campus in Puyallup, Wash.
‘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
Crafter Julia Sandvoss made this “Up on the Housetop” papier-mâché holiday house.
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
From left to right: Second string ” Don•t toss burnt-out bulbs or ones with chipped-away color. “I just tie them onto a piece of jute,” artist Anthony Schmitt says; Bulb bouquet ” Schmitt says you don•t have to do much with a new box of bulbs; Tree of light ” •If you hate cords, hide them,” says Schmitt.
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
Ken Moon, Around the House columnist
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
Gloria and Eric Sundback have furnished live trees to generations of Washingtonians ” lately the Obamas, at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. They are photographed in late 2009 at their farm near Shepherdstown, W.Va.
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
There's something for just about every gardener in this year's selection of publications.
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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