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Home & Garden > Trees & Shrubs How to select the best fast growing shade trees for your yard: 3 of 3
Being an extremely intelligent person, you already know that planting a shade tree in your yard #1, is great for the environment, #2, increases the appeal and value of your home and #3, saves you 15-35% off the cost of cooling and heating your home annually. The only thing is, you haven't a clue how to select this wondrous, ... More..
Home & Garden > Perennials Growing calendula: 3 of 3
Calendula officinalis, also known as the Pot Marigold for its culinary uses, is a self-sowing annual with flowers in bright, sunshine yellows, light to bright oranges and soft apricot and cream colors. This frost-hardy, sweet, little plant, 1 -2 feet tall at best, has sticky, distinctly scented, long leaves with rounded tips... More..
Autos > Auto Repair (Other) Car care: How to get rid of bad odors: 3 of 3
Being married to a man who loves to drive and who makes his entire family come along with him and our family consisting of four kids, I can say I've had my share of car clean-ups. You don't even want to know what hideous things my kids have dragged into our cars. That fresh, new car scent vanishes quickly with kids around. N... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: The orphanage: 2 of 2
Novel excerpt from "Stupid Is As Stupid Does". Chapter One: The Perfect Child. When they entered the Littlest Angel Orphanage Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds knew exactly what they wanted. They had a specific child in mind, the perfect child for them to adopt. They wanted a boy between one and seven years old with dark hair and eyes. ... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Art: 2 of 2
Janet looked up as Wes pulled in front of the Teather Art Gallery. "What are we doing here?" she asked curiously. "Thought we were going to look for that bartender my dad told us about." "We will but I have to see Ms. Teather," he answered soothingly. "It won't take long. Just checking up on some work I did last week. Wanna ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Inspired by the song Love Shack, by the B-52s: 2 of 2
She sang the words in such a way that surely Lance would get her drift. "The Love Shack is a little old place where we can get together, love shack, baby...." Of course, like with everything she'd tried before, he didn't. She would have to be more blunt, less subtle. "Have you ever heard this song before?" Tammy asked as she... More..
Home & Garden > Trees & Shrubs Different types of maple trees: 2 of 2
To most people the Maple may evoke visions of a large shade tree under which some lucky person lays happily in a hammock. More likely, however, it will cause the mind's eye to picture the New England landscape ablaze in fiery colors come autumn. Of course, not many people know that those colorful leaves are likely only from ... More..
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) Ways to extend the growing season for your garden plants: 2 of 2
Unless you garden in a temperate or tropical zone you may be one of those unfortunates who simply can't get enough of gardening. The calender may state exactly when spring, summer, autumn and winter begin but we know that don't mean Jack! Spring time in the Carolinas, Texas and Kansas is quite a bit different than it is in M... More..
Home & Garden > Annuals Types of annual flowers: 2 of 2
Annuals, those darling plants which make a garden sing in summer, which explode in color at garden centers and are so easy to grow even for the novices among us, come in all types, sizes, colors and styles. One of the great things about annuals is how cheap you can get them. With a few dollars (or the equivalent if you're no... More..
Home & Garden > Perennials The faithful daylily: 2 of 2
Anyone passing my house around the end of June may come to the conclusion I have a thing for daylilies. Right along side the driveway is a relatively large stretch of sloping garden space, 70 feet long by 10 wide, full to capacity with daylilies. Some may call it an obsession until they see this in bloom. No obsession looks ... More..