| FNATS: The Landscape Show Takes Place First Week of October
Known as a September event for many years, FNATS: The Landscape Show will take place Oct. 4-6, 2007 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Although the show is taking place only one week later than previous years, it does fall into a different month and that may create a bit of confusion for those familiar with our September dates. notes FNATS: The Landscape Show chairman, Steve Seaton, Pennington Seed. We want to make sure everyone marks their calendar to attend FNATS: The Landscape Show in October, not September for this year. At one time the show was held in mid-September which is peak season for hurricanes explained Linda Adams, show manager for FNATS: The Landscape Show. We have tried to move away from that time frame, partly due to hurricane considerations, and partly to move more into the fall market period.
Projects and Development Officer
We are looking for a dynamic and committed individual to support the work of the Greenspace and Leisure Division in bringing local green spaces back to life by providing day to day assistance in delivering a programme of Capital Improvement Projects. You will be required to organise and manage project support work such as consultations, surveys and technical studies in partnership with the local community and relevant stakeholders. This will involve the management and responsibility of budgets and the preparation of materials for promoting and communicating the work of the Projects Section.With experience in Landscape project delivery and personal drive you will have the ability to enable a project delivery process from initiation to on-site completion and an ability to build trust with the community.
Hunky horticulture
If your moonscape lawn proves to be truly desperate-looking, hunky horticulturist Jason Cameron - landscaper, carpenter, male model and personal trainer - might come to the rescue. The Toledo native's new DIY series will premiere at 10 p.m. on April 5. Ahmed Hassan, yet another handsome landscaper, grew up in Northern California. He will share his green-thumb tips on a DIY Network show called "The Dirt On..." The series will premiere at 8 a.m. on April 7. "Desperate Landscape" follows Cameron and his team of experts to homes nominated by their very own neighbors for having the worst front yards on the block. Cameron and crew will demonstrate what it takes to dramatically change a yard - in just one day. From new planting beds and fresh paint to fencing and big new trees, the neighbors can't believe these transformations.
Building a Greenhouse for Gardening and More, Simplified with ...
In addition to many other resources for homeowners, Repair-Home.com features a series of new articles highlighting the advantages of building a greenhouse this spring and includes instructions and contractor listings to help homeowners as they undertake the project. (PRWeb) April 13, 2007 -- A series of articles featured at Repair-Home.com, an online, interactive home repair source, helps homeowners learn more about how to change the look and feel of their homes and gardens this spring by building a greenhouse (http://www.repair-home.com/landscape_building_greenhouse.html). Spring planting is often done outdoors, but homeowners may want to try greenhouse gardening to bring the outdoors in, says Repair-Home.com. According to "Why Go Green: Greenhouses and Plants," building a greenhouse offers many benefits that extend beyond traditional gardening usage.
Yosemite Avenue ready to go down
Crews working on the $17 million Highway 99/Yosemite Avenue interchange modernization project are preparing to lower the pavement up to 12 inches. The original design from 1955 had water run-off drain to the middle. The sloping to the center has made segments of the road 9 to 12 inches higher than the middle of the street. Storm drains have been relocated and utility work under concrete work between the underpass and future sidewalks are now underway. That means by mid-April, work will start on dropping Yosemite Avenue. It will involve routing traffic to one side of the underpass for a number of days at a time. Work is 80 percent complete on the overall project that the contract requires to be finished by September. Manteca traffic analyst Dave Vickers, though, said the contractor is hopeful the work can be completed as early as June.
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