Recommended home garden Items
Twining Pea Earrings

Our artist creates a fanciful play on nature's graceful artistry with her solid sterling silver twining pea earrings. Lustrous freshwater pearls accent the young curly tendrils of a pea plant and feature sterling silver fishhook findings. Available with white or green pearls. Handcrafted in the USA.

Price: 59.99

Sisters Make the Best Friends Cuff Bracelet

Surrounded with an intricate pattern of graceful spirals and flowers, this cuff bracelet shows the kindred phrase "Sisters" on the exterior. The interior of the bracelet presents the inscription "Make the Best Friends", a heart-felt statement for our sororal relationships . Naturally adjustable to fit most wrist sizes; Created with solid sterling silver in the USA.

Price: 79.99

Small Iron Welcome Sign - Pineapple

A wonderful way to welcome friends & family to your door while adding a touch of charm to the outside of your home! The pineapple has long been a popular symbol of hospitality and friendship. Measuring 11.75 x 8.0 inches, this lightweight sign is created from iron and powder-coated to allow a lifetime of protection from the elements.

Price: 21.99

Bronze Ship's Bell

Handcrafted in Maine, each component of this ship's bell is cast in bronze using the ancient technique of sand-casting. The metal is durable, highly resistant to corrosion, withstands the harshest of weather, and rings with a strong, pure tone that is unique to bronze. The bell is fully assembled with a bronze wall bracket and thick, braided lanyard. Mounting hardware included

Price: 129.99

I Will Travel Down the Path of My Dreams - Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet

A series of "pebbles" form a pathway along the exterior of this solid sterling silver bracelet. And a wonderful nugget of wisdom awaits just around the corner! On the interior of the cuff, the phrase "I will travel down the path of my dreams" is handstamped and serves as an everlasting reminder to follow your heart and focus on your dreams. The bracelet is naturally adjustable to fit most wrist sizes; Handcrafted in the USA.

Price: 87.99

A Short home garden Summary
Jado 022/300/125 Ornate Towel Bar Bronze

Jado 022/300/125 Ornate Towel Bar Old Bronze / White Porcelain Model

Retail Price: $299.99

ABOUT JADO:

True beauty isn't skin deep. It wells up from deep inside the soul. It emanates from within. Our European engineers and designers craft each piece with this belief, investing painstaking care to ensure each faucet is perfectly engineered and exquisitely formed, creating beauty from the inside out. The result is a work of true beauty whose graceful contours and detailed nuances lend an understated elegance to any room.

Each piece is hand-forged, and goes through a rigorous inspection process to ensure that Jado customers are receiving only the highest quality hardware for their high quality homes

Features:

Ornate Collection
Old Bronze / White Porcelain Finish
Everything included for installation
Lifetime Warranty

Price: 99.99

CIFIAL MINISTAR 495650605 Brass Toilet Paper Holder

CIFIAL MINISTAR 495650605 Simply Brass Toilet Tissue Holder

Price: 34.99

Today's home garden Article
6 Things You Need to Know Before Planting a Garden

Sooner or later, it seems most everyone wants to try his or her hand at creating a garden. By doing a little gardening, we can not only improve the looks and value of our homes, but our outlook as well. Before we can start, there are a few things we need to determine to make our efforts pay off. These items are discussed below in no particular order.

First, after deciding where you will place your garden, you should determine your soil type, soil pH, and what nutrients may need to be added. If your soil pH is outside the range of 6.0 to 7.0, you may find you need to sweeten or sour your soil with amendments. You may find that your soil is lacking in the proper amounts of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and, secondarily, sulfur, calcium and magnesium. A good soil test, available through your county extension service office or a local nursery, will help you determine these things.

As well, you need to know what you soil type is. Is your soil sandy, loamy or heavy clay? Generally, you can always improve your soil by adding two to three inches organic matter to the top six to eight inches of soil. Organic matter can consist of compost, leaf mold, peat moss or well-aged manure. You may find other interesting types of organic matter in your local area.

You need to know your hardiness zone. This will help you decide what plants are best for your garden. Are you in the far north with a short cool summer or in the southern latitudes with a mild winter and long humid hot summers? Understand that given the microclimate of your gardening area, you might even lap over into the zone above you or below you when considering what plants to grow.

Along with your hardiness zone you will also need to know your last and first frost dates. These will guide you when planting as well as giving you an idea how long your garden and plants will thrive into the fall. For instance, if you plant some annuals, tender ones will not survive the first frost giving your garden a dead and dying look quickly. But hardy annuals will keep blooming and looking beautiful through the first few light frosts.

You need to determine just how much sunlight your garden will get and its orientation to the light. This goes to determine what types of plants will grow best in your chosen location. Many plants require a minimum of six to eight hours of direct sunlight a day.

In addition you need to know the layout of your gardening area. Where are the existing plants, buildings and other structures? These could affect the amount of sunlight that gets through, the wind they block, or even affect your design. You may find that you have a nook that provides a warmer microclimate and you are able to grow a few plants that don't normally grow in your hardiness zone.

Lastly, you need to determine your design. Gardening can allow you to express your artistic talents and you do this with your design. More information is available on design.

About the Author

Looking for more articles? Come discover all kinds of Flower Gardening Tips at our site. Read articles about water, shade, rose, butterfly gardens, gardening tips, and more.

Current home garden News
November Bloomers

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 07:30:02 GMT
The weather has been great this autumn. Leaves have fallen earlier this year and only oaks and a few other trees are still holding on to their leaves. As we …

A Home for the Sushi and the Earrings - New York Times

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:53:36 GMT

A Home for the Sushi and the Earrings
New York Times, United States - 18 hours ago
More Articles in Home & Garden » A version of this article appeared in print on September 18, 2008, on page F3 of the New York edition.

NBA: Oden's is no crossover artist — and he knows it - Honolulu Advertiser

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:12:04 GMT

NBA: Oden's is no crossover artist — and he knows it
Honolulu Advertiser, HI - 20 minutes ago
He was among many players who showed up early for workouts before Portland's preseason schedule gets under way Oct. 7 at the Rose Garden Arena against the ...

Anger Management Tips For Children

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:38:05 -0700
by Don Pedro Do you know that keeping your anger inside of you changes who you are, eventually? You become a meaner person when you bottle up anger. Most people who hide their emotions tend to become cynical as their form of expression is wrong. Don’t be like such people. Avail yourself to anger management help today and see the difference that will come in your life thereafter. Don’t make it a habit of getting angry too often in front of your children or they will eventually pick it up. Ange