Edgewood Homes residents bloom in Elm City contest
Edgewood Home residents join the Elsie Sharp Community Beautification Contest to boost curb appeal through simple landscaping. Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority started the 2002 program to spark neighborly competition, with modest cash prizes and plaques guiding participant gardens.
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Edgewood Home
Elsie Sharp
Edgewood Homes
Grei
Lawrence-Douglas County
Housing Authority
Edgewood
Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photos
Cindy Foster
Haskell Ave
Garden winners feature vines and enduring perennials
The piece highlights favorites like balloon flower, black-eyed susan vine, and white mandevilla, noting Kansas hardiness. It names sturdy perennials such as daylilies, sedums, gladiolus, iris, chrysanthemums, and standard black eyed Susans, plus annuals like marigolds and cosmos. Jennifer Smith, Douglas County Extension Agent-Horticulture, and Extension Master Gardeners can answer gardening questions at 843-7058.
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Kansas
Jennifer Smith
Douglas County
K-State Research and Extension
Settling between settees and sofas explained
The article traces how settle and settee terms evolved from a bench with optional backs and arms, noting a 82 inch copper inlay settle sold by Treadway Gallery in Cincinnati for $5,512 in March, and discusses shifts to sofa usage by the late 18th century with distinct regional cataloging.
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Stickley Brothers
Treadway Gallery
Cincinnati
Arts and Crafts
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