Archive for July, 2008

Eden’s Organic Garden Center has a small farmers market with a good mix

The farmers market at Eden’s Organic Garden Center in Balch Springs doesn’t have a name: It’s just ‘market day’ the first and third Saturdays of each month at the rustic outpost a few blocks north of Interstate 20 and east of Interstate 635. Bistro

Start Your Back to School Planning

Can you believe that it’s the end of July? When the calendar says August, it’s time to start to think about ‘Back to School!’ If you’re one of thousands of students heading back to a boarding school or college dorm (or their parents,) you’ve probably

Chic electric showers from Triton

Jasmine shower from Triton Give your bathroom a new look with a stylish shower design Looking for an unusual and stylish way to spruce up your bathroom? The Inscriptions range from Triton gives a new look to electric shower controls, so you can update

Home and Garden Show parent company bought

The parent company of the Ottawa Home and Garden Show has sold its portfolio of 38 home improvement events to the subsidiary of an Arkansas investment bank for US$53 million. U.K.-based DMG World Media said Ohio’s Marketplace Events, formed by Stephens

Latest trends in bathroom remodeling

MIAMI Tell me if you’ve had this problem before: You’re enjoying your shower, someone in the house flushes a toilet, and all of a sudden it turns from heaven into Hades. That scenario has been an annoying facet of America’s daily bathroom life for

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Hot Property: Chef Mark Peel buys home in Hancock Park for $3.1 million

There may some incredibly mouth-watering aromas wafting from one Hancock Park kitchen soon. Mark Peel, executive chef and owner of Campanile, has moved in.Peel, who opened Spago in 1982 as head chef under Wolfgang Puck, has bought a classic Mediterranean

The Environment Report - July 29th, 2008

Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle mutilated and killed. Princeton Review ranks GREEN colleges. Household cleansers made at home from natural products: greener, cheaper.

Scottish beauty

Growing plants in ScotlandLast Updated: 12:01am BST 29/07/2008 Elspeth Thompson on the rewards of growing in Scottish conditions On a recent holiday in the Scottish highlands, I was captivated by the colours of the landscape. Against a backdrop of lush,

Time for a root and branch rethink

Gardening: Redesign competitionLast Updated: 12:01am BST 29/07/2008 Some gardens need more than pruning and planting. Bunny Guinness sets out a guide to radical action and offers one lucky reader a redesign We are undoubtedly a nation of gardeners, but