Home and garden Resources

All About Better Homes and Gardens

All About Better Homes and Gardens

Our home is our own private space.Whether you are building a dream home or just want to add a little spice to your existing house, all you need is a little time. If you have a garden, you can experiment with a lot of plants, colors, themes, fountains and more. Before venturing to discover whether you really have that 'green thumb', you need to study a little about garden plans, flowers, lawns, trees & shrubs, herbs & vegetables, house plants, landscaping, regional gardening, container gardens, garden guides, paths, pergolas, seeds, pests, fertilizers etc.

Just go through some planting guides and you will have a fairly good idea. I found the Better Homes and Gardens site offering useful Growing Zone Maps of USA spanning Northeast, South, Midwest, Mountain and Plains, Pacific Northwest, southern California to the Desert Southwest with the ideal locations for growing different plants.

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Home and Garden Decor

Home and Garden Decor

Installing home and garden decor is a great way to make your home and garden attractive, appealing and a relaxing place to stay. Before you enter your home, you see the garden. By creating a welcoming and pleasantly inviting atmosphere in your garden, you are creating a welcoming introduction to your home. Not only that - there are times when you just want to spend time entertaining or relaxing in your garden, so it's fun to keep it pleasing to everyone's eyes.

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EatSmart Digital Bathroom

EatSmart Digital Bathroom Scale w/ Extra Large Backlit 3.5" Display and Oversize Platform

EatSmart Digital Bathroom Scale w/ Extra Large Backlit 3.5 Display  and Oversize Platform

 

The EatSmart Bathroom Scale is the ideal way to track your weight loss quickly and easily. Simply tap the scale and step on, and in seconds you'll have an accurate readout to the nearest .2 lbs on the EatSmart's oversized 3.5" LCD display. The LCD display also contains a cool-blue backlight, allowing for easy viewing even in the most low light areas of the bathroom or home.

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Fingers Pro Knife Sharpener

Furi Ozitech Diamond Fingers Pro Knife Sharpener

Furi Ozitech Diamond Fingers Pro Knife Sharpener

 

  Terrific knife sharpener

My wife was given an expensive Furi knife as a gift. I didn't want this to be relegated to the bottom of the kitchen odd-and-ends drawer because I couldn't sharpen it properly. I have (or had) number of different sharpeners, all useless or difficult to use: tungsten carbide pull-through, traditional steel, can-opener &c. So I got the Ozitech because it's Furi's own sharpener.

It's brilliant and easy to use. Not only does it keep the Furi in good shape it did a terrific sharpening job on a lot of other knives I haven't used for years. A quality Victorinox boning knife is now razor-sharp and a pleasure to use. I resurrected a couple of cheap-and-nasty stainless steel Chinese knifes - even they are now useable. We tried the tomato test with the cheap carving knife - just pressed it flat. Ten strokes through the Ozitech and it slices it neatly and easily, and I went to on to carve the roast lamb with it later that evening. It might not hold an edge but with the Ozitech it's quickly restored with 3 or 4 strokes.

The Ozitech isn't in the bottom drawer. It sits next to the knife block on the bench ready to be used when required.


Furi Ozitech Diamond Fingers Knife Sharpener. The 20-degree angled "fingers" sharpen edges and set edge bevels in an instant. Weighing in at 4 ozs., this Sharpener is compact and portable. 8 diamond-coated Fingers are bonded onto stainless steel; Sharpens any brand of knife, but not designed for blades with serrated edges; Easily unfolds; 5 1/4 x 1 x 4 1/2"h. Professional-quality results, order now! Furi Ozitech Diamond Fingers Knife Sharpener

 

Food Storage Containers

Rubbermaid 7J98 Easy Find Lid 24-Piece Food Storage Containers

Rubbermaid 7J98 Easy Find Lid 24-Piece Food Storage Containers

Great containers!

I love this set of storage dishes. They do not take up much room in my limited cabinet space, since they all fit inside each other, and I LOVE the fact the lids lock together, so no more lids all over the place. I saw on another review that she had problems with tomato sauce staining the bowls. The way to stop that from happening is to spray a little non stick cooking spray into the bowl before you add the tomato based product. Viola! No more stains! I highly recommend this set!

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