White House Garden Grows Bountiful Harvest at Burpees Fordhook Farm

Sunday, September 6th 2009
White House Garden Grows Bountiful Harvest at Burpees Fordhook Farm

Inspired by the First Family’s decision to plant a vegetable garden at The White House, W. Atlee Burpee & Co. decided to cultivate its own version at Fordhook Farm in Doylestown, PA, where the nation’s leading home gardening company trials most of the vegetables and flowers it sells, by catalog, at retail stores and on the Internet. According to Mr. Ball, gardeners in the Northeast who planted heirloom tomatoes organically this year had a... 

Williams & Williams to Auction the Historic Glendorn Resort

Tuesday, August 25th 2009
Williams & Williams to Auction the Historic Glendorn Resort

The acclaimed Glendorn Resort, located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, will sell at auction at www.williamsauction.com (both on site and live via the internet) on Sunday, October 4, at 2:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. CDT/11:00 a.m. PDT. Williams & Williams, the premier brand in real estate auction, will manage the sale. Auction Network will telecast the auction live online for real time global interactive bidding at www.auctionnetwork.com. The Glendorn Resort... 

Garlock LadderGuard, Rooftop Ladder Protection

Friday, August 21st 2009
Garlock LadderGuard, Rooftop Ladder Protection

LadderGuard from Garlock Safety Systems creates an egress and ingress control zone for permanently-mounted rooftop ladders. Setting up the system takes only a few minutes. The ingenious, modular-component design is considerably lighter and more affordable than any other OSHA compliant system on the market today. Design works on parapet walls and flat roofs, with round or flat ladder rails. System attaches to the existing ladder. No holes in the roof... 

Meadowview House by Platform 5 Architects

Friday, August 21st 2009
Meadowview House by Platform 5 Architects

The house lies on the edge of a ribbon development village in rural Bedfordshire and is surrounded by mature trees, hedgerows and arable fields. A sweet chestnut clad box is cantilevered off a solid masonry and glass plinth, from across the fields, it looks like it is floating over the hedgerows. The Meadowview house by Platform 5 Architects incorporates sustainable technologies such as rainwater recycling and a ventilation system with heat recovery.... 

Sitec Completes Grand Design for Wind Turbine

Thursday, August 13th 2009
Sitec Completes Grand Design for Wind Turbine

The first residential Skyrota vertical axis wind turbine installation by Cambridge-based, Sitec Infrastructure Services Ltd, is to be featured on a forthcoming episode of Channel 4s ‘Grand Designs’. The unique two-blade vertical axis turbine, which is designed for use in urban and rural locations and can collect wind from all directions, was recently installed within the garden of Dr Jonathan Belsey’s new home, ‘The Radian Project’ in Boxford,... 

Home Remodeling using FAUX PANELS™

Wednesday, July 29th 2009
Home Remodeling using FAUX PANELS™

FAUX PANELS™, is ensuring that consumers can remodel homes even with the bad economy by providing faux panels. These fake stone panels are reasonably priced to offer a home remodel that is economical while still giving a realistic stone finish to the home. Spending money on a real stone finish for the outside or inside of a home is expensive these days. Not only do consumers have to purchase the stone needed to have the work done, but they will... 

Arcadia Ranch in Old Town Scottsdale

Tuesday, July 28th 2009
Arcadia Ranch in Old Town Scottsdale

idden quietly within the East Arcadia district, this little gem is a superb affordable turn key residence. Almost everything is new! This home boasts new landscape, 2 car garage, concrete floors, new pool, new bath rooms, and is move in ready. Enjoy the 3 sets of sliding glass doors which open to the back yard suggesting indoor/outdoor living at its best or maybe a great evening of entertaining. Once outside the new pool is a perfect place to enjoy... 

The Vale Modern Living by Will Bruder Architects

Tuesday, July 28th 2009
The Vale Modern Living by Will Bruder Architects

This cutting edge project created a unique design sensitive community within the urban fabric of Tempe. A perforated landscape of buildings cluster around a courtyard corridor of gardens, patios and amenities. The Vale was a fresh, innovative and creative approach to Modern Urban Living. One that elevated the experience to new heights as owners will be enveloped in world-class modern architecture and quality construction at truly affordable prices. The... 

CertainTeed Expands EverNew Line with New Cellular PVC Decking

Thursday, July 23rd 2009
CertainTeed Expands EverNew Line with New Cellular PVC Decking

CertainTeed Corporation expands its popular EverNew line of vinyl decking and railing products with new EverNew LT cellular PVC decking, strengthening the company’s position as a one-stop shop for decking and railing products. Consisting of a solid cellular PVC core, EverNew LT cellular PVC decking emulates the look and feel of wood, with all the advantages of a wood alternative. It never needs painting or staining, will not splinter, warp or rot,... 

Sliding Glass Doors Can Be Decorated

Tuesday, July 14th 2009
Sliding Glass Doors Can Be Decorated

Many homes have at least one sliding glass door and until now, ‘decorating sliders’ really meant hiding them behind closed curtains or blinds. Now you can affordably decorate sliding glass doors with the look of etched or stained glass. Wallpaper For Windows is a special adhesive-free vinyl film that transforms plain glass doors into expensive-looking custom doors. Instead of closed blinds and a dark room, the room is energized with natural...