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In this August 2006 photo provided by Iowa State University, a Phyciodes tharos butterfly is seen at Reiman Gardens, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Iowa State University, Nathan Brockman)

Butterfly gardening offers beauty, fun

AMY LORENTZEN
In this undated image released by Brian Patrick Flynn/HGTVremodels.com, high gloss red IKEA kitchen cabinets are shown in a bedroom. There are many storage options designed specifically for sporting goods and kids' items.

Ask a Designer: Embrace your inner sports parent

MELISSA RAYWORTH
Plant seeds are shown in this photo taken March 26, 2009, in New Market, Va.,. A great creative sideline for gardeners is plant propagation, or enhancing the landscape through reproduction. It's also a cheap way to fill flowerbeds and herbal containers while prices continue to climb. Methods range from seed sowing to grafting, and require varying degrees of skill. (AP Photo/Dean Fosdick)

Propagation a cheap way to build plant collection

DEAN FOSDICK
In this May 5, 2010, photo taken in New Market, Va., flowers planted in containers need watering more frequently than those planted in the ground but this French flower bucket, with its self-watering insert, makes things a great deal easier if you intend to be away only for a week or so. For vacations longer than that, consider hiring a garden sitter. (AP Photo/ Dean Fosdick )

Going on vacation? Hire a sitter for your garden

DEAN FOSDICK
In this Feb. 13, 2012, photo, insecticidal soap is sprayed on an orchid plant in order to kill scale insects in New Paltz, N.Y. Savvy gardeners were using soap sprays for centuries until DDT and other harder-hitting, longer-lasting pesticides were developed during World War II. Now, soap sprays are back. In these environmentally conscious times, they are valued for biodegrading quickly and being relatively nontoxic. Pests on plants don't always warrant spraying, but when they do, soap may do the trick. (AP Photo/Lee Reich)

Plant Rx: Wash well behind the leaves

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this undated image provided by Emily Free Wilson, a 16-inch-diameter colorful platter created by ceramics artist Emily Free Wilson, of Helena, Mont., is shown in front of a backdrop that proceeds from white to black, giving artist ceramics an art-gallery look. Today's artists and crafters use the Internet not only to promote themselves, but to sell their wares. Simply put, good-quality images sell a product; inferior ones don't. So it makes business sense to learn a few tricks of the photographic trade. (AP Photo/courtesy of Emily Free Wilson)

For art's sake, take great pictures of it

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this Feb. 7, 2012, photo, two EarthBox self-watering gardening containers are shown in a back yard in New Market, Va. EarthBox began shipping a half-sized

Downsizing makes container gardening easier

Work plan important when revamping home

Granite paint gives desired look without high price

BY ASHLEY FLEMING
This undated photo courtesy of Zaretsky and Associates, Inc. shows a pondless waterfall built by Zaretsky and Associates, which uses a below grade water basin/filter system that houses the pump in Rochester, N.Y. Four-inch pipe carries the water to the top of the waterfall. (AP Photo/Zaretsky and Associates, Inc.)

Garden water features: Thinking small is less work

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Emma Stydahar, 17, of Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., left, Julia Bluhm, 14, of Waterville, Maine, and Natasha Williams, 17, of East Flatbush, N.Y., are shown at a

Teen girls take on Seventeen over altered images

LEANNE ITALIE
In this undated image released by Park & Bond, a model is shown wearing a suit. Fashion insiders say men are taking a keen interest in how they dress _ and that means developing their own shopping habits. You now see men dressing for the life they want to lead and image they want to project, agrees Eric Jennings, vice president and fashion director of menswear for Saks Fifth Avenue. Shopping and, even worse, trying things on to ensure a proper fit are necessary evils to get there. (AP Photo/www.parkandbond.com)

In pursuit of finer things, men finding fashion

SAMANTHA CRITCHELL
In this August 2006 photo provided by Iowa State University, a Phyciodes tharos butterfly is seen at Reiman Gardens, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Iowa State University, Nathan Brockman)

Butterfly gardening offers beauty, fun

AMY LORENTZEN
In this undated image released by Brian Patrick Flynn/HGTVremodels.com, high gloss red IKEA kitchen cabinets are shown in a bedroom. There are many storage options designed specifically for sporting goods and kids' items.

Ask a Designer: Embrace your inner sports parent

MELISSA RAYWORTH

Summer allergies: Fact or fiction?

In this April 7, 2012, photo, Sayer Manning, 5, collects some moss for his moss garden during a family hike at his home in Chatham, N.Y. The Manning family has learned to live with the presence of ticks during their outdoor activities. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)

No need to stay inside, but check for ticks

LISA A. FLAM
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