Archive for the 'home-and-garden' Category

Zac Efron May Become As Popular As Marigolds

Zac Efron, costar of the Disney hit movie High School Musical, has become a very popular star among the teen set-almost as popular as his birth flower (Zac Efron was born October 18, 1987), the marigold, that blooms in nearly every American yard each summer. Marigolds are native to the Americas and were considered sacred […]

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Recycled Products Make Unique Gifts

Recycling has been around for some time, but these days a greater number of people are taking a more serious approach to their recycling. With all the talk of global warming and greenhouse emissions, people are starting to think about how they can minimize the effects of these conditions on the environment. The greatest help […]

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Trish Stratus And Columbine Flowers Are Both Native To Canada

Four-time WWE Women’s Wrestling Champion Trish Stratus hails from Toronto, Canada. While she’s certainly a beauty that Canadians can be proud of, the columbine flower is a symbol of Toronto that should make them proud as well. Columbine flowers are perennials that grow wild in Asia, Europe, and North America. But, they can also be […]

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Hot Tub Installation Planning Guide

Now that you have made the decision to purchase a hot tub, you need to think long and hard about where you will place your new hot tub. Basically, you have three choices for a location; indoors, outdoors or inside a screened in porch. The choice is completely up to you as to where you […]

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You Don’t Have To Be Lindsay Lohan To Have Your Own Prairie Home Companion

Lindsay Lohan’s latest movie A Prairie Home Companion is the story of the final days of a radio program called \”A Prairie Home Companion.\” In it, Lohan plays the depressed daughter of Meryl Streep. Perhaps if Lohan’s character had her very own prairie flowers, she’d have been less obsessed with suicide and more interested in […]

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Brooke Burke Is A Desert Beauty…Just Like The Cactus

The beautiful Brooke Burke, hostess of hit television show Rock Star: INXS and E! travel series \”Wild On,\” was raised in the deserts of Tucson, Arizona. But, she’s not the only beauty to come out of the desert-cactuses are one of the most beautiful and easiest to care for touches of green you can add […]

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What Do Pokemon And Bonsai Trees Have In Common?

I’ll bet you’re thinking the answer to what Pokemon and bonsai trees have in common is easy-they both have Japanese origins. Well, you’d actually be wrong. Pokemon do indeed come from Japan, but, although often associated with Japan, the art of bonsai actually began in China.
Bonsai, which means “tray gardening” in Japanese, is an […]

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