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Succulents aren't just for the desert anymore. These heat and humidity lovers, with their dramatic leaf shapes and their striking colors, are the answer to the Mid-Atlantic summer and perfect for containers, pots and window boxes, even vertical gardens. And they have one more advantage. "I love the idea of having plants but not actually having to take care of them," said Catonsville DIY blogger Jocie Hagan, who offered a workshop on planting succulent dish gardens recently at Home Depot in Ellicott City.

This is in response to the letter writer from Catonsville who wrote that he was "appalled" by Home Depot's decision to no longer allow a hot dog stand in front of its stores ("Home Depot hammers the little guy, again," May 20). The main thing that the writer fails to remember is that Home Depot owns the property and has the right to act like any other landlord and exercise their right to renew or cancel a lease as they see fit. Angelo Micklos was given proper notice to vacate the property and it is not up to the writer to question business practices for Home Depot.

This is in response to the letter writer from Catonsville who wrote that he was "appalled" by Home Depot's decision to no longer allow a hot dog stand in front of its stores ("Home Depot hammers the little guy, again," May 20). The main thing that the writer fails to remember is that Home Depot owns the property and has the right to act like any other landlord and exercise their right to renew or cancel a lease as they see fit. Angelo Micklos was given proper notice to vacate the property and it is not up to the writer to question business practices for Home Depot.

In regard to your article about the hot dog stands at Home Depot ("Home Depot tells owners of hot dog stands to relocate," May 17), I am appalled that the Big Box Bully would crush a small business owner in this environment. To throw out a long-time vendor that brings a nice added touch to this behemoth is unfathomable to me and should anger all small business owners especially the small businesses that use Home Depot for their own livelihood. Kicking a 17-employee small business out to put more lawn mowers and grills in front during the "busy season" is odd since the store has been in partnership with Angelo Micklos for 21 years.

In regard to your article about the hot dog stands at Home Depot ("Home Depot tells owners of hot dog stands to relocate," May 17), I am appalled that the Big Box Bully would crush a small business owner in this environment. To throw out a long-time vendor that brings a nice added touch to this behemoth is unfathomable to me and should anger all small business owners especially the small businesses that use Home Depot for their own livelihood. Kicking a 17-employee small business out to put more lawn mowers and grills in front during the "busy season" is odd since the store has been in partnership with Angelo Micklos for 21 years.

NEW YORK - Home Depot Inc., the largest U.S. home-improvement retailer, said Tuesday it is laying off 1,000 staffers as it cuts three pilot programs and cuts some support positions. An internal memo sent to staffers by CEO Frank Blake said about 900 of the cuts stem from consolidating some support functions in its human resources, finance and other divisions. The rest come from the company closing a small-format pilot store in Wilson, N.C.; a temporary hurricane recovery outlet in Waveland, Miss.

Home Depot Inc., one of the largest hardware stores in the nation, has announced it will open its first store in the Baltimore area, which analysts said yesterday will present formidable competition to Landover-based Hechinger Co.Atlanta-based Home Depot, a 137-store warehouse building-products retailer, said it will open a 130,000-square-foot store in Glen Burnie near a Hechinger store. Another Home Depot will open in White Marsh, but no opening date has been scheduled, the company said.

When a man reaches a certain age, he begins reflecting on a lot of things. Lately what I've been reflecting on is: How much of my life have I wasted wandering around these home-improvement superstores, trying to find stuff? The other day, for instance, I went to Home Depot looking for two things: a handle for a storm door and gardening gloves. The whole process took, I don't know, three days. Let's start with the door handle. Want to know how many different door handles Home Depot sells?

ATLANTA -- Just a year after promoting its growing wholesale business as a pipeline for breakneck growth, Home Depot is considering getting rid of the unit. The move, announced yesterday, marks yet another reversal of a course set in motion by former chief executive Robert L. Nardelli, who left Home Depot last month amid mounting criticism from shareholders. One beef has been Nardelli's expansion of HD Supply, an industrial division that caters to large commercial contractors such as homebuilders and municipalities.

The Home Depot will open its new store at 6 a.m. tomorrow in Westminster Market Place off Route 140. The 116,000-square-foot store will employ about 140. During its grand opening ceremony from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., a donation will be made by Home Depot to Residents Attacking Drugs, a Carroll group that fights drug abuse. B.J.'s Wholesale Club, also in Westminster Market Place, will open Saturday. Kohl's opened a department store at the same location Oct. 5, with an Eldersburg store on Route 32.

Succulents aren't just for the desert anymore. These heat and humidity lovers, with their dramatic leaf shapes and their striking colors, are the answer to the Mid-Atlantic summer and perfect for containers, pots and window boxes, even vertical gardens. And they have one more advantage. "I love the idea of having plants but not actually having to take care of them," said Catonsville DIY blogger Jocie Hagan, who offered a workshop on planting succulent dish gardens recently at Home Depot in Ellicott City.

What kind of regular maintenance should I do to prepare my home for spring? Jim Embe, Baltimore district manager for Home Depot, suggests these spring chores for around the home. •Now is the time to put down lawn fertilizer and pre-emergent weed killer. If you want to seed your lawn, there are now products that allow you to do both. •Clean out the gutters and downspouts and make sure they haven't pulled away from the fascia during the winter. •Now is the time to power-wash the deck or the siding.

The Home Depot is hiring 750 workers to fill seasonal spring jobs at Baltimore-area stores. The home improvement retailer is preparing for its busy spring selling season by recruiting 80,000 workers chain-wide, the company said Wednesday. Home Depot, with $70.4 billion in sales and more than 2,200 stores in all 50 states, Canada and Mexico, said about half of last year's seasonal hires became permanent employees. The chain also has a placement program designed for returning military personnel and veterans.

A 53-year-old foreign journalist who left his Montgomery County home after what a family friend said was a dispute with his wife early Saturday has been reported missing. Joachim Rogge, who had lived in Bethesda for 14 years while working as a correspondent for a chain of German newspapers, left the house "in a huff," said Kim Barrington, who spoke Thursday night on behalf of Rogge's French-born wife, Valerie. The Rogges have two children, ages 6 and 8. Barrington said Valerie Rogge has been in touch with Montgomery County police since learning that her husband's credit card was used to make an ATM withdrawal of $40 at a bank in Edgewood about 3:30 a.m. Saturday.

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Sandtown Habitat for Humanity in Baltimore is getting more than $100,000 from the Home Depot Foundation to add "green" elements to 45 homes. The foundation, which said Thursday that it is awarding grants to Habitat affiliates across the country, will give Sandtown Habitat $3,000 to $5,000 per home. The amount depends on the amount of green upgrades — such as energy-efficient appliances — the nonprofit chooses to add to the properties it rehabs or builds. That means the value of the grant could range from $135,000 to $225,000.

A former Home Depot employee pleaded guilty yesterday to federal arson charges in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, admitting he set fires at company stores in Edgewood and Bel Air last summer, authorities said. The defendant, Derek W. Hall, 33, of Elkton, was fired from Home Depot last March, according to a statement presented in court. He was seen on security cameras in the two locations just before the fires, which forced store evacuations. A can of acetone with Hall's fingerprints was recovered from the scene of another Home Depot fire in Delaware, where he also has pleaded guilty to an arson charge, authorities said.

Home Depot Inc. said yesterday that increasing home sales and a growing consumer desire to improve older residences should fuel further expansion and solid earnings for the discount retailer.An executive from the Atlanta-based chain, speaking at an Alex. Brown & Sons Inc. seminar in Baltimore yesterday, also noted that the company has taken less than 10 percent of the annual $126 billion do-it-yourself industry, despite ranking as the largest home improvement retailer in the United States.

When people hear the term "green building," most think of homes covered with solar panels, bamboo floors and metal exteriors that make them look like spaceships. In other words, homes that most people wouldn't want to live in. At The Home Depot Foundation, our definition of a "green building" is different. For us, a "green building" is simply one built with environmentally friendly materials such as nontoxic insulation, caulk and paint and that uses water-saving faucets and energy-efficient appliances.

I 'm getting tired of working for the man. Not The Baltimore Sun. I mean my job with Capital One, the credit-card company. And all the work I do for Verizon and M&T Bank. And Southwest Airlines. Verizon signed me up as a broadband network technician. When the router or modem goes out on my Internet service (rare, it's true), the guy who fixes it is me. I'm a data-entry clerk for Capital One. They make me key in my card number and other stuff when I call so they don't have to. I check myself in for Southwest flights and serve as my own teller at M&T's money dispenser.