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Nov 26, 2012 12:58PM on ListedBy Teresa at MSN Real Estate

New Jersey storm victims do the grunt work of shoveling sand out of their houses, as officials try to get it back onto the beaches.

Sep 24, 2012 1:09PM on ListedBy Teresa at MSN Real Estate

Milwaukee is proposing to use foreclosed homes and vacant lots to increase residents' access to fresh food by creating gardens.

Jun 15, 2012 9:31AM on ListedBy Teresa at MSN Real Estate

New 'window farming' systems allow even apartment dwellers to grow vegetables and herbs in windows or on countertops without using soil.

Mar 26, 2012 11:55AM on ListedBy Teresa at MSN Real Estate

A New Hampshire woman has racked up $13,800 in penalties for refusing to remove her daisies and irises. The board argues that all the grounds are common areas.

Mar 15, 2012 12:23PM on ListedBy Teresa at MSN Real Estate

Wall of lettuce showcases the trend toward vertical gardening. Inside Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, gardeners are growing lettuce on columns.

Oct 27, 2011 1:34PM on ListedBy Tony at MSN Real Estate

So the weather's cooler. There still may be things to plant — and garden bargains to pursue.

Sep 29, 2011 2:03PM on ListedBy Teresa at MSN Real Estate

The popularity of urban foraging, on public lands and at foreclosed homes, raises some questions about when it's OK to pluck. When in doubt, ask.

Tags: gardening
Sep 12, 2011 1:02PM on ListedBy Teresa at MSN Real Estate

Village in the Hamptons mandates that hedges between properties be trimmed annually, in an effort to mandate a neighborly approach.

About Teresa Mears

Teresa Mears

Teresa Mears is a veteran journalist who has been interested in houses since her father took her to tax auctions to carry the cash at age 10. A former editor of The Miami Herald's Home & Design section, she lives in South Florida where, in addition to writing about real estate, she publishes Miami on the Cheap to help her neighbors adjust to the loss of 60% of their property value.

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