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Yard MD tip of the week: Attracting hummingbirds to your yard

Yard MD Rob Zimmer explains how to attract hummingbirds to your yard in this week's tip of the week.

May 21, 2013

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REPLAY: Yard MD chat: Rob Zimmer answers your gardening questions

Garden Specialist Rob Zimmer, Gannett Wisconsin Media's Yard MD, chats weekly at 8 a.m. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/YardMD and 'Like' him at www.facebook.com/YardMD. This week's topic: planting summer flowering bulbs, such as cannas, callas, dahlias and lilies.

May 16, 2013

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Obstacle course racing growing in popularity

Obstacle course runners start on their feet, but eventually end up on their stomachs, sides, even backs at they clamber through mud, over shipping containers, across netting made of mangled ropes.

May 16, 2013

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From left, Ravenswood Zinfandel, Edna Valley Chardonnay, Chateau St. Michelle Eroica Riesling and Matua Valley Sauvignon Blanc wines are pictured in Concord, N.H. AP

Need easy wine tips for picnics? Experts chime in

Picking up some fresh wines for summer is in the bag — or shopping cart, actually — as supermarkets get in touch with their inner sommeliers.

May 16, 2013

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Yard MD to appear at Paine's Festival of Spring

Oshkosh Northwestern Media's Yard MD will be appearing at the Festival of Spring at the Paine Art Center and Gardens on Saturday to answer questions and share his passion for gardening.

May 16, 2013

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Sum of All is one of the most beautiful members of the Sum and Substance family of giant hostas. This variety features huge leaves with a darker green center edged in wide border of gold. Rob Zimmer/Post-Crescent Media

Yard MD: Supersized: Enjoy biggest and brightest hostas (story, video, photos)

When it comes to hostas, many gardeners prefer the true giants. Monstrous specimen plants that can reach up to nine feet across and four feet high are prized by hosta lovers who are drawn to these massive mounds of durable, heavily textured foliage.

May 16, 2013

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The Bar of Oshkosh makes a great homemade pizza. Dennis Tondryk/for Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Bites reviews restaurants: The Bar is a place for sports, food, family fun

Finally after putting away the snow shovels and ice scrapers, it's time to start thinking of summer fun at The Bar. I visited with partners Jamie Knudson, Jess Miller and Kevin Stini, who have ties to Oshkosh, having attended UW-Oshkosh.

May 15, 2013

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FILE - In this Sept. 1, 1987 file photo, Dr. Joyce Brothers takes a break from a busy schedule in Los Angeles to talk about her upcoming television series, 'The Psychology Behind the News.' Brothers died Monday, May 13, 2013, in New York City, according to publicist Sanford Brokaw. She was 85. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File) AP

Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85

Before Dr. Phil and Dr. Drew and Dr. Oz, there was Joyce Brothers.

May 14, 2013

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Yard MD tip of the week: Creating glass totems for the garden

Yard MD Rob Zimmer shows you how to create glass totems and bird bath/feeders for your garden in this week's tip of the week.

May 7, 2013

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REPLAY! Yard MD chat: Rob Zimmer answers your gardening questions

Garden Specialist Rob Zimmer, Gannett Wisconsin Media's Yard MD, chats weekly at 8 a.m. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/YardMD and 'Like' him at www.facebook.com/YardMD. This week's topic: Heirloom plants and vegetables .

May 13, 2013

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In this undated publicity photo provided by Brian Patrick Flynn, drapery panels are added to this small outdoor porch by designer, Brian Patrick Flynn, to emphasize the house's tall ceiling, minimize its narrow dimensions and give the space privacy from neighbors. Flynn uses a few other tricks to make small outdoor spaces appear larger, which include hanging oversized art (painted on tent canvas with frames constructed of pressure-treated wood), and flanking seating areas with two love seats or sofas rather than chairs or loungers. AP

How to get big style in a small outdoor space

Design magazines and home decorating catalogs tend to feature sprawling backyards with big wooden decks and room for everything from decorative fountains to artificial ponds.

May 11, 2013

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Club house burgers with buttered buns. AP

The secret to a great burger? Less is more!

When the weather turns warm, I find myself craving the smell and taste of a great homemade burger off the grill.

May 8, 2013

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Gerbera daisies come in a wide array of colors, shapes and sizes that can add variety to your garden. Contributed

Yard MD: Gerbera daisy rises in prominence with Garden Bureau distinction (story, video)

The National Garden Bureau has marked this year as the Year of the Gerbera daisy, celebrating the bold, vibrant colors, non-stop blooming habit and beloved status of this popular garden flower.