Know what to do in case of approaching wildfire (Plainview Daily Herald)AUSTIN -- Wildland fires pose a threat throughout Texas, especially when dry weather conditions combine with high winds and extreme temperatures. Whether you live near open grassland, in a suburban area on the edge of town or in a forested area, fire can threaten your home.
Plant Exchange: Enhancing Site Features With Plants (Yankton Press & Dakotan)Share your tips, give us a tour of your plant site, or send your questions about gardening, outdoor, and indoor plants to newsroom@yankton.net with Attn: Brenda Johnson or write to P&D Attn: Brenda Johnson, 319 Walnut St, Yankton, SD 57078.
Cleveland home and garden show opens today at I-X Center, captures beauty of Paris (Norwalk Reflector)CLEVELAND - With its high-end exhibits, accessible expert advice and sophisticated project ideas, hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to attend the 66th annual Fifth Third Bank Home & Garden Show, which opens today and runs through Feb. 15 at the I-X Center in Cleveland.
REALITY CHECK: Gauging the end of winter by the retail outlet displays (MLive.com)It's official, winter is over. This may come as a shock to those of you with a foot of dirty snow still lurking in your driveway like a rotten tooth in need of pulling. But it's true. Winter is over.
Online Outdoor Patio Furniture Company Expands Its Line of Eco-friendly Products (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Home and Backyard Furnishings, LLC is a trusted online seller of outdoor patio furniture with a focus on preserving the environment. The company is now expanding their line of green products to include furniture certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). These products are manufactured from trees which are specially planted to be used for paper, furniture, and related products.
On the corner of free and cheap; Furnish and decorate your home for little or no money using classifieds, Web groups, ... (The Bulletin)For once, no money was no problem.When I moved to Bend this winter, it was with only two carloads, mostly packed with clothes, boxes of books and DVDs, and leftover Chinese food.Now it would take two U-Hauls for us to move again. Our household now contains three sofas, a couple of rockers and several chairs, dining room and coffee tables, three end tables, two bookcases, two desks, a double bed ...
Riding out the recession: Consider calendar when buying (Baltimore Sun)If you're trying to cut the budget and curb spending, you'll find some of the best bargains by working the calendar.
Wind, fire advisories issued for Cameron & Willacy counties (Valley Morning Star)The National Weather Service office in Brownsville has issued wind and fire weather warnings from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Cameron and Willacy counties. Advisories are expected to be issued again for Sunday as the same weather conditions are expected again.
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