Corner Garden Edging a Colorful Backyard Accent
A compact garden design highlights dense color in a small backyard plot. The redwood fence backdrop provides privacy and contrast for bright annuals while a Scotch pine evergreen breaks the fence lines and reduces fall leaf cleanup.
Scottsdale Daily Progress Puts Out Home Garden Item
Scottsdale Arizona publication reports on a Home Garden segment in the March 7 1974 issue. The brief notes gardening tips and plant ideas for local readers with practical advice.
Repairing Crumbling Fireplace Masonry and Window Putty Basics
A 60 year old outside wall fireplace may have crumbling fire bricks and mortar. replace faulty brick, remove loose mortar, and use a stiff mix of two parts cement six parts sand one part fireclay with 1/16 to 1/4 inch joints. Glazing compound costs more than putty but both seal out elements. glazier points hold panes. For large plaster holes, remove loose material, install metal screening, patch with plaster, then apply coats to flush with wall.
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Drapes Shape Room Perception in Cranberry Theme
A reader seeks advice on floor length cranberry drapes and velvet vs silk, valances, and ceiling height. Expert suggests floor length from ceiling, possible valance, velvet for formal rooms, or silk for lighter, elegant look.
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Barbara Hartung
Brick Homes Provide Low Maintenance And Long Term Savings
Brick offers durable walls that resist fire rot and denting with minimal upkeep. Masonry walls differ from brick veneer by load bearing weight. brick veneer relies on the frame. Long term savings include lower insurance, higher resale, and potential $750 to $1,000 in painting costs every four to five years.
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Brick Institute of America
Bia
Library plants and gardens series at Scottsdale Library
The Scottsdale Public Library hosts “Ins and Outs of Plants” on Thursdays in March and April at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Talks cover vegetable and fruit gardening, desert plants, house plant care, terrarium making, and hydroponics. A bibliography and foyer display accompany the programs. sick plants may be brought for diagnosis.
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Scottsdale Public Library
Bill Johnson
University of Arizona Extension Service
W.H. Earle
Desert Botanical Gardens
Cindy Riding
del Camino Nursery
Peter Deam
Scott la Crone
Green Thumb Greenery
Lowell True
University of Arizona Agricultural Extension Service
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