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• The Home Ecology of Flowers

  Behavioral research concludes: Living with flowers strengthens feelings of compassion and decreases anxiety and worry.

• Fresh Ideas For Flowers

  Look around your house and yard for inventive ways to accent flowers for your home.

• Essential Oils: A Cleaning Essential?

  Decide whether cleaning with essential oils is a good fit for your home.

• All-Season Container Gardens

  Design and planting principles.

• Plant Pests: Getting Rid of Whiteflies

  A combination of methods may be necessary to rid your plants of whiteflies.

• Alabaster

  Don't even think of getting that vase wet. Here's what to do.

• C.E.H.

  C.E.H. (Certified Executive Housekeeper) is an educational designation of the International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA).

• Lead paint

  If it’s in good shape, it just needs regular cleaning to avoid hazards.

• Duct

  These metal conduits distribute heated or cooled air from a furnace or central air conditioner. No one’s sure whether they need regular professional cleaning.

• Cutting board

  Thorough washing and sanitizing is essential, particularly on meat-cutting surfaces.

• Sargent Steam BrZ2

  Chemical-free cleaning is a huge advantage when it comes to creating and maintaining a healthy and comfortable environment for allergy and asthma sufferers — and, maybe everyone else too.

• Hoover Self Propelled WindTunnel Ultra Upright Vacuum

  The Hoover Self Propelled WindTunnel Ultra Upright is a great tool to remove allergens from your home.

• FilterStream DustTamer Deluxe D4200

  A lambswool duster and vacuum combined.

• Zibra Open It

  Releasing a product from its people-proof package is now a little safer and easier.

• OurHouse Carpet & Upholstery Spotter

  This environmentally friendly carpet and upholstery cleaner vacuums away, leaving neither residue nor stain!

• ThermaCELL® Mosquito Lantern

  Keeps away mosquitoes using allethrin instead of DEET.

• AstroTurf® Door Mats

  This one item will stop 80% of the dirt that comes into your home through the doors. That cuts cleaning time — you don’t need to clean up dirt that isn’t there.

• DoItYourself.com®

  A wealth of information for Do It Yourself (DIY) home improvement.

• Restoring Order® Large and Small Drawer Dividers

  Customizable trays that feature removable dividers, enabling the user to create sections for their unique supplies.

• PEST OFFense

  Electronic pest repeller.

• Infection Control For Dummies

  Ambitious range of information for professionals, but also average people, on professional infection control.

• From High Heels To Bunny Slippers

  Surviving the transition from career to home.

• Garbage Land - On the Secret Trail of Trash

  It turns out there is much more to the story of garbage than the truck that picks it up at your curb.

• Cleaning & Stain Removal for Dummies

  Time-saving techniques to take on the whole house, plus specific methods for conquering spills and stains.

• Organizing For Dummies

  Getting organized is about unstuffing your life. This book can help.

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