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Now that your tomato plants have started to fade, it’s time to start thinking about getting your garden ready for fall.

Chattanooga African Violet Society will hold its monthly meeting at 3 p.m. at McDonald Road Seventh-day Adventist Church, 5440 McDonald Road, McDonald, Tenn. Club member Goldie Thomas will continue her talk on “Companion Plants of the African Violets.” Contact: rfboring@localnet.com or 238-4057.

CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- Bradley County is well on the way to completing its goal of weatherizing 158 homes in 18 months, an official said.

Richard Hall remembers when his family's farm was considered in the country, not surrounded by the highest-growth area in Hamilton County.

Ron Swafford, a rural real estate agent for 30 years, said he once thought about putting condominiums or apartments on a 54-acre farm near downtown Pikeville, Tenn.

TVA's Green Power Switch enters its 10th season with nearly 12,000 residential and more than 500 commercial participants in the voluntary program.

Electricity rates in the Tennessee Valley will rise in May for the third consecutive month.

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Chattanooga’s Tree Commission branched out on Earth Day, awarding local citizens, groups and businesses for promoting trees.

Claire and Roger Blum bring hobby and science together in the living room of their Signal Mountain home.

Chattanooga: Habitat goes green

Sudanese refugee family presented agency’s first LEED house

Baja Dalla had a few simple words to express his feelings about his new home in the Jefferson Heights neighborhood.

A slice of Americana in East Brainerd

James Howard fulfills lifelong desire of living in a log home

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Most of my hydrangeas look fine, but my Nikko Blue are leafless and look dead. What happened?

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How do you know if a “green” product isn’t a whitewash? The incidence of “Green-washing,” a term for misleading environmental claims, has soared in recent years.

A red barn advertises the greenest-ever mster gardeners exhibit at the Hamilton County Fair this weekend

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