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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1975
Page
5
The guide shows how to bring a winter garden indoors with a simple plant display built against a wall using two 4x4 posts and 2x8 boards, protected flooring, and plant saucers. It advises flexible furniture styles like wicker for cost effective decor and suggests wall colors, window shades, and mirror accents to enhance space and brightness.
Four main ways to color concrete are outlined, with emphasis on adding pigment during mixing using 4 to 10 percent pigment relative to Portland cement. For general color 7 or 8 percent suffices, white cement for non-gray colors is recommended, and test batches advised. Dust-on color methods using a dry mix are cheaper, with specific ratios and two applications. Old concrete can be stained or painted, with guidance on stain age, paints for slabs, and finishes for exterior walls.
Decor advice notes pairing rust carpeting with a honey beige sofa. A print fabric in rust, camel, brown, beige and white can unify draperies chairs and perhaps a skirted table. Wall colors suggested are soft beige or pale rust, with large-scale louvred wood windows and textured heavy fabrics for practical upholstery.
Painting advice from Gene Gary recommends a 144 inch nap roller and drop cloths for chain link fences. Two people on opposite sides finish with a dry roller to transfer excess paint, boosting reach with extension poles.
Dutch Elm Disease spreads west with latest infections in California prompting emergency funding and expanded inspections. Arizona enforces statewide elm disease quarantine at border stations and trains inspectors for early detection. Citizens urged to report sick elms to the commission at 271-4373 or mail to 1688 W Adams, Phoenix.
Johns Manville advises pool owners to winterize non heated pools to avoid costly damage. Remove bulbs and glass parts, shut off electrical power and remove fuses, cover securely, drain pipes, oil exposed metal, and service moving parts. Store lawn furniture indoors and wrap diving boards and ladders. schedule repairs before closing.
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