Getting in the zone www.fortwayne.com
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
just as sure as spring will come and japanese beetles will invade in the summertime, fort wayne is in the u.s. department of agriculture?s hardiness zone?5. but now, one influential horticulture group doesn?t agree with that last assertion. and its

Auctions | Post-Christmas, think garden statues, vintage autos www.philly.com
@ 12/23/06 04:11 comments(0) report
christmas is still three days away, but it's already time to think about postholiday auctions that will offer bidders garden statuary (think spring), vintage telephones, and a restored 1929 ford model a two-door coupe, not to mention paintings, furniture

Learning to Love Litter or The Politics of Pollen www.gardenguides.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
allergy problems are worse today than ever before in our lives. deaths from asthma continue to climb each year at an alarming epidemic rate. in our urban landscapes we now have the most manipulated kind of city forest ever seen. in the past twenty years

Top Ten Home Decor Trends for 2007 www.designingonline.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
interior designers and industry experts share their predictions as to what will be hot in home décor this year. certain themes will continue from previous years, while others will explode onto the scene for today's decorating enthusiasts. you will enjoy

CREATIVE ENVIRONMENTS: It's fine to borrow ideas, but not a whole style dwb.sacbee.com
@ 02/08/07 10:56 comments(0) report
interior design books and magazines. it is never a good idea to copy someone else's room exactly because then it is never personally yours. but taking elements from a room you like and using the ideas is fine. if a magazine picture of a black and tan

Will 'Green' Building Be the Future of New Orleans? www.alternet.org
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
energy efficiency. the center is open three days a week and features displays of 60 different green building materials. enterprise has partnered with hud and providence community housing, an umbrella group comprising catholic charities archdiocese of new

Design, with a social conscience www.jsonline.com
@ 12/16/06 21:59 comments(0) report
the biggest category by far in the stores is home decor. among the handsome offerings are bamboo furniture from vietnam and the philippines (consoles, coffee tables and benches, priced from $44 to $175), glazed ceramic table lamps from nicaragua ($110),

Unitarians hold forum on energy efficiency www.mininggazette.com
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
energy efficiency. houghton — from plugging drafty holes to unplugging unused equipment, there’s a lot you can do to make your home more energy efficient, a local construction expert told the keweenaw universalist unitarian fellowship sunday in houghton.

Jeane Kirkpatrick: An American Girlhood www.frontpagemag.com
@ 02/08/07 22:07 comments(0) report
kitchen, sweet butter that had just been churned, fried chicken, tart plum jelly my grandmother had put up the previous summer, and homemade ice cream she turned on the back porch. there was a quilting frame where she worked like penelope every night.

Keeping your tree safe, fresh and fragrant seattletimes.nwsource.com
@ 12/03/06 00:45 comments(0) report
ã¢â‚¬â¢ store the freshly cut tree outside or in an unheated garage ã¢â‚¬â€ away from sun and wind ã¢â‚¬â€ until it's ready to be decorated. keep the base of the trunk in a pail of water. ã¢â‚¬â¢ before placing a cut tree in water, cut 1 to 2 inches