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• Dressing Up Your Plants

  The right pot can make or break a plant.

• Container Classics — Sprucing Up a Deck or Patio with Plants

  Improve your view with eye-pleasing plant combinations.

• All-Season Container Gardens

  Design and planting principles.

• How to Grow Herbs Indoors

  With the right techniques, you can keep a fresh, indoor supply of culinary savors.

• Fruit Trees in Containers

  Cultivate a personal-sized orchard.

• Mold

  The term is interchangeable with “mildew.” However, mold can be very destructive to the home itself.

• Figurine

  Proceed gently. Consider placing them in a glass display case.

• Houseplants

  Dusting and rinsing are the answers.

• Recycling symbol, plastic

  How to “read” plastic containers for recycling.

• Silk houseplants

  Plastics clean easily. Check for colorfastness before cleaning fabric plants with water.

• Restore Furniture Cleaner & Protector

  Can an environmentally friendly polish match the performance of leading brands?

• Restore Automatic Dish Detergent

  Tom McNulty puts this automatic dishwasher gel's "super-concentrated" claims to the test.

• Restore Enz Away Spot Remover

  Find out how Restore Enz Away Spot Remover tackles organic stains on carpet samples.

• Bissell Steam Mop Bare Floor Steam Cleaner

  The Bissell Steam Mop Bare Floor Steam Cleaner is a great way for asthmatics who are sensitive to harsh chemicals in floor cleaners to clean their floors. The Bissell Steam Mop Bare Floor Steam Cleaner cleans and sanitizes your floors with only water.

• Restore Spray & Clean

  It cleans, it shines ... it's tough on grease?

• Snap-Saver Containers

  Plastic storage containers that fit and snap together for single-unit storage.

• SCI Cooktop Wipes

  Cooktop wipes that gently remove kitchen residues without scratching.

• Weiman Perfect Planet Squeeze & Clean

  Cleans and protects floors in one step without residue build-up or the use of harsh chemicals.

• Osmogro®

  Self-watering technology for your houseplants.

• Weiman® Granite Wipes

  Quick-cleaning wipes that remove grease and grime on granite and other surfaces.

• Houseplants For Dummies

  Cultivate your green thumb.

• 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.

• Vinegar: Over 400 Uses

  Good for our health, our home, and safe for our environment. Over 400 tips, some recipes, a bit of history and a lot of amazing uses for vinegar.

• Home Comforts

  A comprehensive, classic work on housekeeping.

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