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June 25

Desert sun can burn plants in summer

This week, temperatures are projected to reach 117 degrees. Most landscape plants can handle these temperatures, so don’t panic.

Greening your cleaning

Staying clean is a necessity and a luxury in our modern life. As new cleaning products flood the market and capture our attention with clever marketing and earthy packaging, it is difficult to know what to choose. What is best for us and our home, planet Earth?

Boxes, baskets, bins help reduce clutter

Dear Gail: I just started back to work and it has become overwhelming for me to keep things picked up, especially in our family room. Do you have any tips on ways to reduce or at least control everyday clutter? — Ann Marie

Ceiling fans: A new spin on cooling your home

We’re above the ho-hum spin of the typical, builder-grade utilitarian ceiling fan, and it’s time to switch to the modern beauty and flair of an art piece that can keep you cool.

Cool, wet spring not good for producing quality fruit

Our spring this year was cool and wet. Even our early summer was that way. This kind of weather was good for producing a lot of tomatoes but not necessarily for high-quality fruit from fruit trees.

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June 18

Repair guides to help drawer slide smoothly

Q: I have a cabinet drawer that no longer slides smoothly. I can move it side to side and up and down. How can I fix this?

Culinary herbs are easy to cultivate in Southern Nevada

Everyone uses parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. In fact, these herbs are so popular that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel sang about them in their 1968 hit, “Scarborough Fair.”