Home & Garden Expo to be held in Arthur (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier) ARTHUR — The first-ever Arthur Home & Garden Expo will be held March 11, 12 and 13 at the Otto Center, located just half a mile south of Arthur.

Ex-con millionaire vows to sell businesses to move to mud-hut, help impoverished Ugandan orphans (New York Daily News) Telecommunications tycoon Jon Pedley is selling his businesses, $1.5 million Essex farmhouse with a 1-acre garden and all his furniture - to move to a mud hut in Uganda and launch a children's charity, according to the Daily Mail.

Elegant Cashel Estate to be showcase for Children's Home Society fundraiser (Indian River Press Journal) STUART — A 1920s mansion set beside the St. Lucie River is the setting for the second annual Children’s Home Society’s designer showcase house.This elegant estate has been transformed into a “Great Gatsby” confection filled with yards of precious textiles, custom furniture and hand-painted surfaces that transform every ceiling into the fresco of a palazzo and a breakfast room into a garden.The ...

Creating a classic garden style (thewest.com.au) Designing a garden can be a challenging and time-consuming affair. To help make it easier, the experts reveal how to recreate three classic garden styles.

Learn how to transform your backyard into a feng shui garden (Naples Daily News) Some people secretively wonder, “what on earth is a feng shui garden?” when I begin explaining their benefits. Others probably muse that it must be another new fad, unsure how to pronounce the word, let alone spell it. New, it is not. In fact, it’s been practiced in China for more than 3,500 years. And it’s a fascinating subject.Although it is a comprehensive study, its fundamentals are very ...

Some who've had it with snow flock to home and garden show (Baltimore Sun) Crowds are up at Maryland State Fairgrounds' spring harbinger Coming out of the snowiest Maryland winter on record, thousands of Marylanders got a jump-start on spring at the Maryland Home & Garden Show where tulips, daffodils and pansies were in full bloom.

Family of slain Garden City woman says boyfriend kept her possessions (Detroit News) Garden City --The unsolved murder of aspiring Garden City model Paula Sladewskihas been gaining interest from "America's Most Wanted" and "Dateline NBC," but the family of the slain woman just want her belongings returned to them.

Winter weary flock to garden show (Baltimore Sun) Crowds are up at Maryland State Fairgrounds' spring harbinger Crowds are up at Maryland State Fairgrounds' spring harbinger. Pointing out her favorite variety of pansies is Holly Ozsvath, 3, whose family brought her from Glenville, Pa., so they could take in the sights and smells of the Maryland Home and Garden Show, including these flowers from Breidenbaugh Farms.

Enjoy Outdoor through Amish furniture (Dorchester Reporter) While people speaks about Amish piece of furniture they only consider almost interior piece of furniture such as furniture for front room, dining, and sleeping room. Yet, Amish craftsman are skilled and deliver several Modern themes when it follows in making innovative article of furniture. You can now associate the name Amish with exterior furniture. They produce heirloom furniture that can ...

The Garden Wayfarer: Passport to the world (The Community Connection) A fresh breeze blew in a whiff of spring, and before I knew it I was on a trip around the world. That’s how I felt as I walked through the doors into the Philadelphia convention center. This year’s Philadelphia Flower Show gave visitors a passport to travel unknown paths from India to Africa, from Ireland to New Zealand, and from China back to the USA.