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Treasure Hunt at The Heritage Company

| Design, Economical, Field Trip, WholeHome
May 5, 2011

Ahhh, the excitement of digging through architectural salvage! We make regular trips to Kalamazoo, MI to do just that at The Heritage Company and have returned home with everything from a pair of gargoyles, to the perfect brass door stop. If you have an older home and need spare parts...
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mTip: Keeping Lilies White

| Design, Economical, garden, Home, Interior Plantscape, mTIPS, WholeHome
April 20, 2011

Lilies make a cost effective floral arrangement because they can last for over two weeks. However after lily blooms open, the pollen can create a mess on furniture and it can easily stain fabric. Simple Solution: A Pipe Cleaner To prevent any mishaps, remove the messy anthers (long orange pollen...
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Adding Spring Greenery to Your Home on WZZM-13

| Design, Economical, How-To, Interior Plantscape, Take Five WZZM-13, Videos, WholeHome
April 13, 2011

Today on Take Five host, Catherine Behrendt, and I dished the dirt on cloches, terrariums and a vintage Wardian case. Learn how these elegant enclosures can be planted with ferns and mosses to add a touch greenery inside your home. If you’re having trouble viewing the video imbedded above click here for...
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Keeping Your Green Thumb on WOOD TV8

| Design, eightWest WOOD TV8, Green Living, How-To, Interior Plantscape, Videos, WholeHome
February 21, 2011

As winter lingers on, garden indoors! Join Rachel Ruiz and I as we discuss keeping your home green. Proper plant selection for your interior environment and proper container selection for your plant are the keys to success!*Please be patient as video downloads.(Practicing patience is good winter training for gardeners anyway!;)...
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Guilty as Charged- Harboring Dead Hydrangeas

| Design, Economical, garden, Gardening, How-To, Interior Plantscape, WholeHome
December 8, 2010

Yes, it’s true! I’m guilty of harboring one very dead and overly dried hydrangea arrangement for a whole year too long on top of my daughter’s armoire. A GROSS infraction on the Heaven on Earth-Home code of good housekeeping. No alibi, I simply missed the harvest last fall. Dried floral...
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