Northwest garden news in brief includes: a celebration at Bloedel Reserve, a lecture from Kathryn Gustafson, award-winning roses, the sad end for Heronswood Nursery, a new look for Bellevue Botanical Garden, feet for your pots and stones for your feet.
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ENERGY-SAVING light bulbs are popular items among the residents and they cost a lot less than normal light bulbs, a taxi driver told me as we began a conversation on China’s energy conservation efforts.
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I have become a creature of the night. I have always enjoyed sunsets more than sunrises and could handle midnight much better than dawn (I don’t do 6 a.m.), but since my duties at the newspaper have required more nighttime hours periodically, I have become even more of a night owl.
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Consumer Reports posted 25 ways to save some cash, all relatively easy to implement. I’ve added my thoughts to some of them. 1 Clean the coils behind or underneath your refrigerator with a tapered appliance brush to keep it running efficiently. easy peasy 2 Skip prerinsing dishes. Our tests have found that it¹s unnecessary, and you’ll save up to 6,500 gallons of water per year. I’ve found this doesn’t work. But give it a try. 3 Opt for the cold-water wash cycle and save about $60 a year. It’s
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