| ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW: ON TV
A couple's three-bedroom house, with a huge backyard and a good location near a variety of outdoor recreational spots, hasn't had a bite in six months. At 11 a.m. tomorrow on A&E's "Sell This House," design experts brighten the decor and update the bathroom.
An untamed backyard needs taming before a couple can get full value for their home. At 4:30 p.m. tomorrow and 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Thursday on DIY Network's "Sweat Equity," with the help of a general contractor, they build an outdoor living space with a low-maintenance deck and new landscaping.
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Hellebores and Primroses and Violas, Oh My!
ROCKPORT (April 20): Seasons Downeast Designs is in bloom! The rain has finally stopped, the wind has died down, the sun is out and we are ready for Spring!We have new perennials and shrubs in stock for the beginning of the growing season. The early spring flowering plants - Forget-Me-Nots, Pincushion Flowers, English Daisies, Hellebores, Violas and Primroses are already brightening the walkway of the Garden Cottage while other perennials are budding nicely - and we're happy to announce that the hydrangeas, azaleas, honeysuckle and other shrubs are adding new leaves daily. We have ornamental trees and a full selection of evergreens ready for planting.Your garden may still be looking winter-worn, but a few more days of sunshine and the green will be on the grow! It's never too early for spring dreaming, so stop by and see what's new, make some plans to plant and while you're visiting, don't forget to order your compost! Our new spring hours are Monday through Saturday 9-5.
New Rules on Watering Your Lawn
The dry weather has prompted stricter rules for Georgia residents. The Environmental Protection Division has issued a level two drought response. This further limits what you can do outside your home. Anne Buchanan works in her yard almost every day in Columbus. She didn't know that watering her lawn at midday was not suppose to happen. "We don't watch that much tv and we don't get a paper so," she says. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division has decided that homeowners are now limited to watering their lawns between midnight and 10 am. Odd numbered addresses are suppose to water on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Even numbered addresses are limited to Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. But Buchanan says the midnight to 10 am hours are very inconvenient.
Bamboo’s thousands of species are divided into two main tribes
Bamboo has been used in Chinese gardens since 2000 BC. The Japanese, who started trading with China around 1000 AD, used bamboo to enhance temple gardens or the gardens of wealthy traders. Bamboos were chosen to symbolize a human relationship with nature.In 1827, black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra) from Japan became the first bamboo introduced to the west.Bamboo is native to Asia, North and South America, and South Africa. Most bamboos that we grow in our gardens come from Asia.A member of the grass family, bamboo is a monocotelydon, which means that one seed leaf emerges from the seed. Its thousands of species are divided into two main tribes: woody bamboos and herbaceous bamboos. However, Sunset's Western Garden Book classifies these plants into four groups based on growth habit. The book's categories include dwarf or low-growing types; clumping bamboos with fountain-like growth habits; running bamboos with more or less vertical growth; and giants for grand-scale planting.Bamboo has underground stems called rhizomes that have buds and roots.
Landscaping 29/Trancas
Installation of irrigation is scheduled to start next week, requiring the closure of stretches of highway shoulder, said Barry Martin, city spokesman.The $1.1 million landscaping project is part of the $55 million interchange that was fully opened to traffic in the fall of 2004. The Caltrans contractor will be planting mostly native shrubs, and buckeye and oak trees. Nearly a mile and a half of highway frontage will be landscaped from south of Sierra Avenue to north of Lincoln Avenue.The project will run into the summer./Register .
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