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  • The Neighborhood Files

    9 Tips to a Green, Healthy Lawn

    We can probably say that it’s safe now to trade snow shovels for garden shovels, snowplows for lawn mowers and mittens for garden gloves. With temperatures climbing into the 60s on a...

  • Patch's House & Home

    Eastborn Garden: Tulips

    Got some work done in the garden today. Built a small bed for cucumbers to grow from and added pumpkins to the line of corn growing in another bed. The tulips are almost all bloomed and t...

  • News

    Frost Warning Issued for Early Friday Morning

    With temperatures slated to drop below freezing, gardeners' thoughts turn toward how to protect plants and flowers from frost.

    It's hard to believe with the bright sunshine we've enjoyed today, but there's a frost advisory in effect overnight. Temperatures won't go quite as low as they have the last couple o...

  • The Neighborhood Files

    Entertaining or Dining Out? How to Do Easter Brunch Right

    CRYSTAL CLEAR The Edsel & Eleanor Ford House was known as a wonderful place to attend a dinner party. Note the gold plates and bounty of crystal — keys to creating this elegant tablescape.

    Dozens of torn-out magazine pages fill my recipe files, and most don’t have recipes on them. Instead, the worn sheets showcase beautiful images and tips for the second (food is No. 1...

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