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On Gardening: Lemon Lime leading nandina revival

Lemon Lime is leading the way in what appears to be a nandina revival. It is one of four great nandinas found in the Southern Living Plant Collection. You'll find Flirt, Obession, Blush Pink, and the electrifying Lemon Lime.

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The owner of Unique Design finds inspiration everywhere – and then turns it into stunning pieces of art, architecture and craftsmanship

Not only does Farshad Mahramnia see creative potential everywhere – he also brings it home.

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Style at Home: Make the most of your tables

As 2018 comes to a close, I couldn't resist making one last visit to my friend Leslie's beautiful home. Pour yourself a cup of coffee and take a break from the holiday festivities. Today, I want to show you how Leslie uses tables throughout her home, both as gathering places and as mood makers.

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Treasures: Soup tureen is a piece of New York history

Dear Helaine and Joe:

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Ask Angie’s List: Should I hire a carpet cleaner?

If you've been holding holiday events all December, the unsung MVP of your home may be your carpets! They've endured large amounts of traffic, not to mention the salt or melted snow visitors may be tracking into your house. Now is an excellent time to take stock of your carpet and consider hiring a professional carpet cleaner.

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Plumber: Explore shower options with a pre-molded base

Q: Ed: I'm quite the handy homeowner and plan to install a large walk-in shower. My family would like a tile shower stall complete with a built-in tile seat. However, building a tile shower base and seat will really push my contracting skills, and I want to do this job myself. Any ideas to ease my workload and still please my family?

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Design Recipes: How fine details can make your decor shine

Just like the icing on a cake, when it comes to decor, a room can come to life with the help of fine details. From artwork to accessories, look for fine details to help make individual spaces stand out.

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Home improvements you might regret

Between trying to save money and customizing a home to an exact lifestyle, homeowners can make some big mistakes. Whether they decrease resale value, go way over budget, or increase maintenance costs, some renovations are better left undone. These are the projects homeowners most commonly tell us they regret.

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Hot Property: A holiday hit list of Sinatra homes

If a Rat Pack-worthy home is on your shopping list this holiday season, you are in luck. A trio of houses tied to legendary singer Frank Sinatra is for sale in Southern California.

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On Gardening: Double play Candy Corn spirea will take your breath away

Candy Corn, a new spirea in Proven Winners Double Play series, may change any opinion you have regarding deciduous shrubs in mixed containers.

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Want to help Fairchild grow a million orchids? Here’s how to attach one to a tree

For its Million Orchid Project, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden partnered with local schools and other entities to teach children about botany while restoring the wild population of orchids in urban areas.

‘Miami Motel Stories: MiMO’ at vintage Gold Dust Motel.

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‘Miami Motel Stories: MiMO’ opens its doors at Biscayne Boulevard motel

If the walls of Miami’s vintage Gold Dust Motel could talk, what stories would they tell? “Miami Motel Stories: MiMo” runs through Dec. 23 at the Gold Dust.

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These water heaters have started house fires. That’s why 616,000 have been recalled

About 616,000 Ultra-Low NOx water heaters sold under the Kenmore, Whirlpool, A.O. Smith, State, Reliance, American Water Heater and U.S. Craftmaster brands have been recalled as fire hazards. Most were sold in CA.

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Those ugly bulbous growths on your trees? They’re not harmful. They’re bug nurseries.

The odd growths on leaves and woody stems of live oak and some other trees are not flowers, foliage, or acorns; they are galls. Galls are a plant’s reaction to an intrusion by insects, mites, or even fungi.

The Bostitch Model BTE140 and 141 Hammer Drills, made by Black & Decker, are included in this recall.

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About 659,000 power tools recalled because handle problems can tear a shoulder joint

Black & Decker recalled about 659,000 hammer drills and drill drivers also sold under the Porter Cable and Bostich brand names after the company learned a side handle problem had caused a shoulder injury.

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About 8,000 elevators were just recalled. Some have plunged to the bottom of the shaft.

Waupaca Elevator, an Appleton, WI, company, recalled 8,000 of its Custom Lift residential elevators after 12 reports of the elevator cab falling unexpectedly.

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About 137,000 refrigerators that can catch on fire have been recalled

Haier recalled 137,000 Top-Mount Refrigerators after an electrical problem caused three to catch on fire.

The Flushmate II 501-B pressure-assisted flushing system can blow your toilet tank.

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This flushing system can make your toilet explode. So, 1.4 million have been recalled

The Flushmate II 501-B pressure-assisted flushing system has been recalled because it can burst and blow the tank of the toilet. It’s used in American Standard, Kohler, Corona, Crane and Mansfield toilets.

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Wireless speakers recalled for catching fire. The company that sold them is in bankruptcy

Brookstone is recalling 164,000 of its Big Blue Party wireless speakers after several reports of the batteries overheating and catching fire.

A Gulf fritillary butterfly rests on thoroughwort flower buds.

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Eupatorium is hard to find, but it’s great for attracting butterflies and pollinators

Shrub eupatorium, also known as Florida Keys thoroughwort, has much to offer besides an awkward name. But this butterfly plant grows best in pine rocklands, which are disappearing in South Florida.

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