Have faith in the organic wizardry of unraked leaves www.adn.com
@ 12/03/06 05:19 comments(0) report
lawn, wondering if this practice won't result in smothering the grass or creating thatch. good thoughts, but you don't have to worry. the science behind my practice is pure microbiology. the microbes already on the leaves and the lawn will decay the

Basic mortgage guide is short on details www.charlotte.com
@ 12/10/06 19:55 comments(0) report
if you know virtually nothing about home loans and want to learn the basics, this book is a good place to start. this book explains the very minimum essentials that buyers, sellers and real estate agents need to know. throughout the book, the topic

Private Properties: Real-estate briefs of the rich and famous www.post-gazette.com
@ 12/06/06 00:27 comments(0) report
hard rock cafe co-founder peter morton bought the los angeles home of radio-station mogul norman pattiz and his wife, mary, records show, but a spokeswoman for mr. morton says the deal has been canceled. the 9,000-square-foot home in beverly hills,

YARDSMART: Amaryllis Magnificus, a Christmas obsession dwb.sacbee.com
@ 12/07/06 19:14 comments(0) report
we see them rise from the dead in the midst of winter to bloom on a single stalk into rare exotic beauty. more often than not they spring from gifts of dormant bulbs sent by mail that come beautifully packaged and ready to grow. all it takes is a simple

Don't let your neighbors' old leaves get away www.adn.com
@ 12/03/06 04:55 comments(0) report
here is one of those announcements people who don't read this column (or listen to the garden party ) will regret not receiving: this is your last chance this season to get free leaves. it doesn't seem like much of an announcement, but last fall's leaves

DREAMING OF CHRISTMAS AT HOME www.nola.com
@ 12/03/06 06:59 comments(0) report
note: katie lintott and jason emery have been juggling house repairs, jobs and a pregnancy, all with an eye toward being back in their home for the holidays. after one key celebration passed without being able to move in, the couple makes progress toward

Take a leaf from garden authors www.theregalcourier.com
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
read ?colour in the winter garden? by graham stuart thomas. legendary for his books on roses, perennials and ornamental shrubs, thomas also was a gifted artist, and this book contains his own watercolors, charming line illustrations and color

Ann's Organic Garden: You'd be amaized at the variety of corn seattlepi.nwsource.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
a reader recently asked about a source for native american flint corn. not surprisingly, flint corn is hard to find. what we think of as regular corns today are super-sweet hybrids bred to carry many times the natural sugars found in flint corns. a

Martha needs a little polish www.mercurynews.com
@ 12/10/06 19:04 comments(0) report
bathrooms. the closets need to be big, with sensible and useful design.'' from snail fork to ice cream fork to english dessert spoon, the world should thank stewart for demystifying flatware for those of us brought up on kfc's plastic ``sporks.'' page 9:

YARDSMART: Set goals for improving the quality of gardens dwb.sacbee.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
gardening, like anything else, requires a degree of self discipline. the problem is we all get lazy and neglect the primary practices essential to a fabulous garden. as you put together this year's to-do list, consider these simple resolutions that