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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Beautiful Gardens

Her garden became his inspiration

The Peden garden

The Peden garden

Jennifer Baldwin Peden was the star in the garden. Her husband, Tom, was waiting in the wings -- until a touring show took her away and inspired him to pick up where she left off.

Nancy Rose, University of Minnesota Extension Service horticulturist and Star Tribune gardening columnist, demonstrates pruning techniques and discusses why March is the time to do it.

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In the pink

Floating paraffin candles, in a galvanized tin, for Valentine

Floating paraffin candles, in a galvanized tin, for Valentine's

Kim Yeager offers these ideas for getting your home - and yourself - into a valentine's state of mind. Pretty pinks, sweet smells and paper products can brighten your February outlook.

There's a fly in the ointment of crane recovery

Whooping crane at the Necedah refuge.

Whooping crane at the Necedah refuge.

A massive effort to help restore whooping cranes to the wild may hinge on an annoying little insect - the black fly.

Fixit: Open those drapes to cut condensation

Q Regarding condensation on windows, is it better to have your drapes or shades open or closed? What should be done in the winter?

The trend: HGTV/dooce blog duo

Irreverent mommyblogger Heather Armstrong is coming to HGTV in some capacity. The network said Armstrong, whose frenetic dooce.com blog chronicles her life with two young children, a husband and two dogs in Utah, has signed an exclusive programming development deal.

Photo right: Mommyblogger Heather Armstrong is coming to HGTV

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