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How to Build Your Own Succulent Letter Garden

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Candle waxes are available with different melting points and optimum pouring temperatures; follow the directions that come with the wax you buy. The pouring temperature for most paraffin is between 170 and 190 degrees F. Stearic acid acts as a hardening agent, which is important for dipped tapers but less so for molded candles; adding […]

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Gardening Tips

How to Design a Low-Allergen Garden

Sheryl Normandeau

If sneezing, itchy eyes, coughing, and postnasal drip are preventing you from working in the garden, you’re not alone. The American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology estimates that allergic rhinitis — commonly referred to as “hay fever” — affects up to 30 percent of people worldwide. Still others are bothered by the skin rashes […]