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Slideshow: Perfect spring garden, “I always want the things I have in my yard to have meaning to me,
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Slideshow: Perfect spring garden

• Flowers and lambs at the Arnolds' farm in Tumalo

May 14, 2013 4:00 am

Spring at the Arnolds' farm in Tumalo means daffodils, tulips, narcissus and lambs. In early March, Becky Arnold's ewes begin....MORE

Slideshow: Barn-style home, The living-room area of Cindy and Roger Grossmann's home in Terrebonne features high ceilings and lots of woodwork. e

Slideshow: Barn-style home

• Terrebonne couple turned a 'private valley' into a vineyard with a German barn-style home

May 7, 2013 4:00 am

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Slideshow: Seeing the upside of downsizing, The living room in Rhonde and Michael Reeves' cottage, left, has ample southern-facing windows that provide passive solar heat and plenty of natural lighting. The dining area, above, has built-in seating and — surprisingly — enough room to have a dinner party for eight if the couple brings in some seats from their porch.
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Slideshow: Seeing the upside of downsizing

• Couple has 'more because we have less'

April 2, 2013 4:00 am

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Slideshow: Ironworks in Eagle Crest, A 67-foot mahogany deck wraps around the entire back part of the Wirkkula home in Eagle Crest.
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Slideshow: Ironworks in Eagle Crest

• Claudette Wirkkula's home in Eagle Crest has a touch of Hollywood's golden era, thanks to wrought-iron gates made by her father

March 5, 2013 4:00 am

Claudette Wirkkula has brought a little bit of old Hollywood to the High Desert. Entering the front porch on her 3,300-square-foot ....MORE

Slideshow: Midcentury mood, Windows line the front of the home of Gabrielle Taylor and Chris Eckberg near downtown Bend. A hallmark of midcentury modernism is to bring the outdoors inside through the use of ample windows. “When the trees are green in the spring and summer, it's just beautiful,
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Slideshow: Midcentury mood

February 5, 2013 4:00 am

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Slideshow: Empty nest is transformed into a welcoming retreat, The light-filled foyer at the Fall River Woman’s Retreat Center, far left, has an open, airy feel. At left, Christina Counsellor, left, and Julie Russell walk the meditation labyrinth at the retreat center.
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Slideshow: Empty nest is transformed into a welcoming retreat

January 1, 2013 4:00 am

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Slideshow: Settling down in the right town, The living room features Southwestern touches and a variety of artwork.
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Slideshow: Settling down in the right town

December 4, 2012 4:00 am

There are ski communities, and then there are real ski communities according to Dee McBride-Lee. Dee and her husband, Jay Lee,....MORE

Slideshow: Awbrey Butte home, The interior of the home designed by Craig Frey shows how he planned it to take advantage of natural light. “We put in these three square cutouts in the wall, so all the natural light ... flows through into the living room above the fireplace,
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Slideshow: Awbrey Butte home

November 6, 2012 4:00 am

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Slideshow: Deschutes Brewery garden, “I really want to see color in Bend. That's what it's all about,
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Slideshow: Deschutes Brewery garden

Garden of the month: Maureen Klecker cultivates a palette for the Deschutes Brewery and other local businesses

October 16, 2012 4:00 am

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Slideshow: Artistic touch to a straw-bale home, The Givots' straw-bale home is seen from the exterior. The 1,800-square-foot home takes advantage of passive solar heating, otherwise using just a “tiny wood-burning stove
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Slideshow: Artistic touch to a straw-bale home

October 2, 2012 4:00 am

Watercolor artist Winnie Givot knows all about color and blending colors to make a powerful impact on paper. Give this artist....MORE

Slideshow: Sowing seeds in Sisters, Toni Harding's Sisters garden has layers of color and spaces designed into it. The structure on the right is a bird feeding area complete with wind-blocking bushes.
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Slideshow: Sowing seeds in Sisters

September 18, 2012 4:00 am

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What: Soji solar string lights are made of all-weather nylon. “I think those work best in a tree, a trellis over a deck or as a garland on a fence,
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Slideshow: Garden lighting ideas

September 11, 2012 4:00 am

As sunset inches earlier by the day, we looked for creative ways to illuminate the garden, porch, party or outdoor reading nook. We found all-weather solar lanterns, lots of candle holders and even a do-it-yourself project that will help create a cozy glow in your garden long after the sun goes down. Jan and Robert Brockway, owners of Pomegranate Home & Garden in Bend, showed us a few staging ....MORE

Slideshow: Carving out a dream, Ernie Kessler says when he bought this property in 1996, “you couldn't walk more than a few feet without hitting a tree.
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Slideshow: Carving out a dream

Kesslers create picturesque home in La Pine

September 4, 2012 4:00 am

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The backyard of the Francis home transitions seamlessly into a field.
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Slideshow: Where the garden meets the field

July 3, 2012 4:00 am

Heading east from Tumalo, the road unfurls into yellowed desert fields dotted with sagebrush and juniper trees. At the end of a long driveway, Win and Laurel Francis' home is perched on a rock outcropping, flowers and grass tumbling down the rocks and intertwining with the grassy field, making it impossible to tell where one ends and the other begins. Attracted by the unobstructed view of Broken....MORE

The Klanns' home in Redmond is one of four homes left in the city to be built with pink tuff stone. According to Deschutes County Historical Landmarks records, it's the best example of such a home. Shown is the addition to the original small structure. Repurposed pink tuff stone helps smooth the transition from new to old.
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Slideshow: A stone storybook cottage

June 26, 2012 4:00 am

It's a storybook cottage with a happy ending — although the beginning of this tale is a bit grittier, with a plot of how hard work can pay off. When Sarah Klann purchased her small historical Redmond cottage, it was 2001. She had graduated from college and found her dream teaching job at Tom McCall Elementary School in Redmond, and she knew she wanted to be a homeowner in the area she grew....MORE

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