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Which Mega-Star Made Frequent Trips to the Toilet?
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Which Famous Woman Sued a Paper Over a Horsemeat Story?
Britain’s recent horseburger scandal — when some supermarkets were caught out selling horsemeat disguised as beef — reminded me of an old story told to me by a UK gossip columnist, now sadly deceased.
Blind Item Solved: Yes, It Was Lisa Vanderpump
Congratulations to TMR commenter Kellie, websites Blind Gossip and Generation Gossip, and anyone else for solving my blind item about a TV wife knowing all about her husband’s secret son.
Which Royal Couple Had Regular Stand-Up Fights?
Flashback to over twenty years ago… Imagine the scene: one of the most opulent buildings in the world. It’s a royal palace, not necessarily in England...
Which Famous Woman Parades Both Her Husbands?
This Famous Woman has had lots of male admirers — which is surprising as she is rather lacking in the looks department.
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Which Mega-Star Made Frequent Trips to the Toilet?So who do you think this item is talking about?
Which Famous Woman Sued a Paper Over a Horsemeat Story?Britain’s recent horseburger scandal — when some supermarkets were caught out selling horsemeat disguised as beef — reminded me of an old story told to me by a UK gossip columnist, now sadly deceased.
Blind Item Solved: Yes, It Was Lisa VanderpumpCongratulations to TMR commenter Kellie, websites Blind Gossip and Generation Gossip, and anyone else for solving my blind item about a TV wife knowing all about her husband’s secret son.
Which Royal Couple Had Regular Stand-Up Fights?Flashback to over twenty years ago… Imagine the scene: one of the most opulent buildings in the world. It’s a royal palace, not necessarily in England...
Which Famous Woman Parades Both Her Husbands?This Famous Woman has had lots of male admirers — which is surprising as she is rather lacking in the looks department.
Gardening
Create a Black Garden for Halloween
Not a wholesale garden redo (unless you want to let your inner Morticia Addams out), a few planters and window boxes oozing black foliage and flowers should do the trick-or-treat.
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September 19, 2011 9:50 AM ET
Meadows covers every possible surface in the garden with unexpected color. When she uses blue, for example, the color is not just in pansies and cobalt containers. She exuberantly paints it on walls, gates and cement walkways. She scatters blue stones between plantings and pulls in the blue sky as part of the garden composition.
July 30, 2011 12:20 PM ET
One of the oddball things in the horticultural world is that a lot of lavender flowers are called blue. Here's the trick to finding a blue flower: tell the nursery you want "true blue". Not purple, not violet, not lavender, not mauve, but blue.
July 29, 2011 8:40 AM ET
McLaughlin suggests, "An easy rule of thumb is to add about half carbon material (browns) and half nitrogen material (greens) to the compost pile. Make sure the pile is damp all the way through, and keep the air flowing by turning it once a week."
July 19, 2011 7:00 AM ET
Vertical gardening is the latest thing in garden design, and the authors of Garden Up! share their exclusive photos of walls and fences made magical.
June 29, 2011 12:15 PM ET
Supermodel Kate Moss might have a party girl reputation but she also has a secret passion - and it's not what you might think!
June 23, 2011 11:15 AM ET
When the temperature spikes, set up a tray of iced tea and cucumber sandwiches, then drop in these DVDs and wander through some cool English gardens with Penelope Hobhouse.
June 13, 2011 12:55 PM ET
Do you have a guilty secret in your garden? Is it your side yard? Perhaps the decor there consists of a trash can and a yard waste container. Or, like mine, the prime feature is an air-conditioning unit.
June 6, 2011 12:40 PM ET
Summertime means tropical plants, even for gardeners who have snow in the winter. Tropical container gardens in the sun announce that it's not horticultural-business-as-usual.
June 1, 2011 1:00 PM ET
Sleek, comfortable and vegan, Ethel gloves make gardening a swanky experience.
May 31, 2011 12:05 PM ET
Dame Helen Mirren, who has just finished filming a Hungarian film, The Door, a story of a special relationship between a writer and her maid, drew crowds at London's most famous event of the year, the Chelsea Flower Show.
May 27, 2011 11:50 AM ET
Spring has sprung and summer is finally here! Kick off your Memorial Day with these fresh ideas in patriotic container gardens featuring Proven Winner plants and flowers
May 9, 2011 11:03 AM ET
Prince Charles can stop complaining that no one takes him seriously. His recent keynote speech at the Washington, D.C. Future of Food conference brought rave reviews as it was broadcast live on the Web.
May 3, 2011 8:51 PM ET
No one was more surprised than I was when my husband and I planted our first vegetable garden a couple of years ago. Long known among friends and family as The Woman Who Kills Plants (even the supposedly hard-to-kill ones),...
May 1, 2011 10:06 AM ET
Time to correct a myth about royal weddings. Yes, British royal brides do carry a sprig of myrtle in their bouquets. No, the myrtle does not come from Queen Victoria's wedding bouquet. You know we're all in mad royal...
April 30, 2011 10:58 AM ET
Every bride gets a little batty about something, and this at least will give Kate something to talk about with her garden-obsessed father-in-law, Prince Charles.
April 28, 2011 11:40 PM ET
Sentiment always plays a part in royal wedding flowers, with blooms from royal estates featured in floral arrangements. New for the royal wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William is an intent focus on trees, plants and flowers from...
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