http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=54&catid=431News Feed for - Home-and-gardenhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96329486&Channel_ID=54&Category_ID=4312009-11-23T18:57:00Mountain ash are festooned with berries in autumn, and many grow well in small gardens By Val Bourne Published: 5:06PM GMT 23 Nov 2009 Previous of Images Next Sorbus cashmiriana (from Kashmir) has white Telegraphhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96315822&Channel_ID=54&Category_ID=4312009-11-23T15:12:00How to grow hydrangeas even in dry conditions and alkaline soil By Bunny Guinness Published: 12:21PM GMT 23 Nov 2009 Hydrangeas: if your soil is acid, less than pH5.5 or so, then the flowers will be blue. Telegraphhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96248160&Channel_ID=54&Category_ID=4312009-11-22T21:02:00Aquariums have long inhabited the uneasy terrain between obsessive avocation and kitschy interior decoration. Sure, they're fine for the introverted adolescent with a bent for the natural sciences, and San Francisco Chroniclehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96245569&Channel_ID=54&Category_ID=4312009-11-22T20:26:00According to a recent interview, DirecTV Chairman, John Malone has indicated that either AT&T or Verizon might in a position to purchase DirecTV. However, DirecTV has just announced a merger with Abouthttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96245565&Channel_ID=54&Category_ID=4312009-11-24T02:31:00To make the transition to Blu-ray movies more palatable, Warner Bros. has started an online program where owners of some of the studio's DVD movies can trade them in for the Blu-ray disc equivalent. Only Salt Lake Tribunehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96216428&Channel_ID=54&Category_ID=4312009-11-22T07:12:00water heater! Definitely a most convenient appliance. Hot water virtually on-demand is a luxury we've come to take for granted. 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She retrieved San Francisco Chroniclehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96176005&Channel_ID=54&Category_ID=4312009-11-21T19:34:00Turkey may be on nearly everyone's mind this week, but once the leftovers are stashed in the fridge, the intrepid bargain hunter's thoughts turn to holiday shopping and the latest round of Bay Area warehouse San Francisco Chroniclehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96169075&Channel_ID=54&Category_ID=4312009-11-21T17:11:00Aquariums have long inhabited the uneasy terrain between obsessive avocation and kitschy interior decoration. Sure, they're fine for the introverted adolescent with a bent for the natural sciences, and San Francisco Chroniclehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96166995&Channel_ID=54&Category_ID=4312009-11-21T16:22:00Speaking of gifts, it is good to know that there are some things you should never ever take as a housewarming gift. For example, be really mindful with food gifts. 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