Archive | March, 2007

A Valuable Poster Of Landscape Advice

A Poster Of Plant Knowledge While my main computer is in the shop for repairs I’m using my old (reliable) computer, which unfortunately doesn’t have my picture files on it. Hence, my first post without a picture. I did, however, want to get a post out wishing you a “Happy Spring” and to share with [...]

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Signs Of A Good Contractor

Eeny Meeny Miny Mo I think we’d all agree it’s difficult to select a good contractor from the Yellow Pages. You can look at their ads, call a few and have them come by to look at the work you need done. And then keep your fingers crossed. How the company representative presents him or [...]

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Cabana Design Considerations – RB Project #1.5

After the cabana was framed, the exterior plywood sheathing went up and that really defined the form of the building. We could now see its basic design, scale & proportion on the site. The roof would be a prominent feature, especially approaching from the upper level of the property. The architect specified a simulated slate [...]

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Eastern Redbud – Plant Profile

Eastern Redbud is a superb ornamental tree that develops into a broad, flat-topped, rounded form. In early spring, before the new leaves unfold, pink flower clusters appear along branches & trunk sections – it almost looks like strings of Christmas lights. It has wide, roundish, green leaves that turn yellow in the fall. There is [...]

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