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Make the most of cut flowers

Prep the vase for your bouquet by scrubbing and rinsing it thoroughly. Q: What are some tricks for long-lasting flower arrangements? A: Most well-tended bouquets last a week. Orchids, chrysanthemums, carnations and lilies usually stay fresh for 10 days, sometimes even longer.

Martha Stewart: Tips for giving cut flowers new life

Q. What are some tricks for long-lasting flower arrangements? Plus, tips for getting rid of tiny gnats that fly around houseplants and are their hypoallergenic breeds of dogs?

Duck season was a success

I have two rules for duck hunting:Never hunt when it's foggy, warm and still. Never stay home the last day of the season.Sunday morning at 4:45 it was obvious those rules were in conflict. The weather gods had sided with...

Looking for gnat omens

I flatter myself to think you might remember that for several Januaries past I've done some tall moaning and groaning in this space about how this is the worst month of the year. Far and away. Without a close rival. August is the second worst, I reckon, but only in the sense that Twice a Prince ran second to Secretariat in the Belmont. I know August, Sen. Quayle, and August is no January. by Bob ...