Weather Tek Building Products (www.weather-tek.com)
21605 Gateway Ct Brookfield, WI (262) 373-4277
showroom in brookfield, wisconsin (a suburb of milwaukee), for ideas, product selections and answers to questions. here, they?ll find a helpful, , knowledgeable sales staff and a beautiful showcase of products and samples from the well-known

All About Windows and Siding (www.allaboutwindowsandsiding.net)
6339 W Beloit Rd Milwaukee, WI (414) 541-0444

Laubenstein Incorporated (laubensteininc.com)
4229 Highway Y Newburg, WI (262) 377-4430

Callen Construction Incorporated (callenconstruction.com)
S63w13201 W Janesville Rd Muskego, WI (414) 529-5509

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Winter strolls for year-round plant ideas seattletimes.nwsource.com
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landscape design plan but are uncertain about which plant is which, or how they look when growing. this arboretum

Shrinking (African) violets no more: A dazzling edge www.orlandosentinel.com
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grandma grew african violets. their sweet frilly petals decorated windowsills and grew under lights in countless homes across america in the 1940s, '50s and '60s. but there are also unusual african violets with smooth petal edges, sophisticated coloring

Coralbells ring brightly for the winter www.ocregister.com
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uncommon attributes: the heuchera plant with its colorful varieties also goes by the common name coralbell. be prepared to sound like you've got mild hiccups when you say the name of the trendiest perennial. at first, the word heuchera, pronounced hew

Creating Privacy Barriers with Shrubs www.gardenguides.com
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as a garden designer, i help homeowners improve their gardens, and often the most important need is for greater privacy. many gardeners also express a desire to have a more intimate garden, a place to sway in a hammock and enjoy solitude, or share an

The flowering delights that you can eat www.gulf-daily-news.com
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flower garden, they not only provide food, but also add to its aesthetic charm. this year i sowed in early october an oriental mix of salad leaves. these were ready for picking in small numbers when we returned from cairo in early november. now we are

Alcohol gives forced bulbs short, stout stems www.commercialappeal.com
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researchers at cornell university have discovered that an old home remedy for top-heavy paperwhites -- gin in the water -- will indeed shorten the stems, lower the center of gravity and help keep them in place. other liquors are just as effective,

STYLE AT HOME: Four ways to brighten your home cheaply dwb.sacbee.com
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window treatment is the versatile and timeless fabric panel. panels are so simple yet so sophisticated. find some fabric that steals your heart and accents your room's colors, then stitch up some panels. if you already have panels you love, freshen them

Gardening for Flying Flowers www.gardenguides.com
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i like to think of the butterflies in my garden as my flying flowers. for truly, that is what they are! if your dream is to have your very own garden of eden, complete with beautiful butterflies, there are specific host plants you should plant that will

Ask Martha: Covering tree trunks in winter can prevent sunscald www.deseretnews.com
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expert opinions vary widely on this topic. many believe that thin-skinned young trees � especially those that have dark-colored bark, which absorbs more light � should always be wrapped during winter months to prevent sunscald, or southwest disease. � �

Berkeley artist's work one for the books www.insidebayarea.com
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i was raised in a house with 5,000 books, rosenau says. when i first had the thought, i laughed and then i put it aside. i knew it was wrong. i felt guilty if i started a book and didn't finish it. i knew all the rules about books. those rules included