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Porcelain and Pewter Coffee Canister - Dragonfly Design


This sturdy porcelain canister provides a splendid aesthetic in the kitchen while keeping coffee fresh with its' air-tight rubber seal. Each is topped with a decorative cast pewter lid featuring an airborne dragonfly among garden reeds. The design is repeated on an included solid pewter scoop, which conveniently hangs on the side of the canister - always in easy reach and ready to spoon your favorite fresh coffee. Also great for storing your other favorite dry goods such as sugar, cornmeal or loose tea. Pewter portions crafted in the USA.


Price: 34.99



12" Scrolling Iron Plant Hanger


This iron plant hanger stretches 12" from the wall with a decorative scrolling design to display your favorite patio or garden accent. Created from 3/8"-thick square wrought iron, the construction is perfect for a hanging plant, large bird feeder or birdhouse. Crafted in the USA; all hardware included.


Price: 23.99



Pewter Floral Earrings


Created in USA, this simple and elegant floral design is cast in pewter and features sterling silver over brass (nickel-free) leverback findings.


Price: 14.99



Cast Bronze Doorbell - Palm Tree


A handsome highlight to greet all guests at your door! Cast in solid bronze with a polished finish, time and weather eventually work their creative magic to create a rich patina on the piece. Designed for use with all standard 10 to 16 volt chimes, this palm tree doorbell features a lighted button and includes mounting hardware. Designed and created in Oregon.


Price: 29.99



Hanging Leaf Birdbath


Artist Stephen Fabrico constructs this colorful hanging bird bath in clay with a wonderful combination of blue-teal glazes and an etched leaf pattern. With a reinforced steel cable hanger, the bath is as functional as it is beautiful. Individually handcrafted in New York and signed by the artist.


Price: 74.99



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Delta Select 69146-SNPN Satin & Polished Nickel Towel Ring

Delta Select 69146-SNPN Towel Ring

Satin Nickel w/ Polished Nickel Accents

Manufacturer: Delta Select
Model #: 69146-SNPN
Condition: Brand New In Retail Box
Warranty: Lifetime Faucet & Finish Warranty
List Price: $74.85

The Delta Select offerings enable you to maintain a harmonious influence throughout the home. Delta Select allows you to define the decor of your home down to the finest detail.

Features:

• Everything Included For Installation
• Lifetime Fauce & Finish Warranty
• Satin Nickel Finish with Polished Nickel Accents
• 2.5" Diameter Flange

Price: 14.99



Momentus Short Game Wizard Golf Lob Silver Wedge 60* RH 175g

Momentus Short Game Wizard 60* Lob Wedge 175g Shaft

Silver Color - Right-Handed (Up to 75 yds)

Manufacturer: Momentus Golf
Model #: Short Game Wizard 60* 175g
Condition: Brand New
List Price: $99.99

Momentus Golf, a leader in innovative golf equipment design, has pioneered and developed a revolutionary new concept in wedge design called Variable Shaft Weighting. Variable Shaft Weighting increases the shaft weight as the loft of the club head increases. This concept has proven to create a uniform accelerating motion through the ball, ensuring crisp and solid contact, and producing more consistent and accurate shots. Momentus Golf's Research and Development Department has done extensive testing on the Variable Shaft Weighting concept with golfers of all ability levels. As a result of this testing, they have developed a shaft-to-head weight ratio that optimizes the performance of the wedge. This ratio is the cornerstone of the new Short Game Wizard Wedge Series.

Why do I need the Momentus Short Game Wizards?

Around the green: You'll be amazed with the types of shots you'll be able to hit around the green with any or all of the Momentus Short Game Wizards. It will take just one pitch shot over a bunker to a closely cut flagstick to convince you that the Momentus Short Game Wizards are the most phenomenal short game clubs ever developed. The Momentus Short Game Wizards conform to the USGA Rules of Golf. So put them in your bag and use them to experience the thrilling satisfaction of playing great golf.

Just spend 30-minutes around the pitching green hitting chips, pitches, lobs and bunker shots with the Momentus Short Game Wizards the next time you head out to the course. You will gain the feel for an accelerating pitching motion that is under control. Your tempo will greatly improve for those delicate and difficult shots around the green. The ball will come off the club face so softly, you'll be shocked. You'll find yourself hitting short game shots that you've never been able to hit before. You'll strike the ball solidly and crisply on every shot you hit. Any one of the Short Game Wizards will give you the touch and feel that it takes to be a master of the short game. Use the Short Game Wizard on the course and watch you scores decrease.

The Benefits of the Short Game Wizards:

• Lower scores!
• The added weight gives you more control for those delicate and difficult chips, pitches, lobs and bunker shots.
• Ensures that the club is always accelerating through the ball.
• Allows you to get the ball up and down easily from anywhere.
• Cuts through the long rough easily, and the hosel doesn't get hung up in the long grass.
• The heavier shaft swings with an even tempo, so you can't get quick from the top and stab at the ball.
• Eliminates decelerating the club head into the ball and hitting it fat.
• Improves confidence!
• Conforms to the USGA Rules of Golf

Price: 49.99



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Seeding Flowers Indoors: An Inexpensive Way to a Beautiful Summer Garden


Seeding Flowers Indoors: An Inexpensive Way to a Beautiful Summer Garden

 by: Debbie Rodgers

Every year you plan that THIS will be the year you have pots and pots of lush plants on your balcony or deck. Then you visit your local nursery in the spring and reality hits - the cost for your fantasy is just outrageous! Sound familiar?

But you can have the planters of your dreams at a fraction of the cost and with a choice of varieties far beyond what the local garden center offers. How? Start your own flower seeds now.

If youve never grown from seeds indoors before, its best to begin with just a few types. Easy starters: Trailing lobelia and petunias make a bright and simple garden for sunny spots. Licorice plant and dwarf nasturtiums are also attractive.

Once youve decided on your plants, you must know two things to determine when the seeds should be started: the last frost date for your area, and the time required before transplanting.

• The last frost date is the date beyond which there is a low chance (usually about 10%) of temperatures at or below the freezing mark. This is important because many traditional plants for hanging baskets are tender, that is, they will not survive when frozen. You may already know what the frost date is for your area. If not ask gardening neighbors or your local gardening center. If you are in the USA, visit http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/documentlibrary/freezefrost/Spring32F_hires.jpg for information from the national Climatic Data Center.

• The time required before transplanting is different for each type of flower. Youll see this listed in seed catalogs or on the seed packet. For example, a packet might tell you to start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost date. Some seeds such as nasturtiums, zinnias, or cosmos may be sown directly outside but if you have to wait after the danger of a frost has passed, you may want to get a jump on spring by starting those inside too.

  Licorice plants and geraniums need 12 weeks to sprout from seed. So if my last frost date is May 15th, Ill want to start them around the last week of February. Petunias, impatiens and lobelia require 10-12 weeks, so I would start them around the first of March. Morning glories, which make a beautiful privacy fence from a plain piece of latticework, need six weeks from start to transplant, but cant be put outside until two weeks after the last frost date. This would mean starting them indoors about mid-April. Id start nasturtiums and zinnias about then too.

  Your goal is to promote germination (with heat and water) and seedling growth (with light) while preventing your seedlings chief enemy, damping-off (with air circulation and proper drainage). Here are some tips for successful seed growing.

• Use plastic containers, about 2 deep, fairly wide and with multiple drainage holes. Growers cell packs are ideal but you can also use yogurt or cottage cheese containers as long as you sanitize them with a mild bleach solution (one part bleach to nine parts water) for 15 minutes and then punch several holes in the bottoms.

• Use commercial seed-starting mix. Its sterilized and contains the necessary food to aid germination. You might also want to try using a product specially formulated to prevent damping-off.

• Plant seeds sparingly. Youll have to thin them anyway. Some growers plant only two seeds per cell pot. If youre planting in flat trays, place seeds 1/2 to 1 (1 to 2.5 cm) apart, depending on the seed size, and space the rows 1 1/2 to 2 (3-5 cm) apart. Make a depression in the soil with your finger or a pencil and plant the seed about three times as deep as its diameter. If the packet says the seed requires light to germinate, then put it just on the surface of the soil.

• Set the containers in a water-filled tray. This allows the pots to draw water from the bottom without disturbing the seeds. Cover tray and pots with plastic to help hold moisture and heat.

• Place the entire set-up on a heat source between 75 - 85 F (24 - 29 C). Although a heat mat designed for this purpose is ideal, you can also use the top of a fridge, or a spot near a radiator or space heater.

• Once the seeds have germinated, remove the plastic and put the pots (with the water tray) near a light source at a reduced temperature. Good light is crucial at this point to ensure good growth. Fluorescent shop lights within a few inches of the tops of the seedlings are perfectly suited. You can also try a sunny south window but ideally the light should be on the plants for 16 hours out of each 24-hour period. In my climate, we just dont have 16 hours of daylight this time of year! Seedlings respond best to daytime temperatures of 60 - 70 F (16 - 21C) and night temperatures of 50 - 60 F (10 - 16C).

• Heres where it becomes critical to prevent damping-off. One way to do this is to let an electric fan blow gently across the surface of the soil during daylight hours. There are also specially formulated products on the market that can be applied to the surface of the soil when you are planting seeds that will help stop damping-off from developing.

• When the seedlings have developed their first set of true leaves (not the round little germination leaves), pull all but one plant per cell. Its hard, I know, to pull up living plants but its necessary to prevent overcrowding that will kill all of them.

• When the seedlings have developed their second set of true leaves, start watering them (from the bottom) with fertilizer diluted to quarter strength.

• A week or 10 days before you plan to plant them outside, start hardening off the tender seedlings. Stop fertilizing, and cut the amount of water in half. If possible, keep them in a cooler space inside and start introducing them to the direct sun and fluctuating temperatures of the outdoors. Begin by setting the trays outside for an hour in the mid-morning or mid-afternoon ad gradually lengthen the time to several hours. Dont put them out in heavy rain or cold, strong wind and be sure to bring them indoors at night.

Follow these steps and youll have a bounty of young, strong plants to fill your hanging baskets and pots. This year, youll have the planters of your dreams!

About The Author Debbie Rodgers owns and operates Paradise Porch, and is dedicated to helping people create outdoor living spaces that nurture and enrich them. Visit her on the web at www.paradiseporch.com and get a free report on Eight easy ways to create privacy in your outdoor space. Mail to debbie@paradiseporch.com debbie@paradiseporch.com

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