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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 2010
Page
34
Spring brings hummingbirds from Mexico Central America and the Caribbean. The article explains feeding and attracting them with flowering plants or homemade feeders, detailing a DIY sugar water feeder from recycled jars and tins and the care of sugar water to keep birds healthy.
Bird-watching can become central to life and home. Landscape designer Bill Minford notes a shift toward native plants in the St. Louis area to ease care and chemical use while feeding birds. He cites berry shrubs and perennials like coreopsis and coneflowers, evergreens for winter cover, and water sources as key.
Phillip Smith of Cedar Rapids wins $50 Habitat for Humanity ReStore gift certificate for a clever tip using Airborne vitamin tube to store quarters for vending machines and toll roads. Contest sponsored by Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency notes three tips entered for plastic milk jug reuse and other recyclables.
A series of gardening and landscaping events spans Prairiewoods in Hiawatha, Marion Public Library, Iowa City Public Library, Forever Green Garden Center in Coralville, Indian Creek Nature Center, and Vinton Shellsburg High School cafeteria. Activities include microgreens workshops free sessions, raised bed gardening talks, a film screening, landscape care seminars, a prairie barn school, edible landscaping, and a two day home and garden show with modest admission.
Home hobbyists share ideas to refresh stair treads using carpet tiles ceramic tiles and mosaic inlays. Aubrey McClintock and Lee swap rubber treads for zebra carpet tiles while Patricia Shackelford highlights bright wall lighting warm walls and easy removal. Casey Simmons creates mosaic treads from shells rocks and broken dishes enhancing foot comfort.
Orlando Sentinel guidance from Sandra Rinomato on staging a home for faster sale. Clean, declutter, depersonalize, and stage rooms to look larger and brighter. Start outside with fresh paint, tidy front entry, and curb appeal, then outfit interiors with minimal, appealing furniture and organized storage.
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