Mary Hanna asked:
Home gardens can be hard work but for many it is a great hobby that gives you many rewards. Gardening is the most popular hobby in this country. It helps you to relax and many say it is very therapeutic. Look at it this way, you are outside in the fresh air and you are working on a project that helps to relieve stress and worry. It is also a great way to work out without having to get in your car and go to the gym. Think of the hours of enjoyment you will get when your hard work turns into gorgeous, lush gardens. Along with the enormous enjoyment you will get from your garden, you will also reap the harvest of any fruit trees and enjoy that too. There are a few garden tips that you should follow that will reward you with a beautiful home garden for you and your friends to enjoy.
There are some home gardening tips to keep in mind when shopping for new trees or shrubs. Usually, when you purchase and plant trees and shrubs they are very small. The gardener comes home and plants under a window or near the house. These plants will start to grow and can cause some tricky problems. This is a mistake to avoid. As the plants grow, so do their root systems. If planted to close to the house they could do harm to your foundation, sewer or water lines. Not only can they cause damage to these things but then it will be necessary to pay to have the tree or shrub removed. When planting shrubs around your house they may grow tall enough to block out sunlight or be a detriment to your landscaping scheme. To avoid this trouble in your home garden, find out exactly how tall and wide the shrubs and trees will be at maturity, a very important tip. Remember, never plant a tree too close to your house. The roots could cause very costly damages and you would have to have the tree taken out.
To encourage new spring growth, prune your shrubs in the fall to allow air flow. Until the shrub or tree is established you must water them liberally. Proper watering of your trees or shrubs is essential if you want them to survive and in some cases to keep the guarantee valid. Lawn sprinkler irrigation is generally inadequate for watering these new plants. Trees and shrubs must have a deeper, soaking watering of the root ball. Moist but not “sloppy wet” is the rule. The recommended watering schedule when your trees and shrubs are first planted is as follows:
Days 1-30 – Everyday
Days 31 – 60 Every other day
Days 61 & following – At least twice per week
Plants that you have watered well survive far better during the cold months than plants starting winter without enough water. Depending on your zone, it is best to plant trees and shrubs in the fall, never in the summer. Take care of your home gardens and you will have years of enjoyment adding texture and beauty to your home and yard.
Happy Gardening!
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Mary Hanna is an aspiring herbalist who lives in Central Florida. This allows her to grow gardens inside and outside year round. She has published other articles on Cruising, Gardening and Cooking. Visit her websites at Gardening Landscaping Tips and Gardening Outside and Herb Gardening
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• Saturday, May 16th, 2009
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• Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Krista QQ(www.123giftfactory.com) asked:
Today the concept of modern decor has taken a step to take care of furniture and home decor, and bedroom "soft decoration" has gradually formed a hot topic of growing concern more people.
Getting Started with "soft decoration", you could only get a home warm and romantic. In this golden autumn, home decoration began to enter its heyday, many friends were busy and they are bound to face many decorating products and home design styles of room, so house type design should choose ?
Top 3. Continental Style Court
Continental style design court extravagant habits in particular, in a nice house Luxury European design commonly given complete with lace, pleats, complicated and European luxury brand of stylish furniture, to create a style of luxury, with soft bedding, lamps complex glass hand, a bedroom resplendent in thick just become European flavors.
Continental Style Court curtains are usually equipped with double border design of water waves, curtain fabric often use intermittent elegant fabrics in pale gold and white raw.
top 1. Romantic French
The room is cozy and quiet, sun-splashed softly illuminated, based on the couch in a large soft tissue to see beloved book, enjoying the sun afternoon, warm, serene, in the white table is a hot car grinding. The romance is there in these flakes of home furniture in which the premium white furniture is more important details.
Top 2. Modern Style Fashion
modern decorative art has admitted to the creative ideas of modern abstract art also bear fruit in the modern interior designs, therefore strove to create unique decorations, but simplified, these designs are simple, popular and cool, which are closer to the people's daily life.
This recommended design style and built with curves and asymmetrical lines, as footstalks, sprouts, grape vines, wings of insects and several elegant and greeted physical patterns in nature, has been applied in the decoration of the walls, balustrades, tracery and furniture.
Top 4. Pastoral American Style
pastoral style of America brought the simplicity at a premium and defend freedom of design, which was reflected in simple, leisure, green plants , rattan dining chairs and decorations on the network, is elegant and comfortable in this style, wood furniture generally has remained with their natural wood grains and painted with bright paints, curtain fabrics fabrics are mainly used drawings of flowers in nature, natural, pure color stripes or white curtains, which are concise, fresh and natural.
Top 5. Black and White Style
style Black and white design will be a drama or a minimalist route, if you choose this design style for decorating your home , which will help to break down the traditional design style house immediately.
The black and white curtains in the series are mostly white theme with classic black, whose geometric patterns and textures are decent soften hard and forceful expressions in the room.
It should be noted that during the course of the agreement of the room, they should be careful to apply the black color with a moderate scale, too dark furniture would bring up feelings of the people in the room . Otherwise, be equipped with several pillows red orange or some furniture in a small area, which will alleviate the severe cold conditions and in the room.
Top 6. Chinese New Style
material new Chinese-style decoration materials are mainly wood, especially on the sculpture, painting, sculpture, elegant, each mirrors and furniture are all great characters luxurious decor of each could awaken people to remember their past, and produce a craving for a good future.
curtain-style Chinese mostly use fabrics with thick colors, textures and patterns which are full of national tastes, and patterns in the search for simple styles, large and delicious, especially the Chinese elements, such as tassels, clouds and mandarin collar emblems and so on, which are applied in the decoration of Chinese New style frequently.
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Today the concept of modern decor has taken a step to take care of furniture and home decor, and bedroom "soft decoration" has gradually formed a hot topic of growing concern more people.
Getting Started with "soft decoration", you could only get a home warm and romantic. In this golden autumn, home decoration began to enter its heyday, many friends were busy and they are bound to face many decorating products and home design styles of room, so house type design should choose ?
Top 3. Continental Style Court
Continental style design court extravagant habits in particular, in a nice house Luxury European design commonly given complete with lace, pleats, complicated and European luxury brand of stylish furniture, to create a style of luxury, with soft bedding, lamps complex glass hand, a bedroom resplendent in thick just become European flavors.
Continental Style Court curtains are usually equipped with double border design of water waves, curtain fabric often use intermittent elegant fabrics in pale gold and white raw.
top 1. Romantic French
The room is cozy and quiet, sun-splashed softly illuminated, based on the couch in a large soft tissue to see beloved book, enjoying the sun afternoon, warm, serene, in the white table is a hot car grinding. The romance is there in these flakes of home furniture in which the premium white furniture is more important details.
Top 2. Modern Style Fashion
modern decorative art has admitted to the creative ideas of modern abstract art also bear fruit in the modern interior designs, therefore strove to create unique decorations, but simplified, these designs are simple, popular and cool, which are closer to the people's daily life.
This recommended design style and built with curves and asymmetrical lines, as footstalks, sprouts, grape vines, wings of insects and several elegant and greeted physical patterns in nature, has been applied in the decoration of the walls, balustrades, tracery and furniture.
Top 4. Pastoral American Style
pastoral style of America brought the simplicity at a premium and defend freedom of design, which was reflected in simple, leisure, green plants , rattan dining chairs and decorations on the network, is elegant and comfortable in this style, wood furniture generally has remained with their natural wood grains and painted with bright paints, curtain fabrics fabrics are mainly used drawings of flowers in nature, natural, pure color stripes or white curtains, which are concise, fresh and natural.
Top 5. Black and White Style
style Black and white design will be a drama or a minimalist route, if you choose this design style for decorating your home , which will help to break down the traditional design style house immediately.
The black and white curtains in the series are mostly white theme with classic black, whose geometric patterns and textures are decent soften hard and forceful expressions in the room.
It should be noted that during the course of the agreement of the room, they should be careful to apply the black color with a moderate scale, too dark furniture would bring up feelings of the people in the room . Otherwise, be equipped with several pillows red orange or some furniture in a small area, which will alleviate the severe cold conditions and in the room.
Top 6. Chinese New Style
material new Chinese-style decoration materials are mainly wood, especially on the sculpture, painting, sculpture, elegant, each mirrors and furniture are all great characters luxurious decor of each could awaken people to remember their past, and produce a craving for a good future.
curtain-style Chinese mostly use fabrics with thick colors, textures and patterns which are full of national tastes, and patterns in the search for simple styles, large and delicious, especially the Chinese elements, such as tassels, clouds and mandarin collar emblems and so on, which are applied in the decoration of Chinese New style frequently.
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• Friday, May 08th, 2009
Although building a new home can be very exciting, there are certain considerations that should be made for your custom home design. With the countless possibilities of design features, floor layouts and color selections, your new home design can be customized to your desired wants and needs. Your home building experience will be a pleasant one if the following considerations are addressed during initial stages of your custom home design.
With so many designs and styles of homes available, it is impossible to know what you want incorporated into your custom home design by looking at a few home building and house plan magazines. It is actually helpful to take tours of recently built homes in your area to see the latest and most popular design features. Design Alternatives Custom Home Design can also provide you with popular design options to include in your custom floor plan. It’s wise to keep an open mind while researching design options. Some of these features may be the perfect compliment for your custom home design.
The location to build your dream home is also a very important consideration in the scope of your custom home design. Although it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of building your custom home design, it will definitely pay off if you take a long and practical look at your house plan and decide where the best location to build might be. Your custom home design can not only be designed by Design Alternatives, but also analyzed and studied for best building site. The location of your dream home is as important as the custom home design itself.
As far as your custom home design, Design Alternatives can help you think ahead and consider what design features may be needed in the future. If you plan on staying in your new home for numerous years, you need to consider what future life changes may affect the overall design. Having more children could determine the number of bedrooms that should be incorporated in the floor plan. A two-story home may not be the best design option twenty years down the road. Design Alternatives uses its 20 years experience to find the best features to include in your custom home design.
Building costs are another important aspect of getting your custom home design built. It is necessary to talk to and get estimates from a minimum of two builders to get a good idea of what your custom home will cost. These builders should also be reputable and have many years experience custom home construction. Design Alternatives has worked with many area builders and can also recommend which builders would fit best in finishing your custom home design construction.
Design Alternatives Custom Home Design has many years of home design and construction experience, so it is imperative to take these considerations to heart while designing and building your dream home. One more recommendation is to consider the overall value of your new home and put additional money into the kitchen and bathrooms. These rooms contribute the most value to your home and will be the biggest selling points if you plan on moving in the future. As you can see there is preparation and work involved with getting your dream home built, but Design Alternatives can assist with every step of your custom home design and construction process.
By: Bill Browne
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With so many designs and styles of homes available, it is impossible to know what you want incorporated into your custom home design by looking at a few home building and house plan magazines. It is actually helpful to take tours of recently built homes in your area to see the latest and most popular design features. Design Alternatives Custom Home Design can also provide you with popular design options to include in your custom floor plan. It’s wise to keep an open mind while researching design options. Some of these features may be the perfect compliment for your custom home design.
The location to build your dream home is also a very important consideration in the scope of your custom home design. Although it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of building your custom home design, it will definitely pay off if you take a long and practical look at your house plan and decide where the best location to build might be. Your custom home design can not only be designed by Design Alternatives, but also analyzed and studied for best building site. The location of your dream home is as important as the custom home design itself.
As far as your custom home design, Design Alternatives can help you think ahead and consider what design features may be needed in the future. If you plan on staying in your new home for numerous years, you need to consider what future life changes may affect the overall design. Having more children could determine the number of bedrooms that should be incorporated in the floor plan. A two-story home may not be the best design option twenty years down the road. Design Alternatives uses its 20 years experience to find the best features to include in your custom home design.
Building costs are another important aspect of getting your custom home design built. It is necessary to talk to and get estimates from a minimum of two builders to get a good idea of what your custom home will cost. These builders should also be reputable and have many years experience custom home construction. Design Alternatives has worked with many area builders and can also recommend which builders would fit best in finishing your custom home design construction.
Design Alternatives Custom Home Design has many years of home design and construction experience, so it is imperative to take these considerations to heart while designing and building your dream home. One more recommendation is to consider the overall value of your new home and put additional money into the kitchen and bathrooms. These rooms contribute the most value to your home and will be the biggest selling points if you plan on moving in the future. As you can see there is preparation and work involved with getting your dream home built, but Design Alternatives can assist with every step of your custom home design and construction process.
By: Bill Browne
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Check out how Design Alternatives Custom Home Design and owner Bill Browne can assist you with your custom home design process, provide a complete set of workable construction drawings and offer project/construction management or consultation services for those individuals that desire some assistance during the building phase.
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• Thursday, May 07th, 2009
Titus Hoskins asked:
There is something totally appealing about Flipping Out, a Bravo TV reality show based on LA real estate speculator Jeff (I Can Still Move My Eyebrows) Lewis. Watching it is akin to taking a bath in the narcissistic, self-absorbed world that only a place like Southern California could produce. It is a visual and sensual homage to LaLa land and neo-narcissism; me to the power of a billion.
Home design as fodder for great comedy or should that be Greek tragedy? For there is something innately tragic about this program; maybe it’s the real human sentiment that’s running just beneath the surface of all that buying and flipping, not to mention all that firing and hiring.
It is also a testament to how far human evolution has progressed – where’s that meteorite when you need it? If Jeff Lewis is a symbol of how far we have come as a species – Darwin would not be amused; but then again, maybe he would be tickled pink – maybe this is just what we (mankind) rightly deserve.
Point is, Flipping Out is as entertaining as it gets. The characters are much more enjoyable than anything you will find on today’s hodge-podge of TV shows… only House comes anywhere close to capturing the quirkiness that is human nature at its finest.
Actually, it’s extremely hard to believe this reality show is not scripted. The characters are so odd-ball only a well marinated screenwriter could produce them in such abundance, or maybe real life in Southern California is such a magnet for eccentricity, anything is possible. Even then, to assemble them all in one reality show is a masterstroke, from Zoila the sassy Nicaraguan housekeeper to Chris the bumbling trash guy to the well-grounded partner Ryan – they all come across as solidly sketched and etched in our minds.
The only TV comparison that comes close to Flipping Out is Seinfeld. Perhaps this comparison is inevitable since Jeff’s sidekick and personal assistant Jenni bares an unnerving resemblance to Elaine. She calms Jeff down through one crisis after another… whether it be a foul-mouthed client, to removing human ***** left behind by renovation workers, to buying the next multi-million dollar property.
While Jeff has an obvious talent for finding run-down real estate properties and totally re-designing them into highly profitable ones – he is, without a doubt, one of the most selfish and self-absorbed people you will ever have the pleasure of viewing. Everything in this neatly controlled world centers around Jeff and Jeff’s needs. Ordering take-out (which is the show’s favorite past-time) takes on a whole new meaning in this reality show. Hundred and Forty Degree Coffee, Anyone?
Watching Flipping Out is highly addictive; like any good reality-based show we are drawn into the characters’ lives without any holdbacks. We see all of Jeff’s flaws magnified: his obsessive compulsive disorder, his childish behavior, his self-absorbed personality, his obsession with balance and detail… he makes Holmes on Homes look like an amateur DIY builder. Well, not really but they do share the same passion for true build-quality that’s totally reassuring in today’s mortgage closure wasteland, aka mainstreet USA.
Jeff gets no respect, at least not from his employees whom he treats more like personal slaves than anything resembling equal human beings. From Jeff’s own admission, he consider himself the biggest babysitter in all of California rather than an employer. That’s probably for the best because the way he treats his employees it’s amazing how anyone could work for him and keep their self-respect intact. Just make sure you quit before he fires you so that you can hold on to that last hanging chad of human dignity.
Why Jeff comes across as ultimately a very likable guy is a total mystery. Maybe deep down we see more of Jeff in ourselves and our own actions than any of us would like to believe or even admit to – through empathy comes compassion. Who doesn’t want to be a total selfish jerk every now and then? Hedonism does have its takers, and narcissism does have more than a bit of fascination for the inner child in all of us. OCD aside, Peter Pan and Jeff Lewis got it right; nobody ever really grows up.
Who would have imagined it, home design as a life-lesson for all of us. Only in a reality TV show could such profane silliness be captured and enjoyed. Don’t be bothered that you should be bothered that bothers you… just welcome yourself to Flipping Out.
There is something totally appealing about Flipping Out, a Bravo TV reality show based on LA real estate speculator Jeff (I Can Still Move My Eyebrows) Lewis. Watching it is akin to taking a bath in the narcissistic, self-absorbed world that only a place like Southern California could produce. It is a visual and sensual homage to LaLa land and neo-narcissism; me to the power of a billion.
Home design as fodder for great comedy or should that be Greek tragedy? For there is something innately tragic about this program; maybe it’s the real human sentiment that’s running just beneath the surface of all that buying and flipping, not to mention all that firing and hiring.
It is also a testament to how far human evolution has progressed – where’s that meteorite when you need it? If Jeff Lewis is a symbol of how far we have come as a species – Darwin would not be amused; but then again, maybe he would be tickled pink – maybe this is just what we (mankind) rightly deserve.
Point is, Flipping Out is as entertaining as it gets. The characters are much more enjoyable than anything you will find on today’s hodge-podge of TV shows… only House comes anywhere close to capturing the quirkiness that is human nature at its finest.
Actually, it’s extremely hard to believe this reality show is not scripted. The characters are so odd-ball only a well marinated screenwriter could produce them in such abundance, or maybe real life in Southern California is such a magnet for eccentricity, anything is possible. Even then, to assemble them all in one reality show is a masterstroke, from Zoila the sassy Nicaraguan housekeeper to Chris the bumbling trash guy to the well-grounded partner Ryan – they all come across as solidly sketched and etched in our minds.
The only TV comparison that comes close to Flipping Out is Seinfeld. Perhaps this comparison is inevitable since Jeff’s sidekick and personal assistant Jenni bares an unnerving resemblance to Elaine. She calms Jeff down through one crisis after another… whether it be a foul-mouthed client, to removing human ***** left behind by renovation workers, to buying the next multi-million dollar property.
While Jeff has an obvious talent for finding run-down real estate properties and totally re-designing them into highly profitable ones – he is, without a doubt, one of the most selfish and self-absorbed people you will ever have the pleasure of viewing. Everything in this neatly controlled world centers around Jeff and Jeff’s needs. Ordering take-out (which is the show’s favorite past-time) takes on a whole new meaning in this reality show. Hundred and Forty Degree Coffee, Anyone?
Watching Flipping Out is highly addictive; like any good reality-based show we are drawn into the characters’ lives without any holdbacks. We see all of Jeff’s flaws magnified: his obsessive compulsive disorder, his childish behavior, his self-absorbed personality, his obsession with balance and detail… he makes Holmes on Homes look like an amateur DIY builder. Well, not really but they do share the same passion for true build-quality that’s totally reassuring in today’s mortgage closure wasteland, aka mainstreet USA.
Jeff gets no respect, at least not from his employees whom he treats more like personal slaves than anything resembling equal human beings. From Jeff’s own admission, he consider himself the biggest babysitter in all of California rather than an employer. That’s probably for the best because the way he treats his employees it’s amazing how anyone could work for him and keep their self-respect intact. Just make sure you quit before he fires you so that you can hold on to that last hanging chad of human dignity.
Why Jeff comes across as ultimately a very likable guy is a total mystery. Maybe deep down we see more of Jeff in ourselves and our own actions than any of us would like to believe or even admit to – through empathy comes compassion. Who doesn’t want to be a total selfish jerk every now and then? Hedonism does have its takers, and narcissism does have more than a bit of fascination for the inner child in all of us. OCD aside, Peter Pan and Jeff Lewis got it right; nobody ever really grows up.
Who would have imagined it, home design as a life-lesson for all of us. Only in a reality TV show could such profane silliness be captured and enjoyed. Don’t be bothered that you should be bothered that bothers you… just welcome yourself to Flipping Out.
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