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    Itching to start spring garden cleanup? Not so fast!
    Spring gardening is an exercise in patience.The longer hours of daylight might have you itching to start gardening. But hold off on clearing away last year's leaves and stalks. Doing your spring...
    By JESSICA DAMIANO
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    Callery pear tree: How to manage an invasive former favorite
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    At the Philadelphia Flower Show, display gardens bloom
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    Try kombucha, beekeeping classes, more at this CT teacher's farm
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    Christian Siriano buys CT home visited by George Washington
    Christian Siriano poses at The Collective West, in Westport, Conn. July 28, 2022. Christian Siriano, a “Project Runway” winner, gave Town & Country magazine a tour of his new Easton home. By Daniel Figueroa IV
  • Living
    Column: Remembering to put people first in building designs
    The home of Glenn Weston-Murphy in downtown Guilford show the direct access for all to see the home, without any of the ADA ramps, railings and signals of a special occupancy.  Duo Dickinson reflects on putting people first when designing homes.  By Duo Dickinson
  • Living
    Column: Building booms create more ugly homes
    A home stands in the later stages of construction March 24, 2006 in Inverness, Illinois. Nationwide new home sales plummeted more than 10 percent in February to their lowest levels in nine years.  Columnist and architect Duo Dickinson explains how increased demands during building booms result in ugly houses.  By Duo Dickinson
  • Living
    Column: Technology has changed how we buy our homes
    Online shopping trends have changed how people purchase their homes.  Columnist Duo Dickinson examines how the internet and new technology has changed how people browse and purchase homes.  By Duo Dickinson
  • News
    Invasive Plant Symposium to be held virtually Nov. 3
    The Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group is holding a virtual Invasive Plant Symposium Nov. 3.  Members of the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group are holding a Virtual Invasive Plant Symposium from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Nov. 3. The  2022 symposium will be a full-day event, with some sessions directed to all attendees and others in... By Staff reports
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  • Living
    Interior designer Nora Murphy opens The Little Shop in Chester
    A look inside The Little Shop in Chester.  The WFSB regular and interior designer behind Nora Murphy Country House has opened up The Little Shop in Chester.  By Bekah Wright
  • Living
    A look inside fashion powerhouse Eva Chen's redesigned CT home
    The Litchfield County home of fashion powerhouse Eva Chen was recently featured in Architectural Digest after a remodel by Connecticut-based design firm Hendricks Churchill. When it came to designing her new country home in Connecticut, the New Yorker turned to the design experts at the Sharon-based interior design firm of Hendricks Churchill.  By Andrea Valluzzo
  • Living
    Column: Where have all the trees in Connecticut gone?
    The stump of a large oak tree remains as construction continues outside the old New Lebanon School in the Byram section of Greenwich in 2019. As storms have caused an increasing number of power outages over the years, power companies and government have made trees pay the price. By Patrick C. Burhenne
  • Living
    Column: How architecture design fads impact resale value
    Interior design of elegant kitchen with black and white elements. Home design trends can add or subtract value from your home. Duo Dickinson chats about old trends like shag carpet and current trends like black window frames. By Duo Dickinson
  • Living
    Column: Are our homes in a bubble or new market?
    Duo Dickinson ponders about the state of the real estate market and if the rush to buy homes during the pandemic will lead to another crash. If you are older than 40, you remember the first seven years of the 21st century. These were the peak buying years of the Baby Boom Generation —which perverted home ownership into a fevered housing boom — which then became the worldwide economic... By Duo Dickinson

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    What if CT realtors focused on sunlight rather than style?
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  • Living
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  • Living
    Guilford farmhouse from 1700’s gets a sustainable makeover
    Pre-renovation, the pea-gravel courtyard included the existing pond ringed by a boxwood hedge. Wanting to make the space a special area to relax, the Shahids added blue stone pavers and a patio, and ornamental grass to bring in color and softness. “Our ducks like to jump in for a swim every now and then,” Charlotte says. A Guilford farmhouse from 1798 gains a sustainable makeover featuring geothermal heating and more after the Shahid family renovated their dream home. By Jennifer Carmichael
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    Plants for experts, the hopeless and folks inbetween
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    Duo Dickinson offers tips on preparing your home for winter and how to circulate air for indoor gatherings during the pandemic. Duo Dickinson offers winterizing tips and ideas on how to circulate the air for indoor gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Duo Dickinson
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