- Gardening: In praise of pole pruners, and no ladder climbing
![This undated photo shows a tall hedge being pruned in New Paltz, NY. Pole pruners and hedges make it easier and safer to prune stems high up in a plant. (Lee Reich via AP)]()
- Wyoming's Sissy Goodwin remembered with museum exhibit
![FILE - This April 26, 2017, file photo shows Larry "Sissy" Goodwin posing for a portrait in Casper, Wyo. Goodwin, a Vietnam veteran and retired educator from Douglas who gained national attention for being a Wyoming man who dressed in women's clothing, died March 7, 2020 from stage IV brain cancer. He was 73. With the help of Goodwin's widow, Vickie Goodwin, the Nicolaysen Art Museum in Casper, recently opened a biographical exhibit on Sissy titled, "The Fabric of His Life, Larry Sissy Goodwin," the Casper Star-Tribune reports.(Alan Rogers/The Casper Star-Tribune via AP)]()
- Kalispell man grows 400 apple varieties in small orchard
![Katrina Mendrey, Orchard Program Manager for the Western Agricultural Research Center, holds a red-fleshed apple from Rod McIver's orchard in Kalispell, Mont., on Sept. 21, 2021. McIver grows 400 apple varieties in the small orchard. (Hunter D'Antuono /Flathead Beacon via AP)]()
- Fall's a good time for a flower-bed makeover
![This undated photo shows a clump of irises being divided in New Paltz, N.Y. Overgrown clumping perennials such as iris can be rejuvenated and brought down to size by dividing the clumps into smaller pieces for planting (and giving away). (Lee Reich via AP)]()
- Sick of weeds and trash piles, Rome to elect new mayor
![A burnt scooter is abandoned in a parking lot of Trastevere's neighborhood of Rome, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. Romans are fed up with piles of uncollected garbage, subway stations closed down for months for repairs and weeds growing so tall, they reached the door handles of parked cars.]()
- Column: Where have all the trees in Connecticut gone?
![The stump of a large oak tree remains as construction continues outside the old New Lebanon School in the Byram section of Greenwich in 2019.]()
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![Interior design of elegant kitchen with black and white elements.]()
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![Duo Dickinson ponders about the state of the real estate market and if the rush to buy homes during the pandemic will lead to another crash.]()
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![Baby goat French Toast smells a dandelion at the Stamford Museum & Nature's Heckscher Farm in Stamford.]()
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![She is taking in the last sun rays of the day]()
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![With its stretching, many-hued blooms, the Snapdragon "University of California Mix" is a colorful garden choice.]()
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![The cottage garden in front of the visitor center at Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens is full of blooming flowers.]()
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![Left, Taylor Spellman, and right, Marci Sharif, who have been friends since fifth grade.]()
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![After spending so many months at home, now might be the time to reconsider how to best utilize our decks.]()
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![Pre-renovation, the pea-gravel courtyard included the existing pond ringed by a boxwood hedge. Wanting to make the space a special area to relax, the Shahids added blue stone pavers and a patio, and ornamental grass to bring in color and softness. "Our ducks like to jump in for a swim every now and then," Charlotte says.]()
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![Ceropegia woodii]()
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![Duo Dickinson offers tips on preparing your home for winter and how to circulate air for indoor gatherings during the pandemic.]()
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![Tending to the smaller details make a difference.]()
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![Blighted properties can reduce property values in a neighborhood and can become a safety issue if they aren't addressed.]()
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![Diane Lampert is a certified Master Gardener and is based in Greenwich.]()
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![John and Anne Nolon live in this 140 year old carriage house in Westchester, a barn turned home 70 years ago.]()
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![Parents and children, who may be home together during COVID-19, can make corny fun in the kitchen; this is the perfect time to teach kids how to cook, particularly if you're incorporating one of their favorite vegetables into a dish.]()
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![Longtime New Canaan resident Jeannie Hart makes a flower purchase at the weekly New Canaan Farmers Market in 2018.]()
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![Carey Karlan, owner of Last Detail Interior Design in Darien, considers her home's conservatory - with its larger outdoor planters, garden stools, terrarium, indestructible indoor/outdoor coffee table, green garden-like etagere, botanicals, and pitchers of flowers - a summer retreat. "I have coffee here every morning," she says.]()
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![Nick Zappone works on a DIY project in the basement of the home he shares with his wife, Nicole (writer of this story). The couple has been renovating their condo in stages; the coronavirus has offered them the opportunity to cross some home improvement projects - most recently, updating their basement washroom - off their to-do list.]()
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![Veggie tales: Even the youngest family members can get their hands dirty and help with home gardening.]()
