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Daily Newsletter for Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Growing Hyacinths! Hyacinth and Muscari Hyacinth bulbs are planted in the fall and bloom in the spring. Here’s a guide to planting and growing hyacinths and grape hyacinths in your home and garden!   READ MORE

Foaming Hand Soap These luxurious soaps contain shea butter and aloe vera for gentle cleansing and moisturizing. Choose from different scents. Each comes in a good-looking, generously-sized bottle.   LEARN MORE   $9.97

Growing Tomatoes From Seed Grow Tomatoes From Seed the Easy Way Grow tomatoes by seed! Besides finding them a fraction of the cost of grocery-store tomatoes, you can experiment with all kinds of delicious flavors.   READ MORE

Wine Bottle Lights Create ambient lighting from an empty wine bottle! Choose a bottle from a special celebration or because of its interesting shape and color.    LEARN MORE   $12.95

Maple-Walnut Layer Cake Maple-Walnut Layer Cake with Easy Maple Frosting This towering cake is a real old-fashioned treat, as delicious as it is charming.   READ MORE

Large Wooden Matches Choose from many different bold designs! Each matchbox is about the size of a deck of playing cards and contains 50 wooden matches with color-coordinated tips.   LEARN MORE   $4.99

Best of the Almanac Frozen Death First published in 1943, this is still one of the all-time favorite (and most debated) stories among Almanac readers.   READ MORE

The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2018 Gardener’s Special The Special Way to a Great Garden! SAVE 20% over buying separately (over $6 off!). Also, get a FREE Gardening Calendar if you order today ($9.99 value). NEW Garden Guide NEW The Gift of Gardening Gardening Notebook   LEARN MORE   $24.69

Spring-Clean With 6 Ingredients Spring-Cleaning Naturally: 6 Ingredients When it comes to spring-cleaning or any kind of housecleaning, I use an array of six admirably versatile natural cleaning products: vinegar, baking soda, lemon juice, salt, borax, wood ash.   READ MORE

Farm Sweet Farm Jumbo Coffee Mugs Large, double-sided, dishwasher-safe mugs. Each mug includes a generously-sized hole that allows coffee to pour out when the mug is tilted.   LEARN MORE   $12.95