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A succulent invasion

By Susan Reimer , The Baltimore Sun — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Heat-hardy plants in fantastic shapes love Maryland summers

These heat and humidity lovers, with their dramatic leaf shapes and their striking colors, are the answer to the Mid-Atlantic summer and perfect for containers, pots and window boxes, even vertical gardens.

Peggy Stewart House for sale in Annapolis

By Leah Polakoff, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:15:00 EDT

National Historic Landmark was home to signers of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence

Tucked away in the state's capital, adjacent to the Naval Academy, sits the Peggy Stewart House, a historic house that played an important role in the American Revolution.

Enter The Sun's annual garden contest for 2013

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:44:00 EDT

If you have a garden that makes your neighbors green with envy, we want to hear about it.

Mulch will deter weeds in vegetable garden

By Ellen Nibali, For The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:24:00 EDT

How should I mulch a vegetable garden? Do I need to mulch all of it?

For kitchen, use paint colors that are warm, inviting

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:30:00 EDT

I'm confused about choosing a color to paint my kitchen. I've heard that green is the color of the year. And then I hear about gray being the new neutral. What are the best colors to paint the kitchen?

Thinking small: Compact, cheaper living in 'tiny houses'

By Jamie Smith Hopkins , The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 9 May 2013 15:57:00 EDT

Some fit their life into a couple hundred square feet - or less

The 'tiny house' movement, featuring residences of a few hundred square feet or less, has collected a small but growing group of adherents.

Fells Point house tour includes recently renovated 1790 home

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

The Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fells Point hosts its annual home and garden tour on Mother's Day, May 12. The tour will include, as usual, some of the well-known sites in the neighborhood such as the Robert Long House (circa 1765) and Colonial garden and the eclectic garden known as "the Palace on Dallas."

No longer vacant, Baltimore home is where their heart is

By Marie Marciano Gullard, For The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 2 May 2013 18:00:00 EDT

City's Vacant to Value program helps in purchase of Johnston Square property

Jamila Ward and Lionel Jennings had been house hunting on and off for two years when their agent pointed the couple in a new direction: a formerly condemned property in a revitalized area of Baltimore.

Designing with a senior in mind

By Susan Reimer , The Baltimore Sun — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Where color and comfort meet memories

Sunrise Senior Living asked interior designer Emily Henderson to redo the apartment of resident who uses a wheelchair resident at its Washington facility.

Getting vultures to relocate takes persistence

By Ellen Nibali, For The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:28:00 EDT

Vultures have moved into a very tall tree above our house and car. To say there are "bird droppings" is an understatement. Not to mention our house looks cursed. What can we do?