Guide provides advice on community trees
Guide provides adviceon community trees
The National Arbor Day Foundation is offering a new publication on community trees to civic leaders and committed residents. The foundation's 76-page "Urban and Community Forestry: A Practical Guide to Sustainability" gives advice on how to identify a community's forestry needs, plan tree-care strategies, encourage collaboration and volunteer participation, and engage all segments of multicultural cities and towns.
The guide is designed for interested residents and homeowners, tree board members and volunteer leaders, master gardeners, city officials, and students and professionals in urban forestry, landscape architecture and horticulture.
The publication was supported by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program on the recommendation of the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council.
"Urban and Community Forestry: A Practical Guide to Sustainability" is available for $9.95 plus $4.95 shipping and handling.
For more information or to buy the guide, contact the National Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, Neb. 68410.
Clean Day products
Christmas day is nearing.
Need to get in some quality cleaning time? And fast?
Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day, a collection of earth-friendly, aromatherapeutic household cleaners, has just released several new products to its line. Included are a countertop spray ($4.99), an all-purpose cleaner and stainless steel spray ($7.99 each) and a soy candle ($9.99). Scents come in lavender or lemon.
To find a retailer, visit www.mrsmeyers.com on the Web or call (877) 576-8808.
T.J. Maxx offersAsian-inspired accents
East meets the Western home with a new line of Asian-inspired accent pieces available at T.J. Maxx stores.
You'll find reasonably priced decorative Eastern items for the kitchen, such as bamboo place mats with chopsticks and holder ($19) and an iron teapot ($16.99).
Or for the living room and family room, there are rattan or bamboo chests ($149.99), lamps with carved statuettes ($29.99), silk plants and carved chairs that can be draped with sari throws or velvet pillows.
Bamboo racks, candle holders, side tables and embroidered hand towels can offer touches of Eastern chic in the bathroom as well.
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