A successful party means making guests comfortable www.detnews.com
@ 12/11/06 02:06 comments(0) report
for good advice on planning a successful party, i turned to floreen halpern who not only gives exceptional parties in her home but, as the owner of amaryllis catering in birmingham, is known for planning and executing marvelous parties for clients. her

Beautiful baths -- even on a reasonable budget www.orlandosentinel.com
@ 12/10/06 23:05 comments(0) report
bathroom remodel? most residential bathrooms are a third the size and are usually matched with a modest checkbook balance when it comes to renovation. neither of those factors, however, should deter you from creating a dream bath of your own. exposure to

Stitch up some stylish aprons www.ocregister.com
@ 12/16/06 22:44 comments(0) report
aprons: these aprons can be gifted to friends, family and colleagues. include some some fabulous tools and appropriate accoutrements in the package; shears, seeds, markers and gloves go along with this gardening apron. the weeks preceding christmas are

Controlling Rodents Naturally www.gardenguides.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
there are hills and canyons in and around los angeles where gophers are such an enormous problem that gardening is virtually impossible. in parts of santa clarita and the antelope valley, the only way to plant is to sink a fine mesh fence, to a two foot

Contents of log house to be put up for bid www.pittsburghlive.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
an east hills estate provides the foundation of what jeff constantine says should be an interesting sale on saturday. everything is from a log house, from mad collectors, with an emphasis on the weird, unusual and bizarre, he says. there's an amazing

Picking proper paint particularly puzzling www.insidebayarea.com
@ 12/14/06 01:52 comments(0) report
there really is no one correct answer. it varies widely, based on several factors: the style of the house, the furnishings already in place, the taste of the homeowner and the amount of lighting in the room. if you choose carefully, almost no color is

If a greenhouse is in your future www.oregonlive.com
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
do some thinking first. cruise the internet. talk to friends who have greenhouses; they can tell you what works and what doesn't. check out the garden shows to see a variety of greenhouses in real life. then make some decisions. how big do you want it?

Natural trees beat artificial for Christmas celebration www.mlive.com
@ 12/18/06 21:03 comments(0) report
during my youth, my family and i would make annual visits to the christmas-tree lot. my mom, my sisters and i would inspect the various trees until eventually we would meet at a 6-to-8-foot blue spruce that we all agreed should join us for the holidays.

Going native: A fresh approach is growing locally www.philly.com
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
weavers way co-op in mount airy hired him last week to manage the organization's tiny but expanding farm at awbury arboretum in germantown. zelov's new position is the latest sign of growth in philadelphia's local-food and urban farming scene, which was

Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub www.sun-sentinel.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
i mourned when they shuttered the organized living store in boca raton after the chain went bankrupt. i moped when williams-sonoma closed its hold everything chain, which included a store in the gardens mall in palm beach gardens. and my collection of