Pentas brighten summer gardens with heat tolerant blooms
Pentas or Egyptian star cluster thrive in hot humid summers and attract butterflies and hummingbirds. New Graffiti series offers compact varieties like Graffiti Red Lace with deep red star blooms. plant in full sun, amend beds with organic matter and lime to pH seven, and use slow release fertilizer for continuous flowers all season.
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Norman Winter
Knight Ridder
Tribune News Service
Arabia
East Africa
Ixora
Gardenia
Preparedness for power outages in storm season
Washington Post outlines essential steps for outages including a storm kit with flashlights radios and batteries a landline or car charged cell phone a three day food and water supply a manual can opener and an insulated cooler. It advises storing water bottles and freezing space filling with water bottles and calling the utility to report outages while keeping a lamp lit to gauge restoration.
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Washington Post
Debbi Jarvis
Pepco
Doorknobs Return to Ornate and Modern Styles
The piece traces a revival of ornate and diverse doorknobs from brass and Victorian glass to modern varieties. Experts note function drives choice with options like locksets and levers, while prices range from twenty to several hundred dollars for specialty pieces.
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Nick Harder
Orange County Register
Rebecca Whitefeather
B&c Custom Hardware and Bath
Laguna Hills
Calif
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Larry Potter
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Great Rates
Collins Community Credit Union
Collinscu.org
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Lowe’s
Whiteleather
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Iowa City
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RSA
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