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Fountains, Etc.
New garden superstars will
spruce up spring.
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BIRMINGHAM Great in-town location
for this updated 1920s charmer. 4
bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths. Large living
room with fireplace. Bright dining
room boasts wall of windows. Updated
kitchen with breakfast room plus family
room. Prime corner lot. Short walk to
downtown. $499,000
BLOOMFIELD 5,400 square foot newer
construction on 2.73 acres with ravine setting.
Large foyer with open staircase and bridge leading
to 6 bedrooms. Living Room with limestone
fireplace centered on French doors to bluestone
terrace. Formal dining room. Custom Amish
kitchen with island, stainless steel appliances and
granite tops opens to double story family room.
Vaulted beamed screened porch overlooking in-
ground pool and spa. Lower level features 10 foot
ceilings and exercise room. 3 car garage. Great
floor plan. Birmingham schools! $1,479,000
BLOOIVLHELD Gracious French inspired 1st
floor master colonial with views of Kirk In The
Hills. Stunning 40' marble foyer with sweeping
staircase. Spacious Living Room and Dining
Room great for entertaining. Cherry kitchen with
island boasts vaulted breakfast room adjacent
to family room with tray ceiling, fireplace and
French doors to rear patio. 2nd floor family
bedrooms with study area Complete walkout
lower level with full kitchen, great room with
fireplace, home office, exercise room and 5th
bedroom. A true dream home! $999,000
BIRMINGHAM Four bedroom renovated
charmer with a huge yard located on a
premier street near town. Living room with
arched entry, fireplace and bookcases leads
to sunny library / solarium. Classic white
kitchen with granite tops, butcher block
island, stainless appliances opens to vaulted
family room with fireplace and custom
built-ins. Upper level features master suite
with walk-in-closet and white marble bath,
finished lower level playroom, beautiful
landscaping. $995,000
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rom cool miniature foun-
tains to going native in the
garden, spring 2011 prom-
ises great plants and products that
will help spruce up your home with
pizzazz and ease.
"People are clamoring for eco-
friendly plants and products that
are attractive and perform weir
says Susan McCoy, garden writer
and trend spotter. McCoy predicts
these garden superstars will chase
away the winter blahs and get gar-
deners raring to go outside:
• Got pets? McCoy does and
has discovered new SpotGone!, an
Organic Materials Review Institute-
listed organic product that turns
those yellow, burned-looking
Enjoy the soothing sight and sounds
patches where her dog does his
of
fountains.
business into lush, green grass
again. The all-natural and easy-to-
sprinkle pellets take out the excess
salt and nitrogen from the soil, allow-
ing grass to grow back and stay "natu-
rally" green and healthy.
It's free from chemicals so it's
safe to use around kids and pets. It
complements any lawn care system
and has no foreign grass seed, so the
lawn grows back uniformly and not
Spruce up any doorway with all-
"patchy." Just shake what you need on
natural, coir doormats.
pet urine spots, high-traffic areas or
lawn damage from de-icers. Look for
vide shelter and food for wildlife, with
SpotGone! at www.natraturf.com .
minimal need for fertilizer, water and
• Looking for an instant, affordable
pest control. Plus, you'll be making a
facelift for your home? You can spruce
contribution to the National Wildlife
up any doorway with the wide array of Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat
eco-friendly, all-natural coir doormats
program.
from Imports Unlimited. McCoy's
• Now you can bring the sooth-
impressed with the new spring Garden ing sight and sounds of fountains
Collection that features "Dahlias"
onto your terrace or indoors with
in bright, bold colors and stunning
the new mini fountain collection
"Bamboo," as well as fun and fanciful
from Campania International. Their
"Hippie Bird."
Arabesque fountain, at only 18 inches
All 200 selections are by prominent
tall, offers double the pleasure with a
artists and are either 100 percent
basin that makes a great planter and
hand-woven coco-fiber, decorated in
an etched design that will complement
richly colored, fade-resistant dyes or
any space. Whether you want to deco-
all-weather recycled rubber. Choose
rate your terrace or liven up a room
from formal, classic, contemporary or
or windowsill in your home or office,
whimsical to greet guests with a work
adding a mini fountain is an afford-
of art at your doorstep.
able luxury.
• Want to see more birds, bees and
Spring — and gardening season
butterflies in your garden? Attracting
— will arrive before you know it. Be
wildlife while you beautify your
prepared to spring into action when
landscape has never been easier.
warm weather arrives by keeping
American Beauties Native Plants has
up-to-date on the latest products and
a wide array of native shrubs, trees,
trends that can help spruce up your
ornamental grasses and perennials.
outdoors. P I
Hand-picked for their beauty, these
native charmers will attract and pro-
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