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However, vinyl siding colors can fade, and uneven sun exposure can leave your home with a patchy facade. While your instinct might be to paint vinyl siding, it’s important to consider the state of your home’s exterior before picking up a few gallons of paint. Additionally, interior paint doesn’t work well on vinyl siding because paint expands and contracts with temperature changes. Instead, vinyl siding requires external latex urethane paint, which contains acrylic and urethane resins, says Josh Riutta, owner of Arizona-based Mikku and Sons Roofing....

Acorn squash Acorn squash shows up in gold, green, and white. This wide-ribbed varietal has a tender, fine-textured flesh with a nutty, peppery taste. Serve this small, versatile squash quartered and baked, mashed, or puréed. Or, create an edible bowl by halving it crosswise and baking, then filling it with cooked rice or stuffing. Green buttercup squash Green buttercup squash is a good squash for stress relief: a knife should be lightly pounded into its thick skin to aid slicing....

Before Getting Started Before you learn how to clean stainless-steel appliances, there are a few things you should know, starting with which tools and cleaners to use. For cleaning stainless steel as part of your routine kitchen cleaning, a simple microfiber cloth dampened with water will be sufficient. When it’s time to do a more in-depth cleaning, keep rubbing alcohol, vinegar, baking soda, and even rubbing oil on hand. It’s also important to know what not to use when cleaning stainless steel appliances....

Because you’re swapping out an existing tub, your options will be limited by the current tub’s dimensions, as well as the size of your bathroom’s doorway. Before buying a new tub, you’ll need to know the tub’s exact width and length measurements and where the drain is placed (left, right, or center). An inexpensive replacement tub may be narrower than the old tub. Many people find a narrow tub uncomfortable, so be sure to consider comfort before you buy....

Choosing Winter Fertilizer Every lawn benefits from a feeding of winter fertilizer made for grass, but this step is especially important if your lawn consists of cool-season grasses, which include fescue, bluegrass, and perennial rye grass. Because these turf varieties reach their prime in the cooler fall weather, they benefit the most from a good meal of winter fertilizer. Winter lawn fertilizer is heavy on potassium, which strengthens the roots and helps the grass survive cold weather....

Types of Hydrangea Mophead Hydrangea Macrophylla—also known as mophead—varieties are what people most commonly associate with hydrangeas. These varieties are the large, rounded clusters of blue, pink, and white blooms. Mophead hydrangeas fall into two categories: old wood or new wood. Old wood bloomers produce their spring flowers in the fall. In the north, winters tend to be too harsh and will kill off these flower buds. New wood bloomers produce buds on new growth in the spring....

With six nature-inspired prints in 13 colorways, the collection was designed to evoke the spring and summer seasons in Wisconsin, where both brands were founded, and represent “the tiny delights that offer joy after long winters,” Yolo says. Many of the flowers and details originated from botany illustrations in antique books and were arranged into a pattern before being printed on Chasing Paper’s signature self-adhesive wallpaper. Prices start at $40 for a 2x4-foot panel, or you can order a sample for $6 to try out the pattern before committing....

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More: Lighting for Kitchen Islands More: Kitchen Islands with Seating Learn more about choosing the right size kitchen island. Here, a freestanding chopping table adds a touch of country flair.

Highlights• Master Gardener Volunteer, University of Maine• Lauren runs Zero Waste Homestead, a blog dedicated to gardening, homesteading, DIY, green homes and conscious living.• With over 10 years of professional writing and editing experience, Lauren has been published by other gardening and eco-friendly publications, including Gardening.org and BookScouter.com.• Areas of expertise include organic and pollinator gardening, native plants, composting, sustainable practices, vegetable and herb gardening, medicinal plants, raised bed and small space gardening, weedless gardening and landscape design....

Pink represents fickleness. White is for those who are happy-go-lucky. Purple is for those with a sweet disposition. Larkspur can spring up to three feet tall if you plant it in well-drained soil and full sun.

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Fungus gnats love to lay their eggs in damp potting soil. The eggs become larvae, which feed on fungi in the soil (hence their name). The larvae are around 1/4-inch long with a shiny black head and an elongated, white-ish transparent body. In addition to fungi, they also like organic matter and will sometimes eat plant roots or seedlings. A slime trail that looks like traces of slugs or snails across the top of the soil is another telltale sign of fungus gnats in your houseplants....

DRIED FRUIT Cranberries, Tart Red Cherries, Snipped Apricots, Raisins, Golden Raisins, Chopped Figs CHOPPED NUTS Pecans, Walnuts, Almonds, Pistachio Nuts, Toasted Hazelnuts, Macadamia Nuts MILK 2%, Fat-Free, Unsweetened Coconut, Unsweetened Almond, Unsweetened Chocolate Almond, Eggnog SPICE Ground Cinnamon, Ground Cardamom, Ground Allspice, Ground Ginger (or 1 Tbsp. Grated Fresh Ginger) SAUCE/TOPPING Caramel Ice Cream Topping (warmed), Hot Fudge Ice Cream Topping (warmed), Seedless Raspberry Preserves (melted), Whipped Cream, Vanilla Ice Cream