These easy-starters will grow into summer thrillers www.adn.com
@ 12/02/06 20:16 comments(0) report
there are some no-fail plants you can start in may by planting them directly into the ground, but we are finally at the point in the indoor part of our outdoor gardening season when some other plants that are easy to start and grow come up to bat. these

Behind alarming numbers, a not-so-scary reality www.sptimes.com
@ 12/02/06 18:32 comments(0) report
washington - you might have seen the scary news reports just before thanksgiving: housing prices fell nationwide last quarter, the first such decline since 1993. even grimmer, total sales of houses and condominiums plunged by 12.7 percent across the

Getting the jump on frog problem in your garden www.sun-sentinel.com
@ 12/02/06 19:02 comments(0) report
two readers shared their advice and opinions for those who are having problems with frogs in their gardens. i sprinkle mothballs around the perimeter of the swimming pool to keep frogs from laying eggs in the pool. the protection lasts until the

House turns on tower of books www.orlandosentinel.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
a staircase and a couple's extensive collection of tomes provide the inspiration for the renovation of a 5-story town house. seven years ago, when nader tehrani and monica ponce de leon, partners at office da, an architecture firm in boston, were asked

What to 'listen' for www.rockymountainnews.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
i never know what will pop up next, but it's sure to be interesting. figuring out problems is half the fun. the other half is explaining how to tell what causes those problems. after a few minutes of admonishing folks to listen to what the houseplant is

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

Fire ravages famed Brighton Beach nightspot - Fire started under ... www.baynewsbrooklyn.com
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
winter garden restaurant on the brighton beach boardwalk last week. fire officials are investigating possible links between a suspicious fire that gutted the winter garden restaurant on the brighton beach boardwalk last week to a similar fire that gutted

Home in city keeps family tradition alive www.hometownannapolis.com
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
kitchen. the brice house will be one of several private homes in annapolis' historic district that will be open april 28 on a kitchen tour sponsored by the historic annapolis foundation. the kitchen was the last and largest of the home's renovations.

Community Briefs www.commercialappeal.com
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
an energysmart energy education workshop is being held today at 1 p.m. at the northeast resource center at 1579 n. hollywood. participants will learn to complete energy-efficient home improvements that will have an impact on their energy costs.

Places: Celebrating Mellon Square and its designer www.post-gazette.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
the seminal 1955 landscape by john ormsbee simonds, is the subject of thursday's talk by charles birnbaum. designed by the pittsburgh firm simonds and simonds and completed in 1955, mellon square is the first modernist park above a parking garage.