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An invitation into the hidden gardens of Allentown

May 25, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden, Landscaping

White irises launch and purple alliums burst like fireworks into the sky over a stout Japanese maple seemingly meditating on waves of prickly cactus. This living, colorful dance performs every spring and summer under the direction of Terry Brown, who keeps the garden at his Allentown home. However, this year the ...
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New modular homes ready to take on most hurricanes

May 12, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Modular Home

The parts snapped together like Lego pieces. Gigantic Lego pieces. It took an 85-ton crane to assemble two hurricane-resistant modular homes Thursday on the 3200 block of Galloway Avenue in the Bayou Grove subdivision. The homes are outfitted with hurricane windows, storm panels and have Gulf Power Energy Star ratings on all ...

Paint and plants can help create a welcoming porch

April 09, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Home & Decoration

Your front entrance is a great place to say "goodbye" to winter and "hello" to spring. So brush down the cobwebs and hose off the concrete. We have a simple, three-part strategy to welcome the new season. 1. Clean and/or paint the front door Wash the grime off your front door with ...

Planning - not planting - is how you start

March 10, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Plants

Step inside Carol Jackson's Eads, Tenn., home, and you know how she feels about flowers. They're everywhere -- in the artwork on the walls and on her collection of teapots and glassware. Silk flowers are in vases and tucked amid the books on shelves. "I'm glad my husband is very secure with ...

Gardening Mississippi’s camellias deserve extra attention

December 22, 2006 By: Momoy Category: Garden

Mississippi is legendary when it comes to camellias and should soon have some stops along the American Camellia Society's upcoming National Camellia Trail. This trail will begin in the Pacific Northwest, move down the Pacific coast before turning east toward the Gulf states, then proceed north along the eastern seaboard. The ...

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