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          <title>Nature&#45;based predictions are unpredictably intriguing</title>
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Clich&#233;s and rhyming weather lore passed down through the generations supposedly predict weather patterns and seasonal changes. Naturalists and amateur forecasters enjoy correlating these sayings to what they observe in nature to suggest what the future might bring. Though idioms such as &#8220;no weather is ill, if the wind be still&#8221; have become part of our culture, most of the predictions are unreliable. The few that are valid are those based on underlying scientific cause-and-effect relationships, such as the response of plants, animals and insects to changes in atmospheric and environmental conditions.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Hot colors for 2010</title>
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Color experts are hinting that green may be the &#8220;it&#8221; color for 2010. Although fashion and d&#233;cor gurus haven&#8217;t officially announced the coming year&#8217;s color palette, word is leaking that greens&#8212;cedar green, pale celery, and sea-foam blue-green or eucalyptus&#8212;will be as prominent in 2010 as yellow has been this year.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Gardening Q&amp;A with Richard Nunnally</title>
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Q:I have about 17 peonies in a garden. During the second half of every summer, they get black spot. This year, some also got powdery mildew, even though there was no over head watering except by rain. We water with a soaker hose, and the afternoon sun is slightly diminished each year by continued growth by large pine and oak trees. How do I prevent black spot and powdery mildew?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:08:40 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>BULLETIN BOARD: Home &amp; Garden Calendar</title>
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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Holiday Shoppers&#8217; Fair: 15 Richmond-area museum stores collaborate with an unusual array of gifts for sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today and tomorrow at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave. Free; sale proceeds benefit participating museums. (804) 262-9887. Virginia Christmas Show: Artisans and crafters, specialty foods, cooking demonstrations and more, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. today and tomorrow and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at the Showplace, 3000 Mechanicsville Turnpike. $1.50-$7. (434) 372-3996.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:06:59 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>What&#8217;s it worth?</title>
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Q:I have a silver tea and coffee service that belonged to my grandmother. On the bottom, it is stamped &#8220;Ascot Sheffield Design, Reproduction by Community.&#8220; What is the estimated value?&#8212;B.W. Answer: The Oneida Community was an experiment in communal living started in Oneida Creek, N.Y., in the late 1840s. The community began making tableware in 1877 and, in 1926, debuted silver-plate holloware.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:06:45 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Craftsmen&#8217;s Christmas Classic celebrates 30th year</title>
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Yes, we know it has been only six days since Halloween, but Christmas is up and running today at the Richmond Raceway Complex. The Craftsmen&#8217;s Christmas Classic celebrates its 30th anniversary through Sunday with the usual showcase of art, pottery, jewelry, toys, foods, clothing and more from about 450 artists and craftsmen. Craftsmen&#8217;s Classics are staged throughout the year in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina by Gilmore Shows.           ]]></description>
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          <title>ON THE HOME FRONT: Fall trends</title>
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Did it yourself? The budget is tighter, but home-improvement needs and wants never seem to end. The solution may be to get out the toolbox and do it yourself! We want to feature your home or garden project in the Home &amp; Garden section. Tell us about it (how long did it take? what did it cost?) in fewer than 250 words, and don&#8217;t forget to include your name, address, phone number and, if possible, high-resolution photos of yourself and your project.           ]]></description>
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          <title>I Did It Myself: Bookshelf / Window seat</title>
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PROJECT: Bookshelf unit/window seat TIME: Two weeks spread over six months COST: $600-$700 HOW THEY DID IT: Jim Savage saw an idea in a home-improvement magazine for a built-in bookshelf with a window seat. He decided it could be a do-it-yourself project for his Richmond home. Savage built the cabinets out of plywood with poplar face frames and trim. The lower-cabinet doors are poplar. Crown molding trims the top of the two upper units. He was able to reuse baseboard that already was in place.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:03:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Creating creepy crawlies for Fan Halloween block party</title>
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Bryan and Brent Halstead, draped in fake fur from head to claws, were a tad overdressed for a warm fall afternoon. But the brothers had worked on their werewolf costumes since February and wanted them to see daylight before Halloween.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:10:22 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>So what if it&#8217;s fall? Stay busy in your garden</title>
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Vibrant foliage isn&#8217;t enough to cheer gardeners this time of year as they watch their labors of love shrivel and suffer a crunchy brown death. But don&#8217;t hang up your trowel and become melancholy about your landscape just yet&#8212;there&#8217;s still plenty to do. It&#8217;s a good time to plant bulbs, trees and shrubs for spring and rejuvenate your lawn with seed, fertilizer and aeration.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:08:18 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>I Did It Myself: Backyard fountain</title>
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PROJECT: Backyard fountain TIME: About one weekend COST: $200 HOW THEY DID IT: John and Kristi Anzivino&#8217;s project started as a way to recycle a valuable piece of family history&#8212;an old water pump originally used on Kristi&#8217;s grandparents&#8217; homestead in South Dakota. The Anzivinos created a backyard water feature out of the pump, the only source of water for Kristi&#8217;s father&#8217;s family while they were growing up. &#8220;It served them well and was removed when public water and sewer were finally installed in the home in the late 1960s,&#8220; Kristi wrote. &#8220;We hauled the pump home to Virginia after one of our family reunions, and it took up residence in various garages over the next 40 years.&#8220;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:07:41 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Gardening Q&amp;A with Richard Nunnally</title>
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Q:I have a large area of English ivy that I have treated with varying success with two herbicides. The waxy coating on ivy leaves seems to reduce the effectiveness of the spraying. Can you suggest a product that will eradicate this plant? Answer: The only success I&#8217;ve had is to cut it all off at the ground and when it starts to grow back, spray it with glyphosate. As you discovered, the mature leaves are not receptive to any herbicide. However, the new young leaves will absorb it and send it to the roots.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:07:28 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>BULLETIN BOARD: Home &amp; Garden Calendar</title>
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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Ashland Walking Tour: Guided walking tour of the late-19th-century railroad town begins at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Ashland/Hanover Visitor Center, 112 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland, Free. (804) 752-6766. Saturdays in the Garden: Monticello&#8217;s garden programs take place at 9:30 a.m. at various locations on the estate, Albemarle County:           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:06:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>On the home front</title>
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Halloween screams FineLiving.com is standing by to help make your Halloween a little less terrifying. If you&#8217;re throwing a monster bash, check fineliving.com/halloween for devilish decorations, chilling cocktails and a spine-chilling soundtrack. For a more light-hearted approach for little ghosts and goblins, there are plenty of kid-friendly recipes and ideas. And if you&#8217;ve been putting off carving that pumpkin, the site offers tips.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>What&#8217;s it worth?</title>
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Q:I bought a Coca-Cola sign at a flea market about 10 years ago. It appears to be hand-painted with a beach scene. I was told that it dates from the 1950s. There are no signatures or markings. I would like to know more about it.&#8212;G.D. Answer: The hand-painted sign was not authorized by the Coca-Cola Co. It is a fantasy piece, not a reproduction, produced sometime within the past 30 years. It probably was never meant to fool anyone. It is a decorative item.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Benny L. Kass Mailbag</title>
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No standard formula for agent commission Q:How do agents get commission on rental property?&#8212;Peter Answer: There is no standard formula to compensate a real estate agent for finding a tenant for you. From my experience, most agents will want one month&#8217;s rent for their commission. However, this is negotiable. If, for example, you want the agent to manage the property for you (which is usually a good idea so that you won&#8217;t be bothered every time the tenant wants a light bulb changed), the agent may take a percentage of the monthly rent&#8212;ranging from 6 percent to 10 percent.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Richmond area haunted by ghostly homes, sites</title>
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When Ray Rucker and his wife, Meriam, bought a home in a middle-class Mechanicsville neighborhood in 1990, they were told the brick rancher was haunted. A ceiling light activated by a pull chain would mysteriously come on in one room, the previous owners said. Rucker was skeptical.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:08:53 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Haunting tours of historic plantations, sites</title>
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Haunting tours of historic plantations, sites Historic Haunts of Hanover: Sites in Hanover that harbor strange, haunted tales. Cold Harbor Battlefield: 1 to 3 p.m. tomorrow. Ranger on site; admission free. Historic Polegreen Church: 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrow. Richmond Investigators of the Paranormal on site; admission free. Hanover Tavern: 5 to 6 p.m. tomorrow. Tours and refreshments; admission free.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:07:07 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Gardening Q&amp;A with Richard Nunnally</title>
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Q:Our Knock Out roses were a huge success this summer. However, I have no clue how to prune them. Should they have been pruned in midsummer to encourage more blooms? What should I do to them now? Answer: One of the great fea tures of Knock Out roses is that they don&#8217;t require a lot of pruning. I know several landscapers who believe you shouldn&#8217;t prune them at all. They tend to continually produce new growth and new blooms throughout the season. Since yours were so successful, I wouldn&#8217;t suggest changing very much. I prefer mine to stay under 5 feet tall, so I cut them back in mid-June. If you have room to let them grow, you&#8217;ll just get that many more flowers. Should they wind up looking leggy at the end of the season, cut them back in late February to shape them up.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:06:32 EST</pubDate>
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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Lewis Ginter programs: Increase your gardening know-how with programs at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave.: Fall Pruning for Shrubs, 8:30 a.m. tomorrow, $30-$40. Ginter in the Morning seasonal garden walk, 10 a.m. Nov. 3. Living Soil for Organic Kitchen Gardens, two-part class 9-11 a.m. Nov. 7 and 9-11 a.m. Nov. 14, $40-$60 both sessions, $20-$30 single session.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:04:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Who&#8217;s haunting us?</title>
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Poltergeist&#8212;Means &#8220;noisy ghost&#8221; in German;it&#8217;s known for making sounds and moving things around.&nbsp;   Shadow people&#8212;Black masses resembling human forms. They move, but usually don&#8217;t interact with people.&nbsp;   Orbs&#8212;Balls of light. Some are camera anomalies and others are said to be paranormal activity.&nbsp;   Ectoplasm&#8212;Some say it&#8217;s an actual substance that you can touch, while others believe it&#8217;s only visible in photos or on video.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Contact a ghost hunter</title>
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 Virginia Society of Paranormal Education and Research, http://www.beth-brown.com or http://ghosts.meetup.com/644  The Center for Paranormal Research and Investigation, http://virginiaghosts.com/newsite           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Newport News author shares &#8216;best time to&#8217; tips</title>
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When is the best time to come up with an ingenious idea? Apparently in the middle of the night. Around 3:30 one summer morning in 2007, Mark Di Vincenzo&#8217;s wife, Jayne, woke up and began scribbling down a book proposal for her husband. The idea was for a guide on the best time to buy this, do that and go there.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:13 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>On the home front</title>
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Contractor sale Hanover Habitat for Humanity and the central Virginia chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry will hold a contractor yard sale Oct. 24 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hanover Habitat for Humanity office at 8177 Mechanicsville Turnpike. Area contractors are invited to drop off priced items&#8212;such as windows, doors, countertops, cabinets, plumbing fixtures, lighting and flooring&#8212;Tuesday through Thursday. Items will be stored until the sale. On the day of the sale, contractors should bring tables, cash for change, a tent in case of inclement weather and business cards. There is no cost to participate, but you may donate a portion of your proceeds to NARI or Habitat for Humanity.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Best time to buy, do and go</title>
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Mark Di Vincenzo talked to hundreds of experts while researching his book &#8220;Buy Ketchup In May and Fly At Noon.&#8220; Among other things, he found out the best time of day to buy shoes, the best month to look for a job and the best day of the week to get a vasectomy. Here are some tips from the book:            ]]></description>
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          <title>Flyways and byways: Great birding in arctic Canada</title>
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Each spring, I face the same dilemma: Stay in Richmond and revisit the tried-and-true sites along the James River to enjoy songbird migration, or discover and explore a new migratory site far from home. Despite the usual misgivings before such a trip, I traveled in June to Churchill, Manitoba, in arctic Canada, a popular site among birders, to find birds returning to their boreal nesting grounds. The high point is finding birds decked out in the full splendor of their breeding plumage.           ]]></description>
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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Prince George Master Gardener Fall Plant Sale &amp; Clinic: Perennials, herbs, trees and shrubs for sale plus advice from the Master Gardeners, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. tomorrow at Richard Bland College, 11301 Johnson Road, Petersburg. (804) 512-4888. Lewis Ginter programs: Increase your gardening know-how with programs at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave.:           ]]></description>
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Guests who bring a bag of nonperishable food to donate to the Central Virginia Foodbank will receive two free admissions to this weekend&#8217;s MAC Events Richmond Home Show. The show, which runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, is at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Nationally recognized bath and kitchen remodeler Steven Katkowsky will demonstrate how to create the illusion of size in a small kitchen or bath. He will conduct seminars tomorrow at 12:30, 2:30 and 5 p.m. and Sunday at 1 and 3 p.m.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:06:23 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Gardening Q&amp;A with Richard Nunnally</title>
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Q:My lilac is leaning helplessly. It is at least 20 years old and has been blooming nicely. Two or three years ago, it started leaning. I tried to tie it to a stake; but it keeps leaning a little more as time goes by. I now have a heavy wire pulling it toward a steel stake. Is it losing its roots? Will it ever do any better? Should I cut it way back?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:05:39 EST</pubDate>
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Ashland Farmers&#8217; &nbsp; Market, 101 Thompson St., Ashland, 798-9219. 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays through November. &nbsp; Byrd House Market, behind William Byrd Community House, South Linden Street and Idlewood Avenue, 643-2717. 3:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays through October. A Harvest End Celebration will be held at the final market on Oct. 27, with free food, dance and music.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:04:10 EST</pubDate>
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If you&#8217;re new to gardening, the term &#8220;green manure&#8221; might conjure up unpleasant images. Though it sounds like a strange animal byproduct or perhaps the newest eco-friendly soil additive, green manure actually relates to a centuries-old agricultural technique that enhances the soil. Farmers and vegetable gardeners strategically rotate crops after harvest or when soil demonstrates a need for nutrient replenishment. Rather than leaving the land fallow, they plant a &#8220;cover crop&#8221; of red clover, winter rye, alfalfa or similar plants.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:01:52 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Entrepreneur helps clear the clutter</title>
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Berkleigh Cook stood in the center of her cluttered playroom with her hands on her hips, her curly hair cinched in a power ponytail and her pink-and-black outfit perfectly matched. &#8220;I&#8217;m in charge,&#8220; the 6-year-old reiterated. Matt Paxton concurred. &#8220;We&#8217;re not going to take anything you don&#8217;t want us to take,&#8220; said the founder of Richmond-based Clutter Cleaner. &#8220;You are in charge.&#8220;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:03:58 EST</pubDate>
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Homeowner&#8217;s insurance or renter&#8217;s insurance is a necessity; each covers you for unexpected occurrences, ranging from robberies to fires. But when it comes to assessing whether you have adequate coverage, the devil is in the details. For example, did you know that the majority of these plans do not cover floods or earthquakes? Or that some cover fire damage but not wildfire damage?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:01:54 EST</pubDate>
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Q:I had such a hard time keeping the grass out of my garden this year. To prevent the same thing next year, can I spray the whole area with a grass killer and destroy all that grass? Answer: You can. However, if the weedy grass was crabgrass, it will die on its own with the first frost anyway. The issue you&#8217;ll have to deal with next spring will result from the seeds that crabgrass has been dropping for the past month or so.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:01:26 EST</pubDate>
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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Hanover Master Gardener Plant Sale &amp; Garden Fair: tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hanover Human Services Complex, 12304 Washington Highway, Ashland. Sale proceeds fund horticultural grants to the Hanover County school system. (804) 752-4310. Gardening Seminars: Strange&#8217;s Florist, Greenhouse and Garden Center offers fall garden talks on a variety of topics Saturdays through October. The free programs are at the Broad Street location, 12111 W. Broad St.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:01:11 EST</pubDate>
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Need help, mom? Casting for the second season of &#8220;Hannah, Help Me!&#8220; is about to begin. The show, which stars Hannah Keeley, a Chester wife and mother of seven, is putting out a casting call for local moms who need help organizing their lives. The reality show, which airs Saturdays at 7 a.m. on Richmond PBS affiliate WCVE, features Keeley helping America&#8217;s overwhelmed mothers manage their households, declutter their homes, get in shape and try to take control of their personal lives and careers.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:01:02 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Exhibit explores symbolism Jefferson used in planning U.Va.</title>
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Sitting cross-legged in the sunlight, University of Virginia student Ariel Cornett looked up from studying to admire her setting. The Rotunda, columned pavilions, a lush rectangular lawn flanked by hidden ornate gardens - close to how Thomas Jefferson imagined them nearly 200 years ago - surrounded her. &#8220;It&#8217;s beautiful,&#8220; she said. &#8220;It inspires you.&#8220;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:03:23 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>No rest for gardeners as frost approaches</title>
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Work in the garden doesn&#8217;t end just because those long days of summer are over. As the season ends for tomatoes, squash and other summer vegetables, it&#8217;s prime time for leafy green vegetables such as spinach and arugula. Historically, the first frost arrives in central Virginia around Oct. 20. Some northern parts of the country already have been hit with frost advisories.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:02:29 EST</pubDate>
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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Gardening Seminars: Strange&#8217;s Florist, Greenhouse and Garden Center offers fall garden talks on a variety of topics on Saturdays this month. The free programs are at the Broad Street location, 12111 W. Broad St. Containers for Spring, 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday. Gardening for Wildlife: Birds and Bees, 10 a.m. Oct. 10.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:01:57 EST</pubDate>
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Q:Is there a way to eliminate crab grass without killing other grass? Answer: There are some post-emergent crabgrass killers that will kill crabgrass and not your fescue. However, they are most effective early in the summer when the crabgrass is still immature. Even back in early September, it was probably better to ignore it, knowing it will die with the first frost. You can aerate your soil and plant new fescue seed right over the existing crabgrass. By the time frost kills the crabgrass your new seedlings should be up and growing.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:01:53 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Jeweler turns former bank into gem of a house</title>
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When jeweler Cathy Calhoun returned to the site of her old job, she found a gem: a building ripe for renovation. She has taken the quirky former bank, where she worked as a teller in the 1970s, and turned it into a home that blends history and modern luxury. The heart of the place is the vaults. Really, how many other people can boast vaults&#8212;ones that still had valuables inside?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:01:53 EST</pubDate>
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When September rolled around, parents got consumed by back-to-school shopping, extracurricular-activity planning, book lists, lunchbox packing and school-bus or carpool schedules. We get it: Doctor appointments are a pain and nobody enjoys going, but they are a necessary evil. Recently, I have had more friends than I would have ever imagined announce that they have to get a skin malignancy removed or that they have high blood pressure or worse.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:01:52 EST</pubDate>
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Did it yourself? The budget is tighter, but home-improvement needs and wants never seem to end. The solution may be to get out the toolbox and do it yourself! We want to feature your home or garden project in the Home &amp; Garden section. Tell us about it (how long did it take? what did it cost?) in fewer than 250 words, and don&#8217;t forget to include your name, address, phone number and, if possible, high-resolution photos of yourself and your project.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:01:50 EST</pubDate>
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PROJECT: Patio TIME: Two days COST: $225 HOW HE DID IT: Whenever there was a heavy rain, Brandon Rice was dismayed to see his grandparents&#8217; backyard turn into a flood zone. &#8220;They were not able to enjoy their yard after a rain until the water drained off,&#8220; he said. His grandparents asked him to design and install a patio where they could sit&#8212;and stay dry&#8212;behind their home in Chesterfield County&#8217;s Greenfield subdivision.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:01:17 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Lewis Ginter looking back, moving forward on 25th anniversary</title>
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Seduce them with floral color, then clobber them with education. Robert S. Hebb&#8217;s strategy for the creation of a Richmond botanical garden 25 years ago was easier said than done: build a world-class educational facility and tourist attraction filled with plant collections, display gardens, teaching areas and a research program. Hebb, first executive director of what would become Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, had trained at the Harvard University arboretum and the Mary Flagler Cary Arboretum of The New York Botanical Garden, so his knowledge and experience were extensive.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:01:53 EST</pubDate>
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They come for more than just the plants. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is one of Richmond&#8217;s most popular wedding sites. Some visitors find its romantic nooks to be a perfect proposal spot. New moms connect there for a little exercise and a picnic lunch with children in strollers. Some go to the garden for a respite from high-stress, high-tech jobs. One Ginter member who had been through cancer surgery came to the garden with his wife to spiritually heal and reconnect with nature.           ]]></description>
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1897: Lewis Ginter died at age 73. &nbsp; 1913: Grace Arents, Ginter&#8217;s niece, bought and remodeled the abandoned Lakeside Wheel Club. She added a second story and made it a convalescent home for sick city children. Eventually Arents moved into the house with her companion, Mary Garland Smith, and called it Bloemendaal in tribute to the Ginter family&#8217;s Dutch ancestors. She developed gardens at Bloemendaal, which means &#8220;valley of flowers.&#8220;            ]]></description>
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276,800 - plants in the permanent collection &nbsp; 272,000 - visitors in 2008 &nbsp; 28,666 - hours of volunteer service in 2008 &nbsp; 12,000 - member households &nbsp; 9,000 - types of plants &nbsp; 600 - active volunteers &nbsp; 100 - approximate number of weddings on grounds per year            ]]></description>
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Sandra Belton pushed a shopping cart down the aisle of a warehouse filled with donated goods, matching sheets to a blue-and-white striped comforter she had chosen for her 5-year-old son. &#8220;Christmas!&#8220; she exclaimed with a broad grin, as a double bed she selected was carted to the front of the building by volunteers. Her voice trailed off and her eyes glistened. &#8220;A new beginning&#8212;a new start.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Historic residences in Charles City County will be open tomorrow for Westover Church&#8217;s 15th Autumn Pilgrimage House and Garden Tour. The tour, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., includes a home built in 1790 in Chesterfield County and moved by barge in 1998 to its current site on the banks of the James River. Properties on the tour include:           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:26 EST</pubDate>
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Q:My fertilizer regime is minimal. I feed when they look like they need it and rarely in the summer. I apply the foliar type because it&#8217;s easier than dragging a hose around. Will I get blooms?&#8212;Mary W. Answer: By the time orchids look like they need help, it&#8217;s often too late. These tropical beauties are very slow growing, taking an average of five years to bloom from germination. Attention to the seven basic requirements&#8212;air circulation, fertilizer, humidity, light, potting medium, temperature and water&#8212;will ensure robust foliage and healthy roots.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:08:30 EST</pubDate>
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Handy in the South Richmond jewelry designers Heather Tanton and Frankie Slaughter are included in the October issue of Southern Living magazine in a new feature called &#8220;Made by Southern Hands.&#8220; Tanton, who mixes contemporary and traditional styles, works with wire, chain, vintage charms and semiprecious stones. She also incorporates wax carvings which she makes into pendants. Her St. Tropez bracelet is featured in the magazine, but she also creates necklaces and earrings. Visit her Web site at http://www.motherdaughterjewelrysite.com.           ]]></description>
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PROJECT: Rain catcher TIME: One weekend COST: $225 HOW SHE DID IT: Stephanie Walker built a rain catcher for the garden of her Forest Avenue home over one weekend using a 55-gallon food-quality barrel purchased at Anderson Container Service. The massive barrels, used by manufacturers of fruitand soft-drink products, can be used only once and are therefore an excellent way to rescue something potentially useful from a lifetime in a landfill.           ]]></description>
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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Lewis Ginter Programs: Increase your gardening know-how with programs at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave.: Grand Saga of the Monarch Butterfly, Lincoln P. Brower&#8217;s talk on recent butterfly research, 9-10:30 a.m. tomorrow, $20-$30. Plants for Free: Divisions, talk and hands-on demo, 9-11 a.m. Oct. 3, $20-$30.           ]]></description>
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Q:On a recent edition of Virginia Home Grown, you mentioned that you use leaves as mulch for your plants. How do you shred your leaves, and do they really need to be shredded? Answer: I shred most of my leaves with the lawn mower. Also, I get a lot of leaves from my neighbor, who gets hers up with a riding mower with a bagger. However, I don&#8217;t think you need to shred all of them before you use them. Start with a base layer of unshredded leaves, as long as you mat them down good and cover them with shredded leaves. After a few rains, they&#8217;ll settle in on their own. I can&#8217;t bring myself to buy mulch when I get all these leaves for free.           ]]></description>
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When: Weekends beginning today through Oct. 5 &nbsp; Donation locations: Ashley Furniture Home Stores at 10921 Hull St. Road, 1899 Southpark Blvd. and 6312 W. Broad St.; Bassett Home Furnishings at 1516 Koger Center Drive and 9850 W. Broad St.; Ethan Allen, 12000 W. Broad St.; La Difference, 125 S. 14th St.; Mattress Discounters, 12251 Chattanooga Plaza (Hull Street Road); RoomStore, 9901 W. Broad St.; West End Antiques Mall, 2004 Staples Mill Road.            ]]></description>
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A viable habitat is what initially attracts bluebirds, but food availability is also important. Most of the year, bluebirds enjoy insects caught on the ground. In autumn, they begin reverting to blackberries, elderberries, bayberries and fruits of the sumac, deciduous holly, Virginia creeper, poke weed, juniper and dogwood. When berries become absent in late winter, the birds welcome mealworms, which can be purchased at some pet-food stores, bait shops and online. Another treat can be made by combining one part peanut butter with six parts cornmeal.           ]]></description>
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Like owls and woodpeckers, eastern bluebirds prefer nesting in cavities of dead oaks and pines. More and more of these natural nesting habitats have been lost through the years, however, as woodlands and open fields have been developed. Bluebirds initially adapted by nesting in rotting wooden fence posts, but they have been replaced with more durable metal poles. As a result, bluebird populations waned until conservationists and birders began setting out bluebird houses or nest boxes. This eco-friendly activity continues to prove successful when the following tips are kept in mind.           ]]></description>
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Around the dusty-pink Mediterranean-style home in Richmond&#8217;s historic Bellevue neighborhood, only faint traffic sounds could be heard from Interstate 95 a few blocks away. A man walked his cocker spaniel. Squirrels skittered across dead brown leaves under a massive magnolia tree.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:10:34 EST</pubDate>
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Performing arts and exotic artwork will be the focus Sunday of the third annual &#8220;Country in the City&#8221; house tour in Richmond&#8217;s Forest Hill neighborhood. The neighborhood association event, from noon to 5 p.m., features nine homes, from Colonial foursquares to cottages. The tour features homes owned by a former ballerina, an associate conductor for the Richmond Symphony, a water colorist and a seamstress. Art is a focal point in each home, from Italian Murano glass chandeliers to paintings from a murdered scene maker for a German opera house.           ]]></description>
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RICHARD NUNNALLY Q:My yard is looking dreadful. What should I do to rid the yard of the crabgrass? My guess is that I should have done a second application in early summer. Now I want to winterize and reseed and rejuvenate the fescue. Answer: Unfortunately, there is no permanent cure for crabgrass in a fescue lawn. You&#8217;re right, in cases of heavy crabgrass it is a good idea to make a second application around June 1st.           ]]></description>
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With fall migration well under way, our songbirds have begun heading south for the winter. Accompanying the stream of southbound songbirds, and much more visible overhead, you&#8217;ll find several species of raptors that are more active in our backyards and neighborhoods during seasonal migration. The four most common in our area are sharp-shinned and Cooper&#8217;s hawks (called accipiters), and red-tailed and red-shouldered hawks (classified as buteos).           ]]></description>
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White House historian William Seale will give a lecture next week at the University of Richmond on the White Houses and presidents during the Civil War. Seale, who is the author of &#8220;The President&#8217;s House: A History,&#8220; will discuss on Thursday Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis and the White Houses in which they lived. The focus of the talk is social and cultural history of the two presidents, not just the Civil War.           ]]></description>
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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Lewis Ginter Fall Plant Sale: More than 40 vendors offering well-known favorites and rare exotics; demonstrations by master gardeners; and plants propagated from the garden&#8217;s collections, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave. Free; regular admission of $6-$10 to visit garden. (804) 262-9887.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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New home products, holiday tablescapes and autograph sessions with former NFL stars will be featured this weekend at the 22nd annual Richmond Home Show. The event at the Richmond Raceway Complex, 600 E. Laburnum Ave., takes place tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ticket are $7 for adults; 16 and younger are admitted free. Tickets can be purchased in advance online at http://www.agievents.com/home-and-garden-shows.cfm. Click on &#8220;22nd Annual Richmond Home Show.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Several options exist to unload condominium Q:I am paying a mortgage on a condo in South Carolina that I no longer live in. It has been for sale for almost a year. Shortly after putting it on the market, I had an offer, but the sale fell through because of problems with the community. The association&#8217;s current management company is proposing $800,000 worth of improvements to the community and wanted to raise our fees to more than $500 per month.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Ashland Farmers&#8217; Market, 101 Thompson St., Ashland, 798-9219. 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays through November. Byrd House Market, behind William Byrd Community House, South Linden Street and Idlewood Avenue, 643-2717. 3:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays through October. Chester Farmers&#8217; Market, Chester Village Green, Village Green Drive and Centre Street, 748-9650. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through October.           ]]></description>
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When: Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine &nbsp; Where: Brown&#8217;s Island &nbsp; Admission: $5; children 12 and younger, free. Portion of proceeds donated to the Sgt. Santa Foundation. Sgt. Santa will make an appearance during the show. &nbsp; Information: Visit http://www.classicsonthejames.com or call Kevin Allocca at (804) 909-5751.           ]]></description>
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&#8216;Extreme Makeover&#8217; coming to our area ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Extreme Makeover: Home Edition&#8221; is looking for a family to help in the Richmond area. The deadline is Sept. 30, so get those pencils moving! The show is looking for &#8220;special people who have amazing strength of character and never give up.&#8220; The family must own their single-family home and show producers how a makeover will make a huge difference in their lives.           ]]></description>
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LAMBSBURG Don Garren likes a challenge. He likes to tinker with old phonographs and make jewelry in his big workshop. He built that workshop. He also built the rest of the 7,750-square-foot house that he shares with his wife, Nancy. He planed the hemlock boards that cover the outside and attached each of them with 16 stainless-steel screws.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:10:20 EST</pubDate>
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Acelebration of green gardening and landscaping will combine with fun and games tomorrow at the Virginia GoGreen Garden Festival. The festival takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Science Museum of Virginia&#8217;s Garner Pavilion, 2500 West Broad St. Admission and parking are free. In addition to learning about earth-friendly practices, families can enjoy music, Virginia foods, plant shopping and other garden-related activities.           ]]></description>
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Q:I am having some select timber cut on my property. Some of the hardwood that I am leaving has been skinned up with the bark knocked off. What can I put on it to help save the tree from disease? Answer: Tree wound dress ings are no longer recommended. The only thing you can do is try to cut the jagged edges of the wounds to a straight, clean edge. Also, cut the edge near the bottom of the wound to a point to allow water to run out rather than get trapped in uneven, broken bark. If the trees are otherwise healthy, the wounds are small enough and you make these repairs as soon as possible, the trees should repair themselves.           ]]></description>
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PROJECT: Patio/walkway installation TIME: One month COST: About $1,100 HOW HE DID IT: Brendan Behrens&#8217; college degree paid immediate dividends for his parents. Behrens, 24, who recently completed a two-year horticulture technology program at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College&#8217;s western campus, made the backyard of his parents&#8217; home in Midlothian&#8217;s Charter Woods his first solo project.           ]]></description>
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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Lewis Ginter Programs: Increase your gardening know-how with programs at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave.: Starting the Sustainable Gardening Year, year-round principles for sustainable practices, 9-11 a.m. tomorrow, $25-$35. Ginter in the Morning, seasonal garden tour, 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, $14; members free.           ]]></description>
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Antiques at Battersea The Battersea Foundation will host an Antiques Jamboree and its 2nd Annual Appraisal Fair on Saturday, Sept. 19 in Petersburg at Battersea, an Anglo-Palladian villa built in 1768. The event is part of the Foundation&#8217;s &#8220;Leisure and Learning series Life on the Lawn.&#8220; Admission is $5. The jamboree will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a $10 &#8220;early bird&#8221; fee for admission at 8 a.m. Antique appraisals will be given from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at no charge. For additional information contact the Battersea Foundation office (804) 732-9882. Storage solutions           ]]></description>
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Selling means you must pay off your home-equity loan Q:I used the equity in my primary residence to take out a home-equity line of credit. Two years ago, I used the loan to buy a condo as a second home. I am about to sell my primary residence and make a nearly $150,000 profit. I do not want to pay off the loan right now, as the condo is worth just $50,000, and I paid $150,000 for it.           ]]></description>
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Aslumber party is a rite of passage for preteens. What could be better than hanging out with a group of your best friends, sleeping in sleeping bags on the floor (or outside in a tent), having pillow fights and staying up late playing with the Ouija board? But for parents, sleepovers are another story altogether. Hosting one usually means you&#8217;ll get to enjoy a relatively sleepless night with more than a few midnight tours as the noise and fun police. But the more you&#8217;re prepared, the less stressful it will be. Here are some useful tips.           ]]></description>
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J.Harwood Cochrane, nattily attired in a tweed jacket and patchwork driving cap, strode slowly down the sidewalk toward a pond on Westminster Canterbury Richmond&#8217;s north campus. As the 96-year-old approached the water, 13 Mallard and Rouen ducks at the far end of the pond saw him coming and began swimming furiously toward shore.           ]]></description>
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Destany Bing had put on her best pink dress and begun sweeping her bedroom floor by the time the makeover team arrived at her Gilpin Court home. The room transformation was the culmination of a 22-week program that paired the 10-year-old Carver Elementary School student and 12 other girls in the low-income housing development with adult mentors for a journey through art projects, life-skills lessons, meals, games and girl talk.           ]]></description>
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Antiques appraisal Riddick&#8217;s Folly House Museum will hold its Hidden Treasures antiques appraisal show Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Suffolk National Guard Armory in Suffolk. For $7 each piece, an expert will appraise antiques and heirlooms. Categories include books and publications, Civil War artifacts and firearms; clocks and timepieces; coins and currency; dolls; furniture; jewelry; linens; quilts and coverlets; paintings, prints, primitives and folk art; needleworks, porcelain and glass; silver; and toys and games. Guests will be responsible for moving their items into and out of the armory.           ]]></description>
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RICHARD NUNNALLY Q:I use lots of mulch that I get from the city&#8217;s mulch pile. Some of my neighbors warn me against using it on beds near the house because they claim it will attract termites. Is this true? I have used this mulch for years and have never seen any bugs in it at all. Answer: Your mulch should be fine. Normally, mulch available from localities has been double shredded. As a result, there shouldn&#8217;t be enough solid wood left in the material to give termites a place to feed. Most of us already have termites in the soil in our yards. They are part of the natural process to break down dead wood. They are as natural in the Richmond area as ants. That&#8217;s why we have our homes treated to repel and control the termites.           ]]></description>
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Corner Lots Fall is the time of year to get your house in order before winter sets in. For most homeowners this means it is once again time to clean your gutters. Some safety tips are:   Always let someone know you are working on a roof.   Use a ladder with a shelf and a plywood platform for stabilization.           ]]></description>
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PROJECT: Deck umbrella stand TIME: Three days COST: Less than $50 HOW SHE DID IT: A large live oak tree in Linda Barrett&#8217;s backyard had to be taken down, leaving her deck unshaded. She bought a large umbrella but wanted the stand to be portable. Barrett couldn&#8217;t find what she had in mind at an affordable price, so she decided to make her own stand. &#8220;I got a large terra-cotta pot from Lowe&#8217;s, a piece of PVC pipe to fit the umbrella post and three small bags of Quikrete, only because I couldn&#8217;t lift the large bag,&#8220; she said. &#8220;I cut the PVC to the height of the pot, centered it and anchored it with a small amount of the Quikrete. I let that set up, then put the rest of the cement in the pot to within 8 inches of the top.           ]]></description>
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Fix the mold problem, and then just move on Q:My daughter purchased a duplex in July 2006. There is a small bathroom off the kitchen. It had new wallpaper when she bought the property. A few months ago, she decided she wanted to take the wallpaper down and paint the bathroom. There was old water damage in one corner of the bathroom, and when she pulled the wallpaper off above the mirror some of the wallboard came off. There was a lot of mold.           ]]></description>
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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Gardening Seminars: Strange&#8217;s Florist, Greenhouse and Garden Center offers fall garden talks on a variety of topics Saturdays through October. The free one-hour programs are at the Broad Street location, 12111 W. Broad St. &#8220;Take the First Step to Garden Organically,&#8220; 10 a.m. tomorrow.           ]]></description>
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Dates: Sept. 30, Oct. 29, Nov. 18 &nbsp; Location: Friends Association for Children Family Center, 1004 Saint John St., Richmond &nbsp; Information: To register and get directions, visit http://www.friendsassn.org or call (804) 644-2357.            ]]></description>
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Date: Sept. 17, 6 to 7 p.m., Visual Arts Center of Richmond, 1812 W. Main St., Richmond. &nbsp; Directors: Partnership between the Visual Arts Center, ART 180, the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority and Friends Association for Children in Gilpin Court &nbsp; Funding: Requires $3,000 per girl &nbsp; Information: Sally Kemp, director of community outreach, Visual Arts Center of Richmond; (804) 353-0094, ext. 223 or sallykemp@visarts.org.            ]]></description>
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Ashland Farmers&#8217; Market, 101 Thompson St., Ashland, 798-9219. 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays through November. &nbsp; Byrd House Market, behind William Byrd Community House, South Linden Street and Idlewood Avenue, 643-2717. 3:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays through October. &nbsp; Chester Farmers&#8217; Market, Chester Village Green, Village Green Drive and Centre Street, 748-9650. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through October.            ]]></description>
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In her first year as a first-time homeowner making her first attempt at landscaping, Tish&#8217;Lara Jarvis has observed that: It&#8217;s hard to keep kids off a lawn. New plantings need regular watering. Spreading plants, like petunias, give you a bigger bang for your buck. &#8220;It&#8217;s exciting, growing&#8221; plants, said Jarvis, at her home this week in the Angus Road subdivision, a Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity development in South Richmond that was completed in November.           ]]></description>
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Q&amp;A with Susan A. Edwards, master gardener coordinator, Chesterfield County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension Q:Are there some general tips you offer new homeowners on landscaping? Answer: Start small&#8212;it&#8217;s easy to get overwhelmed if you are new to gardening. Concentrate on one bed at a time. Don&#8217;t over plant, and know the mature size of your plants. Some people want that instantly full landscaped look and will plant two to three times as much as they need. When the plants mature, they crowd one another and the plants decline from competition for resources. Give the landscape some time to establish (and save money, too).           ]]></description>
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Shipp &amp; Wilson Landscaping and Richmond Professional Grounds Management Society  Colesville Nursery  Ukrop&#8217;s  Watkins Nurseries  Yard Works/Grind-All  Richmond Council of Garden Clubs and Canterbury Garden Club  Southern States Cooperative  Richard Harris Photography  Tractor Supply Company  Westel Inc.  A Thyme to Plant at Lavender Fields Herb Farm            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:08:15 EST</pubDate>
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PROJECT: Backyard tropical retreat TIME: Two weeks COST: $1,200 HOW THEY DID IT: Pam and Dave Conyers love the tropics&#8212;particularly Hawaii. &#8220;Pam wanted something a little closer and a lot cheaper where she could have a morning cup of coffee, read the paper and enjoy the sounds of running water and the smells of flowers,&#8220; Dave Conyers said.           ]]></description>
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Light up your life To Judy Lake, a lampshade is a form of self-expression. Lake, owner of a Vermont business called Lake&#8217;s Lampshades, is encouraging her readers to put a little personality into their lighting with &#8220;The Lampshade Lady&#8217;s Guide to Lighting Up Your Life: 50 Custom Lampshades and Lamps.&#8220; Lake&#8217;s book teaches the basics of creating a lampshade with a wire frame and gives ideas for making shades from such unexpected materials as photos, antique postcards and vintage fabrics&#8212;even chenille and needlework.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:06:09 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Garden bathed in moonlight is a fine sight</title>
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By the light of the silvery moon&#8221; is such a fine time to be in the garden. The look is quite different from the garden in daylight, and worth considering when you plan your plots. Even full moonlight bathes the garden with only about one-half-millionth as much light as sunlight. This darkness brings subtle changes in our perceptions of the garden. There&#8217;s not enough moonlight to activate the color sensing cones in our eyes, so the same garden that is in technicolor in afternoon is in black and white at night. Not that it is any less appealing: What it lacks in colorful fun it gains in quiet elegance.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Talk to board of directors about condo assessment Q:Last year, there was a condominium assessment I was unaware of. It was brought to my attention six months late, because all paperwork was being sent to the old owner. I have lived in my property for almost two years. I had contacted the condo association, and it turned it over to a lawyer. I contacted the lawyer and said I can pay it off monthly and have been sending an extra $100 a month on a $700 assessment, but there are plans to sue me.           ]]></description>
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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens Andr&#233; Viette &#8220;In the Garden&#8221;: The horticulturist, author and lecturer conducts his weekly radio broadcast from 8 to 11 a.m. tomorrow, and then sticks around to offer tips for gardeners following a free lunch at 11:30 a.m. at The Turf and Gardening Store, 12115 Ridgefield Parkway. Free. (804) 754-8873.           ]]></description>
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Q:I have a shady area in the backyard underneath some pines and gum trees. Late this spring, I planted some shade-loving perennials, grasses and hostas in this area. Now I have some clover and wild strawberries growing as a natural ground cover. Should I let them proliferate and add to the foliage or weed them out? Answer: If you like the natural look of the clover and wild strawberries, I would leave them alone. Clover is a wonderful pollen-producing plant for bees, as well as a source of nitrogen for your other plants. Since neither of these are climbers, they should provide a good natural ground cover.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Get Buttoned Up</title>
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No matter the format, what you write down gets done. According to Dave Kohl, a professor emeritus at Virginia Tech, people who regularly write down their goals earn nine times more over their lifetimes than people who don&#8217;t. Think about that. No matter how lofty or simple your goals may be, reaching them requires a systematic approach. That begins by writing down your to-do list. Don&#8217;t just think it, ink it! Note-taking and list-making styles are as personal as the way you dress or cook. We&#8217;d never suggest that you ditch an approach that&#8217;s working perfectly well for you in favor of a newfangled system. But if you are dissatisfied with your own system, we&#8217;ve got a few thoughts on how to adjust your list so you&#8217;re cruising through it more effectively and efficiently. The big benefit           ]]></description>
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Q:I have a large cachepot in my living room that holds three orchids. I always buy matching plants, but when they re-bloom, the timing doesn&#8217;t seem to work out. What can be done?&#8212;Sherry T. Answer: Buying three identical orchids in perfect blooming sync is realistic. Expecting them to bloom again in sync is not. Stores are filled with tables full of phalaenopsis. It&#8217;s quite possible to obtain &#8220;groupings&#8221; that are the same color, height and even have the same number of flowers. Sometimes the exact stage of blooming can be found in all specimens. For example, four flowers out and three buds left to open.           ]]></description>
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Things to remember if you smell natural gas, or even suspect a gas leak:   Don&#8217;t light a match or candle, flip a switch, operate any appliances or even use the phone.   If you&#8217;re smoking, extinguish your cigarette immediately.   Don&#8217;t open the windows in an attempt to ventilate.           ]]></description>
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