Perennials Beckon April is Time To Sow
In April, sow perennials for next year's blooms and plant for this year. Day lilies and delphiniums shine, Pacific hybrids peak early summer and fall. Balloon flower, Shasta daisy, cranesbill, and new Amelia varieties offer long blooming color from summer to fall.
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Workshop Patterns for Kitchen Layouts by Ruth Wyeth Spears
The sketch shows a 12 by 12 foot kitchen space and how fixtures can be arranged to use every square inch. Diagrams scale standard fixtures to fit the area, aiding new kitchens or remodels. Price 24 cents for pattern 452. add a Kitchen Remodeling Packet for additional patterns. Daily Review Pattern Dept Bedford Hills New York.
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Daily Review
Bedford Hills
New York
Planter Boxes For Outdoors In California Gardens
Californians extend gardening to planter boxes on patios and terraces. Containers move on patios, making outdoor living rooms as familiar as indoor ones. Bougainvillea thrives in high planters spilling vines, with red pink purple and scarlet blooms in frost free areas. Morning glory and lotus also shine in containers, offering silvery gray foliage and bright blooms.
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Cozy and Compact Ranch House for Narrow Lots
A detailed description of a spacious ranch house designed for a narrow lot. Features include a living room with fireplace and ten-foot picture window, dining room with double exposure, a fifteen-foot U shaped kitchen, front entry guest closet, and a main floor bathroom. Two bedrooms on the first floor, potential for two more bedrooms and a second bath upstairs, plus a full basement for laundry, hobbies, and children's play area. A complete sketch plan is available for 5 cents from Modern Plan Service, Department 180, Lincoln Building, Mount Vernon, New York. Area 1,448 39, Cubage 27,646 cu ft.
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Home Pools Hit Record
Americans build more pools as market survey projects 1955 construction at 20,000 pools totaling 220 million dollars. Residential pools number 35,000 with the remainder in institutions clubs and public facilities.
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Lwer
Good Lawns Not Tricky
The article advises careful spring lawn care focusing on Kentucky bluegrass. It emphasizes know your soil, choose high quality permanent seed, and seed into a well prepared seedbed. Even mature lawns benefit from a feeding and light soil loosening to combat compaction without heavy tilling.
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State Experimental Station Agronomists
Modernizing an attic desk and storage shelves plan
An illustrated guide to building a built in attic desk with two storage shelves using 1 by 2 lumber and Masonite panelwood. It describes assembly, door height options, and paneling, plus a free plan request from the Home Service Bureau in Chicago IL NB-297.
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Washington Street
Chicago 2
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