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5 Never-Fail Ideas for Christmas Decor!

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Top 5 Never-Fail Items You Should Use in Your Holiday Decor When it comes to Christmas decorating, are your rooms feeling a little “ho-ho-hum”? Maybe you should change how you think about these 5 staples of holiday decorating! Courtney Warren has simple tips to keep you focused while you are decorating this season. 1. ORNAMENTS Ornaments–vintage or new, traditional or modern— provide a pop of color against your evergreens. Ah, but ornaments aren’t just for trees! Pile them in a…

Making a Home for the Holidays

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Making a Home for the Holidays While many families spend an extraordinary amount of time readying their homes for the holidays, designer Suzann Chambers spends her entire year helping families create spaces they love in their homes. Co-owned by Suzann’s son Zack, Relic + Root Interior Design and this dynamic duo are becoming well known…

Holiday Elegance

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Being a young newly married couple, there is not a lot of money in the budget for Christmas decor. Every year I shop at The Doves Nest to get timeless pieces that I can use for years to come and build new looks around. “I get my inspiration from nature and use these elements to fill in…

Ellis County Master Gardeners Monthly Tips

Fall is here and Ellis County Master Gardener has all the tips for moving into the most bountiful time of year.

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Tips for August Planting » Plant these fall vegetables early in the month: beans, cucumbers and squash. Follow up late in the month with transplants of broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower. Acclimate transplants to full sun before planting. Water immediately after planting. » Plant bluebonnet and other spring wildflowers starting this month. Select a sunny, well-drained…

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Ellis County Master Gardeners: Monthly Tips

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Tips for MAY Planting »Plant heat-loving annuals including copper plant, firebush, gomphrena, lantana, pentas, purple fountaingrass and ornamental sweet potato in sunny areas. » In shady spots, plant caladiums, begonias, coleus, impatiens (mildew-resistant types). » Seeds of celosia, cosmos, marigold, morning glory, portulaca and zinnia can be sown directly in the beds. Keep seeded area moist until…

Celebrating Mom

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Moming is hard, yall! right? I have such a love and passion for parents doing this selfless job of raising little humans. With this in mind, I wanted to find a way to give back to the community by loving on a mom that desperately needed a makeover! “We put out the call on social…

Round Top, Done Right

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As an interior designer, one of the most common questions I get asked is, “How do you stay looking so young?” Oh, wait, that is not right. It is actually, “Where are your favorite places to shop?” While I love frequenting local merchants like Dove’s Nest and Velvet Angel in our adorable downtown Waxahachie, I venture out, twice a year, to…