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2012 HOME & GARDEN MAGAZINE. LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com May 25, 2012
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FRESH AND CLEAN!
W
elcome to our Spring, 2012 Home improvement supplement. Since we are
focusing on the inside and the outside, we are calling this spring edition
Home
and Garden.
Spring is a
season of renewal.
The winter doldrums
and
isolation
are gone, nature
rebounds, and we
suddenly have new
found energy and
desires.
Along with spring cleaning, we
get involved with all kinds of indoor
and outdoor projects to spruce up the
joint. Everything from painting to
gardening make our everyday world
come alive, fresh, and new.
In this edition of LDN Home
Improvement, we discuss issues
for rehabilitating both the indoor
and outdoor parts of your house in
order to make it FRESH & CLEAN.
Painting, lighting, indoor refresher
projects,
mowing
equipment,
outdoor plantings, caring for your
trees, creating a breeze, and even a
butterfly garden.
As always, home improvement
projects include both parts you can
take on and accomplish on your own,
and parts that really require some
professional help.
Homeowners should not shy away
from using professional help when
A fresh coat of paint
4
Marrying technology and decorating 6
Lighting your interior
9
Create a cool breeze
10
Weekend warrior takes on the bath 12
Manicuring the lawn
14
Happy Trees
17
New outdoor blooms & foliage
20
Attracting butterflies to your yard 22
necessary. The trick is to
choose your professional
carefully, communicate
fully, and get the right
price.
After a hard day, when
you are zapped and need
refreshing, it is always
nice and re-energizing
to come home to FRESH & CLEAN.
[Jim Youngquist]