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Your best shots: A selection of reader-submitted flower photos
Your best shots: A selection of reader-submitted flower photos

We asked dig readers to send in their favorite plant photos, and the response was so overwhelming that we could fit only a handful into our seasonal gardening section. But we haven't ignored you, budding photographers. Here is a selection of your fantastic work.

Save your energy - audit your home's efficiency

Reeling from the sticker shock of everything from gas and electric bills to a tank of gas and a jug of milk, many people are turning to home energy audits to show them how to save.

DIVINE DESIGN: How to get a room to bloom

Nicola just turned 40, started a new relationship and bought a beautiful beachside home. The challenge was to make the living and dining rooms look less like a stuffy gentlemen's club.

Sale rack: Fourth sets off explosion of bargains

Post-Fourth of July sales offer deals on everything from kids' shoes and women's clothes to antique goods and modern furniture.

The sale rack: Closet of bargains opens its door

The owners of the high-end consignment store Armoire by Berna's Closet are looking to move, and while they look they're letting most things go for next to nothing.

Go Fourth & picnic

The picnic season is upon us, soon to be officially heralded by the mother of summer holidays: Independence Day. Let our food and setting suggestions inspire you for your own outdoor spread.

Beneficial flying dragon lurks in your yard

A fierce predator haunts the lakes and ponds of Colorado. It has a ferocious appetite, gobbling up its prey by the hundreds. But this predator - the dragonfly - is only about 2 inches long, and you want it in your backyard.

Casting about for illuminating ideas

Innovations in materials and manufacturing have blurred the line between art and function, and nowhere is that more evident than in lighting.

Keep your soiree simple

The arrival of warm weather puts me in the mood to throw a summer soiree, and when I do, keeping it simple will be my No. 1 rule.

In Denver, trees lean on 'neighbors' for support

Not many cities in the United States ask adjacent property owners to care for city trees, but Denver is one of them.

Garden of the week: Comfort blooms in backyard

Garden of the week

Color can rescue bland landscape

Color is a powerful problem-solver. It can overcome a bad location.

South Africa's floral imports

South Africa is a treasure trove of plants

GARDEN Q & A: Grass mites tough to control

My lawn was green last fall and when the snow melted this spring, the grass is dead. What happened to my lawn?

Planter Box: June 27

Gardening tips, advice on earwigs and what's in bloom

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