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APRIL SHOWERS BRING FALL FLOWERS
     Ahh, spring. After months of freezing weather, daffodils and violets brighten the bleak landscape. Tulips explode from tight buds, and the smell of lilacs fills the air.
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Roses not always easy to maintain
Y HERESA RIDAY
Extension Horticulture Agent UF/IFAS Santa Rosa County
     The rose is a magnificent garden plant and is often called the "queen of the flowers." Unfortunately, to keep many of them prosperous a strict program of spraying, fertilizing and pruning is essential.
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Painting floor not advisable
BY CATHY MASSTRI
Riverside Press-Enterprise
     Painting a floor is "not a good idea," said John Tinker, who works for a third-generation business that specializes in hardwood floors in Redlands, Calif.
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Some pool tips for the summer season
BY NZONG XIONG
The Fresno Bee
     With the temperature slowly climbing and the days getting longer, soon it’ll be time to put on the swimsuits or trunks and cool off in a pool.
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