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Lap pools and hot tubs offer fitness, relaxation

Published May 24th, 2012 - 2:51PM

While a full-size swimming pool is lovely if you have the space and the money, there are plenty of other water features that will help you soak tired muscles, cool off and stay in shape.

On Gardening: Shasta daisies absolutely pristine in the garden

Published May 24th, 2012 - 5:09AM

This time of the year the garden comes alive with shasta daisies. It seems to bring a renewal to the spirit like few other flowers. I was recently in Columbus, Ga., and had the opportunity to tour the Columbus Botanical Garden. There they had several large informal drifts that literally took my breath away.

Your Place: To repaint tin siding, follow these procedures

Published May 24th, 2012 - 5:04AM

Q: I have a home, built about 1950, that has tin siding. Can or should this siding be repainted (and how?), or is it best to remove it and install new siding, such as vinyl?

Homestyle: Home and garden news and notes

Published May 24th, 2012 - 5:04AM

WHAT'S NEW: DEVICE SIMPLIFIES LAWN REPAIR

Death penalty sought against ex-Marine in Calif. slayings

Published May 21st, 2012 - 3:11PM

The Orange County district attorney's office announced Monday it will seek the death penalty against a former Marine in the stabbing death of a mother and her son in Yorba Linda, Calif., and the killings of four homeless men.

Be bold: Wallpaper can stretch beyond walls

Published May 21st, 2012 - 5:11AM

It seems that wallpaper has been around forever, or at least for 2,000 years, dating back to when the Chinese started to hang decorated rice paper on their walls. Since then, wallpaper has been popular, reflecting designs and patterns that change to suit the fashion of the times.

Hot Property: Seacrest buys DeGeneres' Beverly Hills home

Published May 20th, 2012 - 1:00AM

Cyberspace was a-twitter this week with the news that Ryan Seacrest is buying Ellen DeGeneres's Beverly Hills compound for $37 million, and that she and spouse Portia de Rossi are moving no farther than a Hal Levitt-designed midcentury - also in Beverly Hills.

A plant explorer's favorite finds

Published May 18th, 2012 - 12:06AM

Dan Heims makes no apologies: "I'm a plant nerd and proud of it," he says.

Your Place: Swimming-pool safety; more on rusting dishwasher racks

Published May 17th, 2012 - 8:35AM

Considering that it took an hour to regain feeling in many of my fingertips, it might not have been the brightest thing I've done recently.

Secret gardens revealed in Amsterdam