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Last week’s rainand this week’swarm temperaturesare just what ourlandscape weedsneeded to explodewith growth. WhileI talk about weedsquite a bit in thiscolumn, the ques-tions we continueto get in theExtension officesuggest it bearsrepeating.

Now is NOT thebest time to controlthese weeds. Is itpossible? Yes it is,but it is certainlynot the preferredoption. Before Italk about why, it isnecessary to talkjust a bit about thelife-cycle of theweeds and the her-bicides (weedkillers) that we useto control them.

Spring weedssuch as henbit,chickweed, shep-herd’s purse, caroli-na geranium, dan-delion and whiteclover are actuallywinter weeds bydefinition. Thismeans they germi-nate in the fall,grow slowly duringthe late fall andwinter, and thenrush to completetheir life cycle inthe spring. (Note, itis a little more com-plex than this withclover and dande-lions being long-

lived perennialweeds, but for con-trol purposes wecan include them inthis list).

The most com-mon herbicidesused to controlthese weeds con-tain the activeingredient 2,4-D ora closely relatedchemical. Whilethese products arevery effective incontrolling weeds,they do have twocharacteristics thatcan cause signifi-cant problemswhen used careless-ly. First, they gen-erally kill or atleast damage ALLbroadleaf plants,not just the weedsthat are giving usproblems. Secondly,they can easilyvolatilize and driftsurprisingly longdistances in thewind.

These two char-acteristics are whatcause many home-owners quite a bitof grief in thespring as it is veryeasy to mistakenly

damage your gar-den/landscapeplants without real-izing it. Seedlingsand mature plantswith new leavesare especially sen-sitive. Everyspring, we look atmany sampleswhere careless her-bicide applicationhas damaged acrop or importantlandscape plants.

Even if off targetdamage was not anissue, we still havetwo other potentialproblems to over-come. As weedsmature and beginto go to seed, theybecome less resis-tant to herbicidesand increasinglydifficult to control.This can tempt theapplicator intoincreasing theproduct rate(unfortunatelysometimes beyondthe labeled rate).Our turfgrassesare just like ourother landscapeplants in that theyare putting on lushnew growth.

During this stage,they are also moresusceptible to her-bicide damage.

Where does thisleave you for weedcontrol optionsright now?Hopefully, straightto your calendarwhere you can jotyourself a reminderto be proactive nextyear and treat

these weeds in latewinter when theyare small, easy tocontrol, and thereis nothing growingclose by that islikely to be dam-aged by the prod-ucts you use.

One more notethat always bearsrepeating when weare talking aboutpesticides of any

kind. Always readthe label and followthe directions. Thelabel is considereda legal documentand failure to fol-low proper instruc-tions is a violationof the law.

For more infor-mation on this orany other horticul-tural topic, you can

contact Keith Reed,the Horticulturistin the PayneCounty Extensionoffice. Reach Keithatkeith.reed@okstate.edu, phone at 405-747-8320, or in per-son at the PayneCounty Extensionoffice, located at315 W. 6th inStillwater.

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Wash out stains in a stainless steel sinkBy Ed Del GrandeTribune News Service

Q: Dear Ed:We’re installing anew laundryroom. We plan fora countertop areacomplete with abuilt-in laundrysink for soakingclothes. All thelaundry sinks wehave seen are

enameled castiron. But, wewant a stainlesssteel laundry sinkand don’t want toinstall a stainlesssteel kitchen sinkas an easy wayout. Can youplease give ussome laundrysink guidance?

– Sally, NewYork state

A: Since you’reinstalling a counter-top area, a built-intop-mounted stain-less steel utility sinkcan fit the bill.

Stainless steelutility sinks are alittle different thanstainless steelkitchen sinks.Utility sinks areideal for laundryareas because of

three main differ-ences over standardkitchen sinks.

First, in mostcases utility sinksare single-bowl stylewith a little extrabowl depth for soak-ing clothes.

Second, heavy-duty stainless steelmaterial is usuallyused for construc-tion since a utility

sink will most likelybe used as a worksink.

Finally, extra fea-tures can includesound-absorptiontechnology to reducebanging noises.

Bottom line: It allcomes out in thewash that a stain-less steel utility sinkcan be a nice choicefor a laundry room.

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By Maureen GilmerTribune News Service

Imagine sixmonths of winterwith nothing to eatbut salted meat,moldy root cellarvegetables andgrains. As springapproached, thesestores were oftenriddled with fungusor pantry bugs, orsupplies ran outaltogether.Inevitably the firstunsavory signs ofscurvy from lack ofvitamin C causedanemia, weaknessand swollen gums.In the children,dark days led todeficiencies of vita-min D or calcium,causing rickets, apainful softening ofthe bones. Add tothis the digestiveimpact of parasitesfrom contaminatedfoods, and it’s nosurprise that springfound everyone in arundown condition.This is why the age-old spring tonic is avitamin-rich remedythat helped alleviatethese symptoms asearly as naturalspring growthallowed.

The word tonic isstrictly defined as“an invigorating,refreshing orrestorative agent.” Itcan be made in theform of a tea, acooked dish or freshplants in salads.The easiest way toprepare them was topour boiling waterover a freshly dugplant, allow it tosteep into an infu-

sion, then strainand bottle. In colo-nial times, it wasthought to help win-ter-sluggish blood tothin and start flow-ing again just as sapwas rising in thetrees to stimulatenew leaves. This isnot what makes ton-ics so effective, how-ever.

The key is that alltonics are packedwith vitaminsderived from theearliest springgreens. The mostcommon ingredientin all of them isdandelions, the firstweeds to pop up inthe cold days ofearly spring. Leavesand the thick taproot contain highconcentrations ofvitamins A, D, Cand K, plus iron,silicon, magnesium,zinc, manganeseand potassium. TheC and D togetheralleviated the symp-toms of both scurvyand rickets justdays after ingestion.

Even though theyare ubiquitous fromcoast to coast, com-mon dandelion(Taraxacum offici-nale) is not a NorthAmerican native.This Eurasian plantarrived with thecolonists, whoencouraged thespring food sourceto naturalize here.It is the easiestweed to identify,bearing the brightyellow blossoms andsignature ball offluffy seed belovedby children.Dandelions are

found in lawns,flowerbeds, sidewalkcracks and openspace. However, inearly spring youmust identify plantsby their leaf shapeand growth habitalone to find themamidst the earlygrasses.

The younger adandelion leaf, thesweeter it is. Inearly spring theyare tender and may

be used like arugulain fresh salads orcooked dishes, orlightly wilted inolive oil. Snip onlythe youngest leavesso older ones remainto support the roottypically harvestedin the fall. Be cau-tious to avoid gath-ering dandelion con-taminated by lawncare chemicals orherbicides.Thoroughly wash all

parts prior to con-sumption. Thosethat spring up inyour organic gardensoil are the safest,and most convenientfor early healthytonics.

Europeans oftenweeded out grassesto leave more roomfor dandelions,which have savedwhole villages fromstarvation duringdifficult times.

Roots harvested infall are roasted anddried into powder ascoffee substitute. InFrance the first dan-delions are dug,then the early rootsand leaves blanchedand eaten withbread and butter.Germans eat theirwilted dandelionswith black bread. InFrench it’s called

“pissenlit” ("piss thebed") to remind kidsnot to eat too muchof this naturaldiuretic that occa-sionally caused bed-wetting. This pointsto another impor-tant characteristicthat helps springtonics with dande-lion leach out toxinsaccumulated in thebody over winter.

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By Maureen GilmerTribune News Service

Cilantro, the keyherb ingredient ofsalsas, may act asboth a preservativeand a protectionagainst salmonella.A recent study ofthis leafy herb andits seeds containsdodecenal, a com-pound that killssalmonella. Theaccepted medicalantibiotic used tokill salmonella inpatients is gentam-icin, but now somescientists believedodecenal mayprove even moreeffective as a killer.It’s easy to concludethat eating plentyof cilantro mayindeed protect youand your familyfrom this foodborneillness.

Cilantro is thequintessential herbfor fresh Mexican

cuisine and yet it isnot a New Worldplant at all.Cilantro is actuallyCoriandrumsativum, or corian-der, an annual herbnative from theMediterranean toAsia. When theyoung foliage isused in salsa, it’san herb. When theseed is harvestedas a spice, it’scalled coriander.The plants havebeen a part ofGreek and NorthAfrican culinarytraditions sinceancient timesproven by a cacheof seed discoveredin Tutankhamen’stomb in Egypt.

The life cycle ofthis plant has twophases, a vegeta-tive phase when itproduces lots ofluxurious foliage,and a reproductivephase when it’s not

so edible, except forseed. This is whyearly spring isoften the best timeto sow your cilantroindoors to prepareto move it out lateron when frost pass-es. When grownearly indoors or ina greenhouse, theplants thrive in thecool moist weather,producing largequantities of cut-tings. In warm cli-mates, the vegeta-tive phase endsearly as tempera-tures rise andplants quickly go toseed. Thereforewinter is the timeto start yourcilantro so it’sready to producewhen the weatheris right.

If you saw

cilantro for the firsttime in its repro-ductive phase, youmight not recognizeit at all. Whenplants reproduce,they bolt into a stifftall stalk with pin-like leaves thathave no resem-blance to the vege-tative phasefoliage. It tastesdifferent, too,because boltingchanges the natureof the plant’s chem-istry until seedsform as spice or thegenesis of nextyear’s crop.

Gardeners oftenreserve a smallplace in the gardento grow cilantroperpetually. Herethe plants areallowed to grow ina patch where they

go to seed, then selfsow to start anoth-er crop. Some of theplants will bolt to 3feet tall and flower,providing muchneeded summershade for newseedlings to growunderneath them.Using this methodensures new seedfalls, often addingnew plants year-round without youlifting a finger.

Another goodway for urban gar-deners to enjoycilantro is to use alow wide pot andplant it withcilantro seed orstore-boughtseedlings just likethe patch describedabove. This bowlcan be sown againevery few weeks

after you removeany plants that arebolting. Thesebowls thrive out ona fire escape, bal-cony, porch or glassporch during coolermonths. Simplysnip the tips with apair of scissors anytime a recipe ordish calls for freshherbs.

To grow cilantroin a vegetable gar-den, remember it isnot amenable towind. Grow in asheltered locationwith bright light,avoiding directafternoon sun. Itthrives under alightweight floatingrow cover thatoffers optimal sunfiltering for moreharsh climates.Provide nitrogen-

rich planting mixesto existing gardensoil to stimulatelush leaf and stemgrowth in youngplants.

Grow your owncilantro if you lovethe flavors of freshcuisine or freeze itin ice cubes forfuture use. Groweven more to crushand add to rinsewater as you washstore-bought veg-etables to kill anysalmonella present.It’s sold in everyseed rack, all seedcatalogs and manygardeners keep theseed and neverspend anotherpenny, sowing theirown organicallygrown cilantro seedyear after yearafter year.

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Walls have alwaysbeen our own person-al canvas. TheVictorians dressedthem with an abun-dance of patterned,flocked, velvety wallpanels and WilliamMorris prints. TheArt Deco movementsaw mirrored- andglass-blocked walls,followed by themetallic wallpapersof the 1950s. When Iwas a girl growingup in Britain, manyof the row houseshad kitchen muralsof far-off romanticplaces such as sun-drenched Caribbeanbeaches scatteredwith palm trees ... afar cry from the grayskies of the north ofEngland. Then camethe ‘80s and ‘90s,when just aboutevery wall surfacewas covered insponged, draggedand ragged patternswith stenciled andstamped floral bor-ders. And now wesee patterned wall-paper, florals andglass surfaces inevery shelter maga-zine.

It’s all back invogue, everythingcomes around again.The dull muted col-ors of those Victorianpapers are nowvibrant florals thatwe use to highlight afocal wall. TheInternet has allowedus easy access to art-work that can beblown up to any sizeand used in muchthe same way asthose 1960s murals.

What was wonder-ful about stenciling

and stamping wasthat it allowed us allwith little or no artis-tic talent to createimages on our walls.And what fun wehad. Panels could bedecorated with lemontrees, vines swathedover every doorframe, and is thereanyone who did notstencil a borderaround their child’snursery? I don’tthink so.

I am sure thatmany will blame mefor the crazy popular-ity of all those paintfinishes, and many ofyou are still trying toremove the terra

cotta, purple andgreen sponged walls.It was all aboutpaint. I know,because after filming“The Painted House”for seven years, Ipainted just aboutevery surface, fromwalls to toilet seats.Having wallpaper inyour home became adefinite no-no. Iremember pontificat-ing on the wonders ofpaint, that you couldbuild depth and char-acter with paint fin-ishes that simplywas not possible withwallpaper. True then,but no longer.Wallpapers have

evolved and returnedto our homes in a big,fashion-forward way.

Stencils as large,oversize images areresurfacing again,and I know there arehomemakers whoadore their decora-tive stamps. I’m notsure if heavily tex-tured, painted wallswill ever come backin vogue, but younever know. What Ihave always lovedabout walls is thateven if they are awonderful white,they are the bones ofour home and mirrorour very own person-alities.

Dear Debbie:My partner and Ihave very differ-ent tastes, and weare struggling tofind a fit on thehome front. He’sinto lion statues,dark wood andwhite walls. I pre-fer something

warm with easeand flow. Our com-mon ground isminimalism. Howcan we agree on acommon style? --Melissa

Dear Melissa:White, or neutral,walls and dark woodis a safe choice forany minimalistic dec-orating scheme. It

offers a contempo-rary backdrop thatshould please bothyou and your part-ner. Look for a sofawith clean linesthat’s comfy, and addcolor and texturewith a few pillows –your choice. Look foran area rug in a tra-ditional pattern butwith edgy colors,

there’s a huge selec-tion out there. Thelion statues andother classic works ofart and small paint-ings can be housed ina glass-front cabinetor on simple floatingshelves. Take it onestep at a time, andyou will come upwith an exciting com-promise.

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Add spring to your home decorBy Mary Carol GarrityTribune News Service

Goodbye winter _ spring is officially here. Assoon as the excitement of the holiday season isover, I start counting the days until winter givesway to spring, the flowers in my cottage gardenstart to bloom and the grass and trees turngreen again. One of the ways I embrace this sea-son of new life is to welcome signs of spring intomy home’s decor.

POP PLANTS IN PRETTY CONTAINERSIn the spring, I can’t resist buying live green

plants, putting them in pretty cachepots andtucking them here and there in my home. Mynew love is African violets, and I have a pair ofthem at the center of my dining table.Unfortunately, live plants only have a slightlylonger life expectancy in my home than fresh-cutflowers. I always intend to water them regularlyand find that window where they have the rightlight to thrive, but, well ... I get busy, and theplants go from fresh and green to brown andcrunchy.

TREAT YOURSELF TO TOPIARYFor brown thumbs like me, preserved boxwood

topiaries are a perfect pick. Whether they arelive or faux, these artfully shaped plants add astructural elegance to a display. We like to clus-ter groups of different sized boxwood topiariestogether to make a bright display, perfect for acenterpiece, side table or kitchen island.

SET YOUR TABLE FOR SPRINGWhen the seasons change, I re-evaluate my

table linens, replacing the stained or ragged oneswith tablecloths and napkins in fun new pat-terns and colors. One of my favorite tricks is toget a yard and a half of a seasonal fabric, hem it,then place it on the diagonal at my table’s center.This little swath of textile sets the stage for alovely spring table setting, while still letting thebeauty of the table show through.

FILL YOUR HOME WITH SPRING FRA-GRANCES

Creating an inviting environment in yourhome isn’t just about making it visually lovely.You also want to fill your spaces with a seasonalfragrance that captives you.

SHOWCASE SPRING FLOWERSPull out your beautiful containers and fill

them with spring flowers! English footbaths aresome of my favorite decorating tools. I use themyear-round to hold everything from florals to pot-ted plants to tumbles of apples, gourds orpinecones.

If you don’t have any narrow mouth vases, youneed to get some _ they are an essential for thoseof us who are hopeless at arranging flowers. Snipsome blooms from you garden or pick up a bou-quet, and use just two or three stems per vase.My favorites? Hydrangeas! I like to cluster sever-al of the smaller vases together for a big impact.

Urns are another all-season decorating essen-tial. In the spring, use smaller urns to holdbulbs, like tulips or daffodils. When the weatherwarms up, you can use the urns in your outdoordecorating.

DRESS UP A HURRICANEGlass hurricanes are cornucopias, just waiting

to be filled with the best things of the season. Inthe spring, I like to use my hurricanes as littlestages for whimsical displays.

By Maureen GilmerTribune News Service

After heavy win-ter rains floodedmuch of theMidwest, suchextended inunda-tion may spell thedemise of manyevergreen citytrees. With suchflooding occurringduring winter, mostdeciduous trees inthe area will sur-vive because theyare dormant and donot need to obtainoxygen from theirroots at this time.Typical river bankspecies such as cot-tonwood and willoware naturallyadapted to floodingwhether leafed outor dormant. Whenthese flood waterseventually recede,landscapes in cities,towns and neigh-borhoods will revealthe extent of thedamage to thearea’s landscapetrees.

There is a singletree that will pro-vide the optimalreplacement speciesfor these areas. Itprovides a greatopportunity to

replant boulevards,parks and yardswith Metasequoiaglyptostroboides,the dawn redwoodof China. Closelyrelated to twoCalifornia natives,coast redwood(Sequoia semper-virens) and giantredwood(Sequoiadendrongiganteum), thisthird genera of theredwood clan is theonly one that’sdeciduous. Thuswinter flooding maydamage its cousins,but dawn redwoodadapted to unsea-sonable flooding amillion years ago.

In habitat itthrives in both dryground and instanding water,proving it is superadapted to soils andconditions oftensubject to flooding.In many ways thistree blends theappearance ofCalifornia redwoodswith inundation tol-erance of anotherrelative, the decidu-ous swamp-dwelling baldcypress, Taxodiumdistichum.

Dawn redwood is

a very new tree inhorticultural terms.In 1941, the firstCretaceous Periodfossils of the specieswere discovered,then just threeyears later actualliving trees werefound in HebeiProvince on theverge of extinction.In habitat it isknown as shanshui, water fir,attesting to its tol-erance of soggyground.

Paleobotanistsbelieve these fewtrees in southwestChina were theremnants of muchlarger forests thatdied out long ago asice ages forcedthem further southto warmer regions.The Hebei treesbecame genesis ofthe world’s culti-vated Metasequoiapopulation, so thegene pool is limit-ed. When we plantthis amazing tree,we become a partof the worldwideeffort of ex situconservation,which is the act ofplanting threat-ened trees in land-scaping to protect

them from extinc-tion.

From studies ofthe first plantingsof Metasequoia inChina as streettrees, we havelearned much aboutits curious needs. Itis lauded amongthe very best urbanlandscape treesadapted to pollu-tion, high watertable and danger-ously acidic soils.

Foliage of thedawn redwood issoft, feathery andbright green, withsome trees vergingon gold. They devel-op orange coloringbefore leaves dropin the fall. At matu-rity they reach 50to 90 feet tall witha very pyramidal

form, but after ahalf century theybecome morespreading. Rootsprefer acidic soilsaround PH 4.5,which is a problem-solver for areas ofhigh rainfall suchas the PacificNorthwest. It istechnically hardy toUSDA Climate zone4, but the wildstands habitat isclassified a warmzone 9. Suchancient geneticsmay be why theyare thriving inQuebec, where acidrain and cold win-ter actually createsideal conditions forgrowth.

When a treesolves many prob-lems like this one

can, it makes anexcellent residen-tial landscape spec-imen that suffersno known pests ordiseases. They aresold by most gardencenters and arebest purchased inlarger containersizes, often by spe-cial order. They pre-fer to grow as a sin-gle individualbecause it resentscrowding of othertrees and plants,perhaps because itis very jealous of itssunlight and willnot perform in lightshade. This red-wood prefers itscanopy in full sunand its root zone incooler ground, somulch generouslyin the summer.

When climateschange and theimpacts of weatherdisasters demandwe replant city,park and boulevardtrees after flood,think outside thebox. When we canchoose a tree thatwithstood the evo-lution of the Earthfor millions ofyears, it deservesmore attention. If itcould speak, justimagine whatMetasequoia wouldsay about changescaused by epic vol-canoes, meteorstrikes and conti-nent-sized glaciersthat make our cur-rent weather varia-tions look like justa drop in the buck-et.

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Selling a cemeteryplot that’s no longerneeded can be atricky task.

DEAR MR.MYERS: My ex-wife and I boughttwo side-by-sideburial plots in alocal cemeteryseveral years ago.We went througha nasty divorceand, obviously,neither of uswants to spend aneternity lyingnext to each other.Can we sell theseunwanted plots?If so, how do wedo it?

ANSWEER: My,what a grave (punintended) question.

Believe it or not,tens of thousands ofunwanted plots areresold every year. Aswith you and yourex-wife, the decisionoften is triggered bya divorce and getseven more compli-cated if one or bothspouses later marrysomeone else. Othertimes, the plots aresold by an heir whoinherits the propertyfrom a relative wholived far away.

And believe it ornot, there’s a fairnumber of investorswho actually buyplots in variouscemeteries with thehope that they’ll go

up in value in futureyears.

It’s important torealize that if youbought or inheritedthe property withsomeone else, eachowner must agree tothe sale.

Start by talkingwith a representa-tive of the cemeteryitself. Many operatebuy-back programs,and some even havefirst-right-of-refusalon a plot that theoriginal owner nolonger wants.

Unfortunately,many cemeteriesoffer only a fractionof the price that thedirt is worth. Tomake sure thatyou’re getting a fairdeal, compare acemetery’s offer toprices of similarplots (preferably inthe same facility)that might be listedon Craigslist.org oreBay.com.

There also areseveral registriesand brokers whowill market theplots and handle

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Getting Form4868 to the IRS ontime will give you asix-month extension,meaning that youwon’t have to file theactual return untilOct. 15.

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ANSWER: Yes.The general rule isthat a neighbor whocuts down, removesor hurts a tree with-out permission owesthe tree’s ownercompensation for theharm that was done.

Hopefully, yourneighbor will writeyou a check once youexplain how the lawworks. There’s achance that hishomeowners insur-ance policy evenmight pay for thedamage.

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I’m not sure why,but Easter is one ofthose holidays thatalways sneaks upon me. Maybe it’sbecause it’s not onthe same day everyyear. But it alwaysseems like, sudden-ly, it’s Good Fridayand I have a housefull of guests com-ing for Easterbrunch, and Ihaven’t done athing to get ready.If you’re like me,don’t panic. Hereare some easyEaster table cen-terpieces you canthrow together in ajiff.

EGGCELENTIDEA

Now that eggs

are good for youagain, I’ve startedhaving two farmeggs for breakfastevery day. I’m hop-ing the added pro-tein will make mynails stronger! I’mcrazy about thebrown ones becausethey just feel moreauthentic than thewhite ones. Crazy, Iknow. When I getthe carton home, Itake all the eggsout and put themin a pretty bowl inmy fridge. It makesme smile as I pullout the bowl brim-ming with eggs

each morning, likeI’m living on a farmor something. And,it makes Danhappy because itgives him anotherexcuse to tease me.

So, this is myfirst quick center-piece idea: Fill avintage bowl withnatural eggs, eitherbrown or white orthe interestingvariety of shadesyou can find fromyour local farmersnow. Sweet, simpleand done in 30 sec-onds. Score!

If you want totake this look up a

notch, flank thebowl of eggs withsome Easter decor.

LIVIN’ LARGEIf you have a bit

of time and want toknock your Eastertable design out ofthe park, here’ssome inspiration.This yummy shot isof my dining roomwhen I lived in mygrand old house inAtchison. This wasfor a formal party –and a book shoot –so we did it up big.But, it still wasn’toverly hard to cre-ate. We just layeredup dishes from sev-

eral different chinapatters, thentopped each placesetting with a glassjar filled withchocolate eggs. Thenapkins are tied insimple satin ribbon,with a little flowerthreaded in. Theplace card holderswere a little harderto pull off. Wefound wheat grassat the local market,tied it up in abunch and tuckedin the name card.The grass keptwilting, so we hadto fill the saucerwith a bit of water.

SANS CENTER-PIECE

Here’s anotherfun idea. Thistable, styled by afriend of mine for aspring luncheon,doesn’t have a cen-terpiece at all.Instead, she mixedin her mother’s oldchina andDepression glass,all in pinks andgreens. Each placesetting is toppedwith a petite bou-quet. You couldsnip a sprig from aflowering bush oranything that’s inbloom in your gar-

den. The seedpacks add lots offun, and give hopefor the beautifulflowers to comewhen the weatherwarms up.

EASTER ALFRESCO

If it’s warmwhere you live,take Easter brunchoutdoors. Even asimple salad lookssensational whenit’s served in abeautiful bowl.

No matter howyou decorate, makeyour Easter gather-ing a true celebra-tion!

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