Your local nursery has a fine offering of great midsummer beauties that you may have overlooked this spring.
It’s easy and rewarding to revamp a container that’s seen better days. First, decide what plants still look great. Next, pull out the sick, dying and dead plants. Spring bloomers that perform best in cool weather may be looking pretty poorly. Pansies, lobelia, nemesia and million bells may be well past their prime.
Depending on their condition, some can be cut back radically and still make a comeback in a few weeks. A shot of fertilizer can work wonders with this treatment.
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Popularity of the patio rebounds
By MARY G. PEPITONE
Jay and Carrie Beth Shouse of Overland Park replaced a deck on the back of their house with a 400-square-foot, stamped-concrete patio.
Jay and Carrie Beth Shouse of Overland Park replaced a deck on the back of their house with a 400-square-foot, stamped-concrete patio.
Marjorie and Ed Kennamore built a porcelain tile patio behind their Leawood home. Carrie and Scott Lane of Prairie Village replaced their 1959 ranch home’s amoeba-shaped patio with a 700-square-foot patio on two levels. Ann (from left), Reser, Lizzy and Dick Hall relax with Spike, their Boston terrier, on the flagstone patio of their Prairie Village home.
After falling out of favor for a couple of decades when decks were all the rage, patios are back.
http://www.kansascity.com/living/home/story/222459.html
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Thinking about tackling some home remodeling tasks in the near future? Maybe you’d like to do it yourself but haven’t the time. Maybe you’re concerned about the level of skill that would be required. Perhaps you’re concerned about high material or construction costs or problems in locating reputable builders?
If you’re looking for a great patio deck design, there’s now a very simple solution. SwiftDeck solid wood deck tiles turn deck ideas and deck plans into reality in an instant. This new, revolutionary, low cost solution to home remodeling problems is so simple you lay the tiles yourself without any special tools, skills or trouble. And the tiles can be laid over practically any hard surface – even cracked concrete.
http://www.designerdecking.com/ and SwiftDeck now offers a handy SwiftDeck Do It Yourself Installation Guide
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Photo – Thomas Sanderson Awning
Patio awnings used to serve as protection from the sun and rain for houses. But now, patio awnings are included as part of a house’s or building’s architecture not only for its primary purpose, but also to add charm and create a statement.
If you are still unconvinced about the architectural beauty of patio awnings, you might want to have a patio awning installed to protect your patio furniture, patio furniture, regardless of the material, wears out faster when exposed to the sun and rain. Another bonus to having a patio awnings, according to a study, that it can reduce summer heat by as much as 65%.
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Our amplifiers, remote controls, and multiroom audio systems have been featured in Town and Country, Architectural Digest, and the New York Times.
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They integrate beautifully into their surroundings and also serve as a focal point in any design scheme or decor. Speakers may be used with live or artificial plants.
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If you looking for Rock Speakers, check out http://www.outdoorspeakerdepot.com/rockspeaker.html for a great selection. They also have a great selection of High Quality Patio Speakers.
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And Firebox has some very cool Wireless Outdoor Solar Speakers over at http://www.firebox.com/product/1798?src_t=wnw
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