Tag: home and garden
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Year-round gardening: Colorado Springs Garden Tour to offer tips, history
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Since its inception in 2011, the Colorado Springs Garden Tour has showcased private gardens in neighborhoods such as Patty Jewett, Village Seven, University Park, The Broadmoor and more. Every year, the tour receives high acclaim from attendees and garden owners alike. In conjunction with the…
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At Home: Dinner party marks end of an era, helps put pandemic in the past
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The occasion for the dinner party was simple enough: our friend Hakan Zor, a rug merchant from Turkey, was visiting. However, the implications were more momentous. “We aren’t in the market for more rugs, but we’d love to see you,” I wrote in response to…
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Around the House: Solving one stinky situation in the bathroom
Dear Ken: We can’t get our bathroom lavatories to stop smelling. We’ve tried Liquid-Plumr, baking soda and vinegar, even bleach. Can you help? — Roger Answer: Did you remember the overflow? That’s the hole in the front of the sink that drains water if you forget to turn off the faucet. Sometimes it fills with…
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At Home: Dinner party marks end of an era, helps put pandemic in the past
The occasion for the dinner party was simple enough: our friend Hakan Zor, a rug merchant from Turkey, was visiting. However, the implications were more momentous. “We aren’t in the market for more rugs, but we’d love to see you,” I wrote in response to the text message Zor sent letting me know he was…
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Year-round gardening: Colorado Springs Garden Tour to offer tips, history
Since its inception in 2011, the Colorado Springs Garden Tour has showcased private gardens in neighborhoods such as Patty Jewett, Village Seven, University Park, The Broadmoor and more. Every year, the tour receives high acclaim from attendees and garden owners alike. In conjunction with the city’s sesquicentennial celebration, this year’s tour, July 17-18, incorporates beautiful…
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Colorado Springs area home and garden events starting July 3
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save JULY 14 Tomato Troubles Webinar — Hosted by CSU Extension El Paso County, noon-1 p.m., $10. Registration required: epcextension.eventbrite.com. JULY 15 El Paso County Fair Open Class Horticulture Competition — All fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers…
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Colorado Springs area home and garden events starting July 3
JULY 14 Tomato Troubles Webinar — Hosted by CSU Extension El Paso County, noon-1 p.m., $10. Registration required: epcextension.eventbrite.com. JULY 15 El Paso County Fair Open Class Horticulture Competition — All fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers and potted plants are restricted to those grown by exhibitors. Items can be grown at any location in Colorado. Go…
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Around the House: Window film good for saving energy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dear Ken: We have two big windows in a sunroom that gets quite hot, and we want to know what you think of window film? Does it last? Is it good for privacy? — Cheryl Answer: It’s mostly good for saving energy. It can help…
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Around the House: Window film good for saving energy
Dear Ken: We have two big windows in a sunroom that gets quite hot, and we want to know what you think of window film? Does it last? Is it good for privacy? — Cheryl Answer: It’s mostly good for saving energy. It can help reflect heat inside in the winter, saving heating dollars —…
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LIFE | How to make garden beds with dirt from your backyard
Gazette reporter Stephanie Earls discovered the clay-like dirt in her backyard on the west side could be used to her advantage. She’s been using the dirt like concrete to create raised garden beds. (Video by Skyler Ballard)