Ideas
Outdoors
19
SPRIN G AHEAD
Pull this season’s
freshness into your rooms
26
ALLA BO U TCO LO R
Strokes of blushing pink
Spring Planting
Notebook
Create a flower-filled yard.
43
PLAN TIN GS
Grow beautiful azaleas
and rhododendrons
52
M ARCH GARDENER
Tools and tips for everyone
who loves to dig
59
SPRIN G PLANTING
NOTEBOOK
Building a flowerbed,
Best new plants for 2009
Indoors
69
AT HOME
Warming up a modern look
82
Q & A
Designers’ picks for the
most versatile furniture
85
BATHS
Big personality for a
small bathroom
90
M AKEOVERS
Polishinga living/diningarea
98
DECORATING
15 ways to dress up
a bedroom
108
LIVING GREEN
Conserve energy, live
healthier, and save money
Life & Style
113
STYLE
Feminine accents: lace,
appliqués, bows
118
BEAUTY
The right skin care
routine foryou
Food
143 W HAT’S COOKING
Readers’ winning recipes
151
EVERYDAY EASY
5 quick, fresh-flavor meals
156 TECHNIQUE
American Classic: meat loaf
160 HOLIDAY
Special sweets for Passover
164 BUILD A BETTER
Reuben sandwich
166 TEN TO TRY
Popcorn treats
176 W IN M ONEY
Enter our monthly recipe contest
181
PRIZE TESTED R ECIPES'
Down-To-Earth Classics,
Smart Cookies
Healthy You
185
BACK HEALTH
How to stay pain-free
190
W EIGHT LOSS
Popular programs—how they
work, success stories
196
YOUR HEALTH
Honesty in the doctor’s office
198
W ELL-BEIN G
The serenity of tea
Family Matters
202
PARENTING
Dogs helping kids read
204 RAISING TEEN S
Are they readyfora
spring-break trip?
Every Issue
8
BETW EEN FRIENDS
12
CO N N ECT W ITH US
READER SH OPPING
51
Astilbes
213
Dahlias
214
Watering Timer
210
RESOURCES
216
I DID IT!
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