Styling Elevates Carport to Full Status for Home
A house carport gains space and function with thoughtful styling. Open shelters offer light, shade, and easy access while preserving curb appeal. Suggestions cover partial walls, wood framing, and screened play areas. plans and booklets offered by Western Wood Products Assn. at Portland addresses.
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Carport
Reiling Co
Loca
Western Woad Products Assn
Yeon Bldg
Portland
Ore
End of House Plant Vacation Sparks September Advice
Yard'n Garden editor Bill Meachem warns September brings sudden cold snaps that end outdoor plant vacations and threaten house plants. He advises gradual indoor transition, checking forecasts, and treating pests with sprays while feeding and adjusting light and humidity for steady adjustment.
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Bill Meachem
Nome Garden Magic
Leeyard-20
Junk finds brighten home through thrift and story
Carol D discusses her nostalgia filled home and a growing collection started after meeting Kathy. She refinished 110 pieces including a pie safe and a kitchen cabinet, aided by her parents. Her daughters join antique outings as she preserves copper and brass items and repurposes a fire extinguisher as an umbrella stand.
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Jban Barnes
Carol D
Kathy
Carol
Jean
Axl
Europe
Hillary
Leslie
Care for Peonies This Fall for Better Blooms
Fall is the time to lift and divide peony plants that underperform. Use a spade or fork to pry, wash soil from roots to find natural divisions, and cut apart carefully. Each division needs three to five eyes, planted in well drained soil with the uppermost eye no more than two inches below ground. Water after planting, mulch 2 to 4 inches for winter protection the first year, and remove tops at ground level to reduce disease.
Crickets Invade Nebraska Homes in Large Numbers
Crickets by the millions invade Nebraska households feeding on hot plants, cotton or woolen fabrics and chirping to attract mates. To stop entry, seal windows and doors, unroll outdoor papers, and apply insecticides around the foundation using products such as chlordane, diazinon, malathion, and related formulations.
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Nebraska
Hexsear
Tomes
How to Paint Your Wood House booklet issued
The National Forest Products Association released How to Paint Your Wood House a home maintenance guide. It covers surface prep removing dirt and old paint filling cracks spot priming choosing paints or finishes and proper techniques from starting at the top on the shady side to safety tips with ladders. The booklet priced at 50 cents is available from the Technical Services Division at 1618 Massachusetts Ave Washington DC 20036.
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National Forest Products * Association
Wood Products
Department P
National Forest Products Association
Massachusetts Ave
Washington, D.C
Convertible rooms trend reshapes dining areas in homes
Homes increasingly require rooms serving multiple roles as space tightens. Manufacturers offer flexible furnishings that function as dining room, study, office or recreation space with pieces like an all glass and polished aluminum table that doubles as a desk or dining table, reflecting evolving decor trends.
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Furnitus
Insects Invading Homes In Late Summer And Fall
Many insects such as box elder bugs crickets and spiders invade homes as weather cools. Movement begins in August and peaks before freezing weather, mitigated by sealing openings and applying pesticides around foundations and lawns while following safety directions.
Improve lawns before Sept 15 with renovation tips
Before September 15 act to improve thin patchy lawns. If more than half the lawn is weed dominated or soil is poor, renovate rather than reestablish. Follow seven steps from diagnosing causes to soil, seedbed prep, soil tests, seed contact, irrigation, and regular care. Obtain EC 68 1212 on building a new lawn if reestablishing.
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E.C
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Grand Central Station
New York
Junk
National Paint and Coatings Association
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Wester Wood Products Assn
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Columbus Bank
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