Master landscape plans guide relaxing outdoor living
The article urges homeowners to adopt a master landscape plan to extend living space outdoors. It covers using space wisely, design elements, and the role of professional designers and nurserymen. It highlights the film New Guidelines for the Well-landscaped Home and notes awards from international festivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of Nurserymen
International Films and TV Festival of
New York
American Horticultural Society
United States Department of Agriculture Motion Picture Service
Remodeling for more space proves affordable option
The American Plywood Association cites the Gibbons family in Puget Sound as an example of upgrading a two bedroom postwar bungalow rather than buying a new home. They added a side and rear addition converting rooms to suit new needs while keeping costs below buying new. The article urges careful contractor selection and explores financing options and guidance from FHA and banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
UPI
American Plywood Association
Tacoma
Wash
Austin Gibbons
Puget Sound
Ag.j
Gibbonses
The
Plywood Association
Better Business Bureau
Federal Housing Administration
United States
Green foliage arrangements on a budget for festive entertaining
The piece advises hostessing with green foliage arrangements to beautify the home economically. It notes the season's budget mindset and suggests indoor entertaining with hot rum punch despite a chilly atmosphere. It reflects social cues from the Society of American Florists on thrift during holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of American Florists
Setting a table is art and a craft of harmony
The article argues table setting is an art requiring imagination. It outlines rules for neatness symmetry and balance with utensils placed parallel and equidistant. It advises choosing a complementary china crystal and silver and picking a theme based on occasion mood or guest interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewelry Industry Council
Begonias: transplanting tips and care for thriving blooms
Plant begonias when leaves are about four inches high and transplant to their summer home. In pots or boxes cover drainage holes, use two thirds sterilized soil, add fertilizer, place seedlings eight inches apart, and cover roots lightly. Water generously in hot weather, mulch with peat moss, avoid soil touching stalk, nip wilted leaves, and expect six to eight blooms per bulb with proper care.
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Van’s Air. Conditioning, Inc
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Lansthian
Selyeas
Monterey
Mobil Homes
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E. van’ Buren
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