| Landscaping can add years, value to home
A good landscaping job can add thousands of dollars to the value of your home, and Greg McDowell, owner of Yard Man, a residential and commercial landscaping service in Boaz, has all the tips for starting your own landscaping project.
The first thing I like to do is figure out what type of plants will work for a setting, McDowell said. You have to decide whats best for shade and what will work best for different types of soil.
But first you have to determine what type of soil you have. He said you can either buy a soil sample kit from Lowes or another landscaping store, or you can send your soil sample to Auburn University, which is the better choice, though it takes a little more time to get results.
McDowell said your soil will either be acidic or non-acidic.
Perry Homes offers variety of homes in Ivy Glen/Heather Glen
(PRLEAP.COM) Perry Homes in the close-knit Grand Prairie community of Ivy Glen/Heather Glen offers a variety of one- and two-story homes, some with detached garages. Nestled on the north shore of Joe Pool Lake, homes in the community are priced from the $210s and range in size from 2,200 to more than 3,600 square feet. Several homes are ready for move-in and more are under construction. Plus, homebuyers can choose from more than a dozen plans available to build in the community. Ready for move-in is 5855 Sunny Meadow, showcasing Plan 3197W. This two-story home has four bedrooms and three baths in approximately 3,197 square feet. The entry opens to formal living and dining rooms separated by a partial wall with an arched opening. Both formal rooms showcase hardwood floors, accent paint, crown moulding and coffered ceilings.
Deadly Shooting Changes Landscape Of Media Outlets Buying ...
If you Googled "Virginia Tech shooting" or "Virginia shooting" this week, the Internet search engine served up dozens of links to news about the university massacre. Yet some media outlets weren't taking the chance of missing readers' attention by being bumped down the list. The New York Times and The Washington Post, for example, bought keyword ads that put their coverage into the prominent "sponsored links" atop the Google results page. So did The First Post, a British online news magazine. The Times, CNN and Fox News got similar links up on Yahoo; Fox News also mined MSN. Buying keyword ads to run alongside search engine results is a well-established practice. All kinds of companies, in and out of the media, do it when sporting events or TV shows turn something into a hot topic.
Downtown landscape changes
The Azar, Campbell & Azar building on Washington Avenue next door to the old 'Montgomery Advertiser' building, background, was demolished in downtown Montgomery on Thursday. The county is renovating the old 'Advertiser' building and plans to build a parking deck where the old Azar building stood. .
Simon Chamberlain
In this industry, I am Simon Chamberlain, chief executive of the Thinc Group. That is who I am to people but that tells people nothing of what I am." Following the flotation of St James's Place, Chamberlain went on gardening leave for about 18 months. It was then that he "rediscovered that he had a family", having focused his efforts on work for the previous 10 years. "Without meaning to sound cheesy, I realised that there is a huge difference between being a parent and being a father." During his year of reflection and having redressed his work/life balance, Chamberlain wrote a book called Why, Not What, which has yet to be published. "It will be my legacy. If we stopped to ask the question 'why?' more often, rather than focusing on 'what' people are doing, they could go a lot further and achieve a lot more." Born: London 1965 Lives: North Cornwall, with wife and three children aged 13, 11 and seven Education: Warden Park Comprehensive; BA (Hons) in politics and economics at the University of Central England Career: 2005 to date, chief executive officer, Thinc Destini, rebranded Thinc Group in late 2006.
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