Port firms to design D.C.'s newest penth [ The Daily News of Newburyport ] May 05, 2008  NEWBURYPORT and mdash; In a second-floor office on Liberty Street that features numerous windows with panoramic views of Market Square and other downtown streetscapes, interior designers at Cebula Design Inc. work on projects for spaces throughout the country. Read More ...

Communities in Bloom...get planting Thin [ Lakeshore Advance ] May 06, 2008  Lambton Shores is participating in the 2008 'Communities in Bloom' provincial competition. Read More ...

Design, maintain and improve your garden [ San Jose Mercury News ] May 03, 2008  Have spring garden fever, but aren't sure where to begin? Complete Landscape and Garden Designer for Windows PCs has answers to questions you didn't even know you had. Read More ...

The Singapore Garden Festival 2008 [ Radio Singapore International ] May 07, 2008  Budding gardeners and floral designers can look forward to a special event in July. Find out more in this week's Discovering Singapore with Jason Tan. Read More ...

Pathway to a Secret Garden [ New York Times ] May 05, 2008  An architect and an interior designer reconceive a one-bedroom by blending outdoor and indoor spaces. Read More ...

Key Challenges and Issues facing the Wor [ Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance ] May 06, 2008  Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the DIY and Garden equipment industry is available in its catalogue. Read More ...

Eco-friendly garden takes root [ San Gabriel Valley Tribune ] May 03, 2008  EAST WHITTIER - For many people, the outdoors come alive once the weather warms up. But at Scott Avenue Elementary School, a new 'Tomorrow Garden' is promising teachers and students yearlong learning with a focus on the environment Read More ...

Reader's Comments [ Marina del Rey Argonaut ] May 06, 2008  The annual Venice Garden & Home Tour — a fund-raiser for the Neighborhood Youth Association's Las Doradas Children's Center — will include more than 25 locations on Saturday, May 3rd. Read More ...

Peta Levi Founder of Design-Nation who w [ Independent ] May 05, 2008  Twenty-five years or so ago, British art colleges, arguably the best in Europe, if not the world, were producing skilled and original designers of furniture, ceramics, glass, lighting and textiles in increasing numbers. Surprising though it now seems, manufacturers and shops at that time were largely indifferent to such talents, and the designers who wanted to get their work out into the wider ... Read More ...

Delicious spring staple [ The New Straits Times ] May 04, 2008  LOKE POH LIN 'samples' Ms Read's collection of bold prints and garden-inspired designs. Read More ...

Book eyes local offerings [ Worcester Telegram & Gazette ] May 07, 2008  With all the talk about taking advantage of local, seasonal and home-grown foods, 'Blue Eggs and Yellow Tomatoes: Recipes From a Modern Kitchen Garden,' by Jeanne Kelley , couldn't be more timely. Kelley, a longtime Bon Appetit magazine contributor, shares 150 recipes, some with exotic flavors, for weeknight and special-occasion meals. Read More ...

Findlay company installs roofs on museum [ The Findlay Courier ] May 05, 2008  Sealect Services of Findlay installed the roofs on the Smart Home, green and wired exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The exhibit opens Friday. Portions of the flat roof feature a garden roof, a deck and solar panels. Sealect services residential and commercial roofs in the area and in more than 30 states. Read More ...

Rain Chains A Beautiful, Functional Outd [ Carteret County News-Times ] May 06, 2008  - If you're looking for a unique outdoor decoration for your home and garden, consider a rain chain. A tradition from ancient Japan, a rain chain is a beautiful, functional alternative to the traditional, closed gutter downspout. Read More ...

Enesco Signs Long-Term Strategic Agreeme [ Centre Daily Times ] May 06, 2008  Enesco, LLC, a leader in the gift, and home and garden decor industries, today announced the signing of an exclusive, long-term, worldwide, strategic agreement with The Boyds Collection, Ltd. Under the agreement, Boyds grants Enesco a license to design, manufacture and market certain products and brands of Boyds beginning May 6. The agreement covers a broad variety of formats and categories ... Read More ...

Demand for landscaping design, garden eq [ MENAFN ] May 04, 2008  Demand for landscaping design, garden equipment rises in GCC Read More ...

Millstream Sculpture Garden Open to Publ [ PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance ] May 7, 2008  Some of the country's most acclaimed sculptors, including Peter Burke and Richard Kindersley, are among 14 contemporary artists exhibiting 39 works during Millstream Sculpture Garden's second season. Read More ...

On today's talk shows [ Louisville Courier-Journal ] May 07, 2008  7 a.m. Good Morning A merica: Singer Clay Aiken; supermodel and designer Cindy Crawford. Read More ...

S.F. Ballet will perform new 'Swan Lake, [ Contra Costa Times ] May 06, 2008  Artistic director Helgi Tomasson will choreograph a new production to Tchaikovsky's score; Balanchine's full-length 'Jewels' set for revival Read More ...