Home and Garden
'Party' to register for Walk to End Alzheimer's set June 25 in Kennewick
The Inland Northwest chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association is holding a “purple party” from 5 to 7 p.m. June 25 at the Clover Island Inn, 435 Clover Island Drive, Kennewick.
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HOME AND GARDEN
Hot Property: Bruce Willis seeks action on his Beverly Hills estate
Actor Bruce Willis has entered the fray in the Westside's action-packed housing market, listing his Beverly Hills mansion at $22 million.
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MARIANNE OPHARDT
Garden Tips: Keep lawn looking good all summer
Our unusually cool spring weather has slowed down our gardens a bit, but lawns are looking pretty good. However, once hot weather arrives, a few problems probably will start appearing. Here are some tips on how to keep your summer lawn healthy and looking good:
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The geranium, reborn: breeders working on creating new class of flowers some call ugly
At the beginning of the 19th century, the geranium was a novel and beloved plant. Thomas Jefferson took some to the White House. By the end of the century, people were sick of it.
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HOME AND GARDEN
WSU Extension Q&A: Making meat jerky has risks
Q. I have heard making meat jerky can be a food safety risk. Is it true?
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HOME AND GARDEN
'Does It Work?' Wraptastic, Pocket Hose, Smart Twist Cleaning System, Flower Rocket, WaxVac
From those amped-up TV ads, you have to wonder how humanity survived before collapsible garden hoses and earwax vacuums.
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HOME AND GARDEN
Home style: 'Star Trek' crafts; women's tools; unsticking drawers
ON THE SHELF: CRAFT BOOKS BOLDLY GO WHERE NONE HAS GONE BEFORE
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HOME AND GARDEN
Diggin' In: Feng shui for your garden
Is your garden calling out to you to do something and you are not sure what to do first?
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HOME AND GARDEN
Living Smart: Appliance maintenance
Every day our appliances take a beating. From the constant opening and closing of doors to turning them on and off, our daily actions can eventually lead to a repair call or earlier-than-expected replacement.
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HOME AND GARDEN
Your Place: Patio bricks are turning black on top; sulfur smell
Q: I have a dry-laid brick patio bordered on three sides by flower beds. Over the years I have noticed that the bricks are turning black on top. This is not from garden soil or mud, and it is not uniform in its coverage. I have thought about scrubbing the bricks with a water-bleach mix, but I am...
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HOME AND GARDEN
On Gardening: Blue Fortune anise hyssop simply stunning in the garden
Blue Fortune Agastache, or anise hyssop, is causing quite a stir in our garden. We have dozens - some partnered with TigerEye Gold rudbeckia, others with the scarlet milkweed - but believe me when I say 3- to 4-foot-tall incredible spikes of blue bottle brush-like flowers are indeed stealing the...


