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MOMSTAR Snow Blows: Concrete Care for Winter
My husband spent about four hours clearing snow from the sidewalks and driveway last night. He's kind of a freak about it. But, he says, it's important to take care of the underlying concrete to pre...
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Eddy Court home reflects couple’s modern-industrial aesthetic 
Mitch Hoffart and Karen Olson didn’t want a conventional house.
By Tammy Swift , August 14, 2010
Gardeners: Contain yourselves
Flowers, herbs and almost all vegetables can be grown in potsPaula Lovgren was sick of getting so-so results from her garden. The soil around her house was too heavy and needed so much work to yield decent plants. But when she and her family built a new house, her gardening skills went to pot. Literally.
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By Tammy Swift , June 05, 2010
Let's salsa!
Tips on growing ingredients for a popular summertime treatSalsa is synonymous with summertime. It makes the perfect light snack on a hot July day. And it helps use up the bounty of fresh tomatoes and peppers in our gardens.
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By Tammy Swift , May 29, 2010
The dirt on dirt
How to amend the valley’s heavy clay soilBeth DuFault sticks a spade into a flower bed in her north Fargo backyard and lifts out a heavy shovelful of slick, black soil. “I don’t need someone to tell me this is clay,” says DuFault, an avid flower gardener. “It’s very, very dense. It’s like sticking a shovel into quick cement.”
By Tammy Swift , May 23, 2010
Free compost, wood chips available in Fargo
The city of Fargo will give away compost and wood chips from 3:30 to 5 p.m. every Wednesday and Thursday through June 3 and from 7 a.m. to noon this Saturday.
By Forum staff reports , May 14, 2010
Project a HERO for green living
Others spotlighted at Green Expo
Twelve years ago, several operating-room nurses from MeritCare started talking about the unused medical supplies that wound up being thrown away.
By Tammy Swift , May 09, 2010
Spring planting season arrives
Kaci Croaker of Kindred, N.D., had butterflies in mind as she perused the perennials, annuals, herbs and vegetable plants on sale Saturday at the Northern Plains Botanic Garden Society’s spring plant sale.
By Sherri Richards , May 09, 2010
Brother-sister team turn boulevard shopping into art form
Ron Larson’s bright-yellow Silverado pickup rolls up and down the serpentine streets of an affluent north Fargo neighborhood.
His sister, Clem Buzick, gazes out the window with the intensity of a big-game hunter scouting for lions.
By Tammy Swift , May 08, 2010
Suds or duds? We test effectiveness of homemade laundry soap against Tide
For more than a year now, I’ve been hearing of people who make their own laundry detergent.
By Tammy Swift , May 01, 2010
More owners, homebuilders opt for less square footage
At a time when most young couples are moving into larger homes to accommodate their growing families, Jade Nielsen and Jamie Heytens did precisely the opposite.
By Tammy Swift , April 24, 2010
Fargo couple transforms former office building into home
Chris Hemmah had admired the former Clark Holman architectural firm on Fargo’s Second Avenue North for 20 years.
Whenever the Fargo businessman would drive by the two-story, brick building at 808 2nd Ave. N., he appreciated its simple, modernist lines.
By Tammy Swift , April 17, 2010
Fargo city forester shares tips for planting and tending
Trees are a lot like kids. If you start them off right, they’re more likely to grow up healthy, resilient and strong.
By Tammy Swift , April 10, 2010
Expert recommends trees hardy enough for this area
The following trees are zone 3 and 4 hardy, disease resistant and fare well in our soils and climate, says Allen Lee, city of Fargo forester.
By Tammy Swift , April 10, 2010
Out, out dirty spot … seven stain-fighting rules
1. Take care of stains as soon as possible. Fresh stains are much easier to remove than those more than 24 hours old.
October 31, 2009
Monstrous mess: Your guide to removing common spooky stains
Halloween is one messy holiday.
By Tammy Swift , October 31, 2009
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