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  2 days ago

  How to create scary Halloween costumes and decorations from secondhand stores

  ocregister.com - Liz Ohanesian

  The Halloween spirit began to possess Goodwill Southern California back in August.In Lincoln Heights, a creepy doll with blood-red tears and a …

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  Orange County Register

  

  4 days ago

  What to know about some of my favorite trees in the garden

  ocregister.com - Joshua Siskin

  I recently received emails regarding two of my favorite trees: camphor and Victorian box. In considering my favorite arboreal species, four …

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  Orange County Register

  

  4 days ago

  Adventures in gardening: Falling figs, troubled tomatoes and compost volunteers

  ocregister.com - Laura Simpson

  Q. I’ve always gotten a good crop from my fig tree, but this year many of the fruits fell off the tree, and the ones I harvested had worm damage. …

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  Orange County Register

  

  5 days ago

  This week is a good time to be planting vegetables in the garden

  ocregister.com - Joshua Siskin

  5 things to do in the garden this week:1. This is bulb-ordering time and maybe you want to focus on fragrant flowers that grow from them. Freesia, a …

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  Why summer annuals are a gardener’s good friend

  ocregister.com - Associated Press

  By Jessica Damiano | The Associated PressSummer annuals are the champions of the late-season garden.Perennials are the majority residents in my …

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  Why water stress and hot, dry weather might be affecting these garden plants

  ocregister.com - Laura Simpson

  Q. All of the tomatoes I grew from plants I bought at a nursery all ripened with very thick skins (cherry tomatoes, Early Girl, and some heirlooms). …