Q: I planted three fragrant abelias this spring. They look very healthy, are growing well and get sun most of the day. But they have not flowered at all. I have planted the Edward Goucher abelias in the past, and they have always flowered profusely. Any suggestions?

FRESNO, Calif. John and Valarie Feaster like contemporary decor and used a lot of it in their previous home in Fresno.

There might be a lesson for homeowners in Western landscaping.

DETROIT The dog owner barks out the order:

One thing that's nagged at me a bit since I started my garden is that I've gotten most of my supplies at big-box stores. My tomatoes, peppers and herbs came from the farmers' market, but the supplies I've gotten since - stakes, pest control, fertilizer - I've gotten at either Lowe's or Home Depot.

Perhaps it's the heat, but I've been confronted more and more with my powerful inner laziness.

FORT WORTH, Texas FORT WORTH, Texas - When summer heats up and the weekly lawn-care chores become exhausting and expensive, the idea easily takes root: "Why not get rid of the grass?"

Q: I have been having a problem with the cabinet under my sink in the main bathroom. It has a terrible odor coming out of it every time I slide open the doors. (The was house built in 1959.) I tried cleaning it with different products, put charcoal in it to absorb the smell, and also one of those atomizers that have a pretty smell, but nothing has worked. Do you have any idea what causes this smell and what I can do about it?

PHILADELPHIA Nicholas Rowan, a 22-year-old from Philadelphia's Mayfair neighborhood, is doing time for violating probation. He doesn't want to tell the world about his original crime, and inside the greenhouse on Philadelphia Prison System grounds in the Northeast, it doesn't really matter.

Pesky mosquitoes can take all the fun out of sitting on the porch. With only two hands, it's tough to sip a summer beverage, turn the pages of a mystery thriller and swat bugs all at once.

Plastic water bottles can get a second use as humane mousetraps with a device called Catch A Mouse.

PHILADELPHIA It's very warm today, well into 80-degree territory. Nonetheless, Victor Allen Crawford 3d is dressed in a pressed linen suit and tie, long-sleeved shirt with French cuffs (and links), polka-dotted pocket square, the whole enchilada.

I have been robbed.