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Pam Stoler
248.840.0044

Sal Impastato
248.763.2223

www.PamAndSal.com

BLOOMFIELD Over 5,000 Square feet of
living space in this open floor plan home tucked
away on natural beauty road. Large living room
with 12' ceilings, wall of windows and French
doors fills the space with light. All new island
kitchen boasts glazed cabinetry, granite tops,
stainless steel appliances and breakfast room with
fireplace. First floor master with all new bath.
Walk-out lower level features family room, wet
bar, exercise room and private bedroom suite. All
new decking, new landscaping and circle drive.
Must see! $549,900

ROYAL OAK Charming Vinsetta area
colonial on rare .75 acre park-like setting.
Large living room with built-ins, crown
molding, and fireplace. French doors
to vaulted family room. Huge updated
kitchen with maple cabinets, granite tops
and large breakfast room with French
doors to patio. Master suite with updated
bath, balcony overlooking beautiful yard
with matured trees, pergola and gazebo.
2 car attached garage, 3 full baths, dream
Royal Oak home. $449,000

BLOOMFIELD 1.67 acres with 325' of

frontage paradise! Spectacular Wing Lake
front 7,600 square foot country French
dream house. Grand foyer with limestone
flooring and barrel ceiling opens to spacious
living room with stone fireplace. Gourmet
island kitchen with breakfast room boasts
curved wall of glass. Main floor master
with marble bath and home office space.
Glass solarium, walk-out lower level with
2nd kitchen. Every room enjoys lake views.
$2,295,000

BLOOMFIELD 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

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Easy Gardening

Simple green-space solutions
for apartments and condos.

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ardening
is rapidly
becom-
ing a popular
hobby for many
Americans, even
with an increase
in the number of
people living in
apartments and
condominiums.
Getting your hands
dirty may seem
challenging when
faced with a small
space, but all the space necessary to
have a successful garden is a win-
dow, ledge, patio or balcony.
Bountiful produce crops can be
found in all sorts of places aside
from farms or the market. Fresh
herbs and vine-ripened tomatoes
can easily be grown in a home or
on a patio. Simply find a sunny spot
and get growing.
To get started on a personal con-
tainer garden:
• Location: The first step to grow-
ing fresh produce is evaluating the
available space and light. A patio,
balcony or porch is an ideal place
for containers and hanging baskets.
Lacking an outdoor space means
more creative solutions. Consider
some smaller pots, a window box or
hanging baskets placed near a sunny
window.
• Containers: Choosing a contain-
er for a garden is a lot of fun. There
are really no conventional ideas of
what gardens should look like. A
personalized garden is an excellent
way to express creativity, and virtu-
ally any container with adequate
drainage can become a garden.
Today, it is easy to find an assort-
ment of pots in varying sizes and
shapes made from terra cotta,
ceramic, concrete, wood or even
recycled milk jugs. Additional non-
traditional options include mixing
bowls, tool boxes, five-gallon pails,
discarded sinks, straw bales and the
Miracle-Gro Gro-Bag. This is a great
new product that features durable
packaging which acts as the con-
tainer. Everything needed to plant a
small garden is already in the bag.
Just peel off the label and place
seeds or plants in the three planting
areas provided.

• What to grow: Once the perfect
space and container for a garden
are located, it's time to decide what
to grow. Herbs for cooking, toma-
toes, salad greens and peppers are
great choices for a container garden.
Consider eggplants, green onions,
cucumbers and strawberries for
something new. If produce isn't pre-
ferred, try growing annuals, peren-
nials or even citrus in containers
for a burst of color and a splash of
green.
• Seeds or plants: Good options
for starting veggies indoors by seed
are tomatoes, peppers, celery, cau-
liflower, head lettuce and eggplant.
Produce that can be started either
indoors or out are beans, peas, most
lettuce and corn.
To save time, nurseries and garden
centers carry a wide variety of herbs
and vegetables for transplanting,
as well. Make sure to select short,
stocky plants that are not in bloom
yet. These will be able to devote
more energy to root development,
ensuring a healthier start.
• Maintenance: Once a container
garden is planted, water thoroughly
until some seeps out of the drain-
age hole in the bottom of the pot.
Containers dry out more quickly
than in-ground gardens, and will
require watering daily or even twice
a day when it's very warm.
Follow up with regular feedings
by using Miracle-Gro Watering Can
Singles All Purpose Water Soluble
Plant Food. Just pour one pre-mea-
sured packet into a watering can and
mix with a gallon of water every one
to two weeks to keep plants nour-
ished. 1-1

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