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<title><![CDATA[Dirty, Dirty Tour was one hot happenin']]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[When Penny first started planning our Oct. 31 field trip to Riverview Flower Farm, we thought we'd be lucky to get 10 gardeners to come along.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oneida commune made tea service for stylish repast]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[I have a silver tea and coffee service that belonged to my grandmother. On the bottom it is stamped "Ascot Sheffield Design, Reproduction by Community." What is the estimated value?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[In case you missed it, we present: fall]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[This is what fall is supposed to look like. At least in most parts of the country.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[There's no free lunch - or lawn maintenance]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[We are a maintenance-free adult homeowner community. After two years, the developer said the association homeowners are responsible for the irrigation system. The documents say the association is responsible for maintenance. What does "maintenance-free" mean?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[When it comes to fall faves, a Littletunia'll do ya]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/nov/08/tr-when-it-comes-to-fall-faves-a-littletuniall-do-/life-home-gardening/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[During last weekend's Dirty, Dirty Tour of Riverview Flower Farm, gardeners got a preview of the annuals and perennials bound for Home Depot garden centers this month.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Get some pop with snaps and petunias]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[In most parts of the country, cool-season flowering annuals provide late spring to midsummer color. But here in the Tampa Bay area, we can often enjoy these plants from late fall to early spring.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Greeks roll out the dough for annual festival this weekend]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/nov/06/greeks-roll-out-dough-annual-festival-tampa/life-home-gardening/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[For more than two decades, St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church has put on the Tampa Greek Festival during the first weekend of November.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aquarium giving away Valentine's wedding with dolphins]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[One lucky couple will win a free wedding, honeymoon, dress and cake, plus photos, flowers and rings from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't pull TV plug just yet]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[With so many foreclosures, is it legal for a condominium to withhold services? We have a couple of units that have been delinquent for several months. The condominium budget pays for cable TV, and we would like to cut this service to the delinquent units.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Postwar Singer lacks high notes]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[We found a sewing machine in our attic that appears to very old. It is a Singer in a light wood cabinet. What is it worth?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reface or reglaze kitchen cabinets]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Her cabinets were still in good condition, just worn and in need of a facelift. So, instead of replacing them, Largo resident Jackie McGoff had them reglazed.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hooked on Bloom Booster? Go fish (if you dare)]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/oct/30/302122/tr-hooked-on-bloom-booster-go-fish-if-you-dare/life-home-gardening/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I've made no secret of the fact I've been battling an addiction. I used to hide it, but it's better to be open and honest about these things.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:22:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Puerto Rican designer to teach fashion workshops in Tampa]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Fashion designer Carlota Alfaro will bring her designing talent to Tampa on Monday as part of the 2009 International Hispanic Designer Fashion Show.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:03:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[7 inducted into Florida's hall of horticultural fame]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/oct/29/7-inducted-floridas-hall-horticultural-fame/life-home-gardening/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The winners, judged on looks, durability and disease resistance, should be making their ways to garden centers early next year.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:53:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Link between illnesses, Chinese drywall unclear]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/oct/29/291454/federal-report-chinese-drywall-due-today/life-home-gardening/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal studies released today cannot yet definitively link imported Chinese drywall to health problems or corrosion of pipes and wires that thousands of  homeowners have been reporting for nearly a year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:54:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Creepy animals are a welcome presence in the garden]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/oct/26/creepy-animals-are-welcome-presence-garden/life-home-gardening/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[If you conquer your fear, you can really learn to appreciate toads, snakes, spiders and bats in the garden.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[County fair contest offering cash for best recycled yard art]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/oct/25/county-fair-contest-offering-cash-best-recycled-ya/life-home-gardening/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Repurposing household throwaways to serve a higher calling as yard art may be its own reward, but the payoff just got bigger.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[If you roll out carpet, removal's on you]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/oct/25/tr-if-you-roll-out-carpet-removals-on-you/life-home-gardening/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Some owners were allowed to install carpet on the walks of their building. Our building is now going to be painted and weatherproofed. The board is requiring that the owners have the carpet removed at their expense. The board says that the carpet is not in compliance with Florida law. Who is now responsible for the cost of removing the carpet?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Busy (lazy?) student seeks aide]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Georgetown University sophomore Charley Cooper is busy. He has a full load of classes, hours of homework and a part-time job at a financial services company. He's also worried about an illness in the family. And then there are all the other time-consuming aspects of college.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apply fertilizer in small quantities]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Despite what you see on certain product labels at garden centers, fertilizer is not plant food. Foods are carbon-based substances - primarily carbohydrates, fats and proteins - that organisms can break down to provide energy and the building blocks to construct and repair living tissue.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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