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• Grape expectations
  A winemaker in a stately old neighborhood in Wayzata transformed his suburban yard into a miniature Napa of the North.
  
• The end is near!
  You can see the end of the gardening season from here. Here's what with three top gardeners in the Twin Cities are doing to get their gardens ready for winter.
  
• Garden in fall and winter? Yes
  Garden in fall and winter? Yes
  
• Reader query: Celebrating the season
  What’s the story behind your favorite holiday decoration?

  Send a brief description and photo, if possible, to: kim.palmer@startribune.com.

  
  
• Hands off my hydrangeas
  Hands off my hydrangeas
  
• Fixit: Organic, free-range turkeys go outdoors
  Q Where can I find a turkey that has been raised without hormones? Would this be an organic turkey?
  
• Dec. 2008: Minneapolis man double-decks the halls
  A Minneapolis man decorates his home with childlike glee, a well-trained eye and two, count 'em two, Christmas trees.
  
• Fixit: Cleaning upholstery may be a job for pros
  Q What should one consider when upholstered furniture needs cleaning? Our 10-year-old sofa and chairs are not worn, but look a bit soiled in bright light. We've vacuumed it occasionally. Is cleaning something easily done by me? If so, what type of cleaners do I use? Or is it better to hire someone?
  
• What $445,000 buys in ...
  This four-bedroom, 1,500-square-foot house is located on Lake Sylvia. Built in 1928, the house has been updated with new kitchen cabinets, appliances and doors as well as a new roof, new flooring and new siding. Listed by Chad Carlson, Edina Realty, 1-320-980-3094.
  
• Rambler redux
  A fresh take on the standard home style offers an Eden Prairie couple one-level living and a chance to go green.
  
• Fixit:Try to recycle batteries in mascara wands
  Q I recently have seen a number of ads in magazines and on TV about mascara wands that vibrate as they apply the goo. It occurred to me that they must have batteries and may be a disposal issue. Is that true?
  
• Tour governor's house
  Holiday tours at the governor's residence on Summit Avenue in St. Paul have been scheduled for three consecutive Tuesdays next month.
  
• Hey, bud! Winter's coming
  Some landscape plants haven't wanted to miss out on the warm, sunny November.
  
• Some more prone to lice than others
  Q Are some children more prone to get head lice than others? It seems to me that it's more of a problem with girls, but maybe it just seems that way because it's so much trouble dealing with long hair.
  
• The final season
  A garden's beauty is always ephemeral. But as Jim Smith's flowers and foliage fade for the winter this year, it's especially poignant because Smith knows it's for the last time.
  
• Wrinkles in a marriage?
  Wrinkles in a marriage?
  
• The trend: Stories from Herman Miller
  Innovative furniture maker Herman Miller, producer of several midcentury icons, is the subject of an exhibit opening Friday at the Goldstein Museum of Design.
  
• Make a great Thanksgiving tabletop
  Home & Garden Editor Connie Nelson demonstrates how to create a beautiful Thanksgiving table using items found in nature and your local grocery store.
  
• 'Divine' intervention averts basement battle of sexes
  Interior decorator Candice Olson, host of HGTV's "Divine Design," helped a husband who wanted the basement to be a manly retreat and a wife who desired a room for all.
  
• Disappearing act
  Though it may seem as if the goldfinches are long gone, there are more of them around now than there were this summer. You just may not notice them.
  
• Plant it black
  Russets and plums are perennial fall favorites, but for the ultimate somber statement, there's nothing like basic black.
  
• Build your own not so big house
  Plans for some of the homes made famous in Sarah Susanka's "Not So Big" books are available online.
  
• How to make a winter window box display
  Scott Endres, co-owner of Tangletown Gardens, shows you how to put together a stunning window box or container display — one that can transition from Thanksgiving to Christmas and on into winter.
  
• High Point highlights
  The recently ended High Point Furniture Market offers a glimpse of what consumers will be seeing in local showrooms and retail stores in the next four months or so.
  
• Love has landed
  Amy Butler's much-anticipated new fabric line, the Love Collection, has arrived.
  

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