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December 22, 2017 Fox’s Garden being handed to fourth generation
CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/CHRIS MCLEAN Tyler (right) and Todd (center) Waye are following in the footsteps of their father, Gary, as second-generation owners and operators of Fox Garden Supply. Family-owned businesses run on trust –and sometimes that means telling a customer not to buy whatever plant or product they’ve just set down next to the cash register. […]
HOME & GARDEN December 22, 2017 Keep the garden going this winter with these tips
This is a great time to clean the tools before spring. Diana C. Kirby for American-Statesman Central Texas, with its yo-yolike erratic weather, rarely has a serious winter. I mean a Buffalo, N.Y.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Denver, Colo., kind of winter – frozen solid and miserably cold. While northern gardeners are enjoying their hot chocolate by […]
HOME & GARDEN December 10, 2017 40 years of providing stylish and functional furniture for the home
The newly-renovated BLIMS Alabang Home Depot. Whether you’re moving into a new home and looking to furnish it from scratch or just in the mood for a little interior makeover, a trip to a BLIMS Fine Furniture store will give you plenty of furnishing solutions and styling ideas. For the past 40 years, BLIMS has […]
HOME & GARDEN December 10, 2017 How new furniture materials are transforming home interiors
Designers with an eye on the future often take their cue from the past. With technological advances enabling materials to be used in ways not previously possible, architects and interior decorators are putting a modern twist on old favourites – and introducing concepts that push the boundaries of the most fertile imaginations. Lighting is ripe […]
HOME & GARDEN December 10, 2017 Godrej enters premium home furniture market with a new brand ‘Script’
MUMBAI: Godrej has launched a premium home furniture brand called ‘Script’, which is said to be inspired by contemporary lifestyle. With an investment of Rs 50 crore in the new venture, the plan is to launch 3 stores across 3 cities in the first year and focus on further expanding the brand in metros. Script will be tapping […]
HOME & GARDEN December 1, 2017 Smart home tech will drive up resale value
From choosing the right block to getting the finishing touches exactly how you want, there are a lot of things to be considered when building a new home. One aspect that needs to be thought about is the longevity or potential resale value of the home, according to Advantage Air Australia General Manager Darren Bee. […]
HOME & GARDEN December 1, 2017 Who Buys Smart Home Tech? Test Your Knowledge of the Home-Tech Market
Integrators are pretty well connected to the technology out there, but sometimes can be a bit disconnected from the general public sensibility. It can happen easily, especially if your average clientele tend to be affluent and your typical project is large. But staying in touch with consumer sentiment today is vital… you never know when […]
HOME & GARDEN December 1, 2017 5 pieces of home tech to impress your mates with
It’s no secret that staying in is the new going out. The place to be during summer 2017? On your sofa watching Chris and Kem rap it out on Love Island. Be there, or be seriously muggy. And why wouldn’t you? The latest home tech has made that couch potato lyf even dreamier. From the Amazon Echo Show […]
HOME & GARDEN November 29, 2017 Cundall: Plant beans now for a constant summer supply
Top crop: Once they get going, beans will provide an almost-daily bounty. OF ALL THE summer vegetables, beans are among the easiest to grow because they love a warm-soil start. Production, even in a small area, can be virtually non-stop for up to five months if seeds are sown over the next week. The real […]
HOME & GARDEN November 29, 2017 Concerns aired over Forest City water supply
Johor politician warns of water crisis if project does not source for its own supply ISKANDAR PUTERI • A Johor politician told the state assembly yesterday that the Johor government had told the developer of the Forest City project to source for its own water supply. Tengku Putra Haron Aminurrashid Tengku Hamid Jumat, an assemblyman […]
HOME & GARDEN November 29, 2017 Plan and budget for a good return on your garden investment
This April 2010 photo taken near New Market, Va., shows a large supply of vegetables awaiting transplanting into home gardens. Buying supplies in bulk and then dividing them with your neighbors will provide a healthy financial return. (Dean Fosdick via AP) The first of the 2018 seed catalogs will be arriving soon in the mail, […]
November 27, 2017 Hot Property: 32 chandeliers grace this $1.2M southside gem in gated community
Ryan and Amy Wright love to entertain, and they have just the house for it. The couple regularly host dinner parties, fundraisers, even cabaret shows in their 7,000-square-foot home in Diamond Ridge at The Point, a gated community on Indy’s southeast side. The four-bedroom, five-bath house at 6663 Silver Creek Drive sits on a pond […]
