THE WOODLANDS”Home and garden enthusiasts came from all over thenorth Houston area to shop, look, and learn at the 9th annual FallHome and Garden Show on Sunday afternoon at the WaterwayMarriott.The show began Saturday, Texas Wood Shows President Tony Woodsaid, and provided homeowners an opportunity to look for ideas,products, and services for their home.”This ia great networking event for people .. more …
Passersby sometimes mistake Douglas and Maureen Leahey’s new home in Pugwash Point, N.S. for a group of barns or sheds. But Brian MacKay-Lyons takes no offence.”I like the fact that the building is incognito – that it’s a double take,” says the Halifax-based architect, who designed the home with the farm culture and Scottish barns of the area in mind. The urban rethink: Goodbye .. more …
In the interest of full disclosure, I’ll confess that my three-year-old son lights up when he sees a cheese string or a foil-wrapped Laughing Cow triangle. But I also try to offer him goat-milk cheddar or salty pecorino to nibble on – and often meet with success. We’re probably lucky that he has an adventurous palate (just like some kids willingly nap in the afternoon – I’m so .. more …
For garden lovers and landscapers alike, showing off the garden to the best effect with efficient and quality lighting has become a regular feature within a garden plan. (OPENPRESS) August 16, 2011 — Garden lighting is an essential element which will enhance the best “room” in your house. The warmth and beauty that this home lighting can create will only be appreciated if the scheme is designed .. more …
It was the full-colour catalogue that did me in. Page after page of luscious fruits and vegetables, dripping with dew and ready to be harvested. Like many first-time gardeners, I had visions of a cornucopia of fresh organic produce: heirloom tomatoes nestled against European lettuce varietals, strawberries still warm from the sun. How does your garden grow? Marjorie Harris took your questions .. more …
It was the full-colour catalogue that did me in. Page after page of luscious fruits and vegetables, dripping with dew and ready to be harvested. Like many first-time gardeners, I had visions of a cornucopia of fresh organic produce: heirloom tomatoes nestled against European lettuce varietals, strawberries still warm from the sun. How does your garden grow? Marjorie Harris took your questions .. more …
~li~By Kathy Klein – Victoria County Master GardenerEdited by Charla Borchers Leon Zen gardens incorporate empty space to assist with focusing on the basics of design. The Zen garden at VEG includes line elements with its border and raked gravel. Form, mass and structure are evident with the rocks and small lantern, and color is faint with shadowing. In its simplicity, it is a very basic garden .. more …
Most people would call 2011 a tough year for Fred Benson, but he says he tries not to whine about it. The Lund’s Hardware store owner paused from work to battle a cancer best described as Burkitt’s lymphoma or one “like” it. Benson emerged victorious. “I’ve declared myself cancer free,” he said, adding that two recent high-detail scans and his doctors agree. Benson said last week he feels lucky .. more …
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (WCCO) – Just when you think you’ve seen it all at the Minnesota State Fair, there’s something completely different.How about a state fair wedding shower? With gifts for the lucky couple that could only be found from the grandstand to machinery hill. It’s not the kind of bridal registry most couples sign up for,but certainly among the most unique.”We’re all to buy gifts .. more …
There he found greens of a different sort Monday. Lying in the garden among the peppers was a duffel bag filled with $20 bills-lots of them. He went inside to tell his father of his discovery. “I told him, we have enough problems, now we got another problem. Look what I found in the garden,” he recalled. “What are we going to do with all this money?” He contemplated his position for about a half .. more …
