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Tips To Improve Your Garden Decor

Gardens are not just places where one grows plants and vegetables. To complement the amount of effort you put in here, you should try and improve your garden decor so that your garden looks beautiful, even without flowers. Here are some tips to help you work on it:

1) Singular focus

One way to make a difference to your garden decor is to focus on one part of the garden and build the rest around it. This can be done by building a gazebo, an arbor, a rose pillar or any statues or sculptures of interest.

2) A sense of architecture

You can provide an architectural form and a sense of style to your garden decor by adding a bit of iron gate work, elegant metal topiary forms or concrete statuary to the garden. Simple garden ornaments and artful decor contribute tremendously to the aesthetic value to your outdoor living garden spaces.

3) Adding water features - a waterfall or a fountain

Building a waterfall or a fountain can add a lot of value to your garden decor. In fact, most Japanese gardens have a water feature, and the ones without water features have something that represents water, like grey gravel or sand. If you would like to be a little innovative, you can turn your whole garden into a water garden.

4) Collect and scatter

After having collected a variety of art and ornamentation to add to your garden decor, make sure you scatter it throughout the landscape. Some people place topiary, sculpture or tuteur forms in distant small landscaped garden spaces for maximum viewing impact. Try and frame ornamental pieces of art with easy-growing shrubs and low-growing flowers.

5) Correct use of planters and containers

For an elegant garden decor, you may need to carefully choose the planters and containers to hold your plants. Many kinds of containers are available, the popular ones being made of concrete, fibre stone, fibreglass and plastic. For earth tones, you might choose terracotta. Correct use of planters can also add height, shape and life to your garden.

6) Lighting

Lighting up a garden nicely also enhances the garden decor. Other than lighting up the pathway in your garden, you can also light up a specific tree by focusing light beams on it. Make sure you keep safety concerns in mind for lighting options.

7) Define your place - use varieties of height

Garden ornamentation will define garden spaces. Taller garden decor and sculpture can create pleasant and sprawling visual architecture in small spaces. Always try and place taller plantings toward the back of the garden. Try and use varieties of height to beautify your garden.

8) Block what you do not like

Block a part of the garden with climbers like ivy or vines if you do not like the way it looks. A trellis or obelisk can also be combined with the climbers to block the view. It will only end up enhancing your garden decor. You can also add a birdbath to your garden.

9) Temporary additions for special purposes

If you organize parties in your garden, they are some ways to improve on your garden decor. If you are on a shoestring budget, you could light the garden by candles, lanterns or string lighting. Clean up a certain area within the garden to provide a tidy place for your guests. Addition of fragrant containers would fill the garden air with a pleasant smell. Also, do not forget to get comfortable garden chairs for your guests.

Finally, no matter how you wish to decorate your garden, you should make sure that everything is harmonized. Utilizing all your resources with perfect balance can enhance your garden decor and make it your own piece of paradise.

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Total Recall Special Limited Edition DVD: Metal Package

Total Recall (Special Limited Edition Metal Package) (1990)

Starring:;Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin

Plot Synopsis:

What is reality when you can't trust your memory? Arnold Schwartzenegger is an Earthbound construction worker who keeps having dreams about Mars. A trip to a false memory transplant service for an imaginary trip to Mars goes terribly wrong and another personality surfaces. When his old self returns, he finds groups of his friends and several strangers seem to have orders to kill him. He finds records his other self left him that tell him to get to Mars to join up with the underground. The reality of the situation is constantly in question. Who is he? Which personality is correct? Which version of reality is true?

Review:

Total Recall was originally conceived of with Richard Dreyfuss starring as a Walter Mitty-like character who experiences a variety of artificially induced fantasies. The movie we know is a mega-budget action epic set on Mars. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a normal working man who discovers that his entire reality has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Oscar-winning special effects and violent action propel the twisting plot, in which Arnold manipulates his manipulators in a world of dazzling high technology. Director Paul Verhoeven (Robocop) indulges his usual penchant for gratuitous bloodshed, but the movie has enough cleverness to rise above its excesses.

DVD Details:

Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside
Directors: Paul Verhoeven
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs:;1
Studio: Live / Artisan
DVD Release Date: May 21, 2002
Run Time: 112 minutes

Price: 9.99

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play DVD

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play DVD

Manufacturer: Sesame Street
Model #: 074645418094
Condition: Brand New & Sealed
List Price: $24.99

The Muppets are putting on a play on words (get it?), a convenient framing device for a Sesame Street-style reading lesson. Get ready for some sticky, slippery fun when Prairie Dawn directs the G-rated vaudevillian act, complete with Bert and Ernie in straw hats telling corny jokes and a pie-throwing machine in fine working order.

There are behind-the-scenes prop emergencies and a finale no-show, prompting rhyming lessons ("Oh, no, Hoho is a no-show!") and plenty of TV clips, including "I Am Chicken," the fowl take on the feminist anthem "I Am Woman." Elmo joins singing partners Mo and Flo in the stirring (substitute) finale, "We Got the Need to Read." Kindergarteners who think they're too old for Sesame Street might still get drawn in by challenges aimed at beginning readers. Ages 2 to 6.

Price: 7.95

Bionaire BCH3225-U One Touch Twin Ceramic Heater

Bionaire BCH3225-U 1Touch Twin Ceramic Heater

w/Remote & Smart Touch Electronic Thermostat

Manufacturer: Bionaire
Model #: BCH3225-U
Condition: Brand New In Retail Box
Warranty: Manufacturer Warranty
List Price: $59.99

When the weather outside is frightful and the interior furnace is running low, the Bionaire BCH-3225U brings relief quickly, easily and safely. Incorporating Digital electronics, this heater uses reliable ceramic heating elements to quickly heat a small room.

Bionaire, 1 Touch, 1500W, Ceramic Heater With Remote, Smart Touch Electronic Thermostat, 40% Quieter Than Comparable Ceramic Heaters, Provides Heat In Two Directions, Sleek Space Saving Mini Tower Design, 1500W, Auto Safety Shut Off, Overheat Fuse, 5118 BTU's

Features:

2 Year Manufacturer Warranty
Ceramic two-unit room heater
Units rotate to project heat in two directions
Remote control allows adjustments from across the room
SmartTouch one-button control makes settings easy
Item Dimensions: 12.5 " H x 6.5" W x 7" D

Price: 39.99

Hansgrohe 10020 Satinox Bathroom Faucet

Hansgrohe 10020 Bathroom Faucet Axor Starck

Tall Single-Hole Lav Mixer (With Pop-up Assembly)

Manufacturer: Hansgrohe
Model #: 10020-S
Condition: Brand New In Retail Box
Warranty: Lifetime Warranty
List Price: $952.00

The Hansgrohe brand brings innovation, quality and stylish designs to homes and businesses around the globe. You can choose just the right shower, bath or kitchen product from Hansgrohe's wide selection of bath, shower and kitchen products. And with over 100 years of innovation to Hansgrohe's credit, you are sure to find the performance and quality of your choice unmatched.

Tall lavatory mixer mounts on a single 1.375" to 1.625" hole. Award-winning design especially created for vessel type sinks. Includes pop-up drain assembly. ADA compliant. 2.2 GPM. Faucet is 15.125" high and 1.875" in diameter.

*Image shown in polished chrome, but what is up for sale is satinox finish.

Features:

Single-Hole mounting
Award-winning design
Ceramic cartridge
Especially created for vessel type sinks
Includes pop-up drain assembly
ADA compliant

Price: 269.99

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Huguenot Garden

Huguenot Garden
Huguenot Garden is a children's story of the daily and adventurous episodes in the lives of Renée and Albret Martineau, young twin sisters in a seventeeth-century, French Protestant family.

The episodes follow the twins and the rest of the Martineau family as they work, worship, commune, and suffer persecution together.

The story aims to portray the ideas and historical details common to Huguenot life in La Rochelle, France, 1685, a tragic year whose final quarter brought the full wrath of Louis XIV.

Villeroy & Boch French Garden Fleurence Tea Cup Saucers, Set of 6

Villeroy & Boch French Garden Fleurence Tea Cup Saucers, Set of 6
Designed to evoke the charm of a French garden, the Fleurence pattern from Villeroy & Boch captures the relaxed contentment found in the French countryside. Clusters of fruit and cherry blossoms, laurel leaf rings in deep green, and bands of soft country yellow and pale celadon all combine to bring the airy garden feel inside. Subtle ridges, textured layers, and other sculptural elements add a touch of sophistication, enabling the collection to be used daily or for special occasions.

A wonderful complement to the other tableware pieces in the French Garden line, this set of six tea cup saucers can be used with the matching tea cups or with coordinating 10-ounce mugs. Measuring 5-3/4 inches in diameter, a soft country yellow border encircles the saucers, while a ring of laurel leaves rim the recessed area designed for the tea cup. A subtly layered and scalloped edge of celadon green completes the design. Crafted from vitrified porcelain to ensure durability, all Villeroy & Boch tableware pieces are resilient enough to be placed in the dishwasher and microwave. For added beauty, a top glaze has been applied to protect the vivid colors. --Lea Werbel

Magic Slice Non-Slip Flexible Cutting Board, Gourmet Size 12" x 15", Herb Garden by Michael Clark

Magic Slice Non-Slip Flexible Cutting Board, Gourmet Size 12" x 15", Herb Garden by Michael Clark
The Magic Slice? Flexible Cutting Boards feature beautifully painted designs on a lightweight, flexible material that also works great as a place mat. These cutting boards are great for chopping, dicing, slicing and mincing any type of food. When you're done with it, the Magic Slice? rolls up for easy storage.The attractive artwork is actually colored through the board and leaves no trace of cut marks. These patented non-slip boards are non-porous and feature built in anti-bacterial properties, so bacteria, odors and stains do not penetrate the surface. Not recommended for the dishwasher; simply wipe with warm soapy water and dry.

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Summer sanctuary (The Columbus Dispatch)

Sun, 25 May 2008 08:19:00 GMT
Eat, drink and be airy. With Memorial Day ushering in the summer season ( unofficially, anyway), many of us will be spending our leisure hours in the backyard -- what has come to be called the "outdoor room."