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Archive for September, 2009

When you become a homeowner, there are numerous things that pop up that need to be taken care of around the home. Most of the projects are small for example, fixing doorknobs and mowing the lawn. Other items are major breaks with appliances and you need to call in professionals to repair the problem. However, there are a few larger tasks which can be handled by the homeowner, but it can be tough to complete and difficult to motivate yourself to get started. If you can find a way to make major renovation projects fun, it is easier to get started. Instead of approaching tasks such as Insulation and sandblasting as if it is a major chore, make it fun and turn it into a game while still being safe. Most home improvement projects can be done this way. If you and your spouse have to spend a Saturday or Sunday engaged in a major renovation, come up with methods for making it more approachable. You can turn it into a game by seeing who gets finished with their part first, whose portion turns out better, or who recruits the most people to help get it finished. You can also .. more »

When a flower arrangement is completed by a florist,there is always the creative placement of taller blooms in your arrangement in one area while shorter blooms are placed elsewhere. This gives your bouquet that pleasing eye look and comfortable feeling. I concluded you could perform the same creative work with your container gardening flowers.Why use just one size pot? Why not entertain the idea of using variable size pots in your flower containers. This will give your guests or friends a tremendous visual impact. The use of props hanging around your garage or garden will increase the visual concept of your container. I took the following steps in my garden by placing a tall container on a stump with a smaller container by its side and with the use of an old hand water pump placed behind the two giving a depth to the arrangements. I also placed a container or pot in front of the stump mixed with other flowers already planted in this garden. This resulted in a real visual and beautiful arrangement.The use of old upturned empty pots,stacks of tiles or bricks or even a low table or old chair with other pots grouped around it makes .. more »