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Heights home listed for $3.495 millionSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:44AMThe basics: Built in 1971, this Contemporary house in Presidio Heights sits a short distance from the Presidio and Julius Kahn parks. Its living room and master study offer views of the surrounding forest, the Bay and...

Home calendar - Sun, 17 Jul 2011 PSTSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:43AMArts/Crafts “Rustic Elegance” Outdoor Show and Sale - Sale of vintage, country, antique, hand-crafted, and/or recycled objects plus food vendors. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Today. 5312 E. Deer Park-Milan Road, Chattaroy, Wash. Free.

Japanese beetles cause problems for Boone County growers, homeownersSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:49PMCOLUMBIA — A handsome but pesky creature has made its way to Columbia, and entomologists say it is here to stay. The Japanese beetle arrived in mid-Missouri in June and began feasting on fruit trees, roses and other plants. Although they have only been in the vicinity for a little more than a decade, they can devastate about 300 species of plants in the urban landscape. Adult beetles are about a ...

How to capture a tropical feel with plants hardy to the Pacific NorthwestSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:33AMBamboo offers a variety of ways to create an exotic setting.

Bonsai BonanzaSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:39AMDuring the weekend of July 16 and 17, you can learn about "The Art of Bonsai" at The Morton Arboretum.

Dakroubs have July Garden of MonthFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:37PMFor the Press & Guide DEARBORN — The former homeowner may have created the framework for a quiet English garden, but Nadia and Hassan Dakroub, along with nature, have truly made it their own.

What kind of gardener are you?Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:05AMSometimes I see cases of downright plant abuse. Plants that are dead because nobody watered them. Or plants that have drowned, were put in rock-hard soil in tiny holes, or baked or froze to death. There oughta be a law, I mutter, and move on.

Florala VFD could bill insurance for responseFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:15AMWhen Casey Teel describes his new business — Andalusia Garden Center and Landscaping — he speaks with passion. Teel, 23, is a 2006 Straughn High School graduate and 2009 Auburn graduate. He earned a degree in, you guessed it, horticulture.

36 Hours in Bar Harbor, Me.Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:43PMFrom Left: A bicyclist makes his way up Cadillac Mountain; cooling off by the Downeast Deli on Main Street in Bar Harbor; the Margaret Todd emerges from the fog in Bar Harbor.