Home & Garden news

• Lebanon Antiques Show to include game board exhibit
  1/9/12

  The Lebanon Antiques Show, the oldest and one of the most respected in Ohio with quality dealers from across the county, is set for next weekend at Bowman Primary School.

• How to clean with speed, efficiency
  11/2/11

  Tackling household chores at the end of the day requires superhuman energy and time that just isn’t available in a 24-hour day.

• Home values likely to drop
  10/29/11

  Property owners will likely see a drop in their home values when Butler County releases its three-year reappraisal update later this year.

• Lack of supervision main cause of pool deaths
  7/9/11

  A child dies every five days in a portable pool during warm-weather months, according to the first U.

• Have a plan before you begin decorating a room
  7/6/11

  Decorating a room is so much more than selecting wallpaper, tiles or furniture. It’s about expressing your dreams, says Meghan Carter, 27, author of “The Meghan Method: The Step-by-Step Guide to Decorating Your Home in Your Style.

• Asian longhorned beetles are serious threat to Ohio trees
  6/24/11

  Unfortunately, Ohio has become the fourth state to discover an infestation of Asian longhorned beetle (ALB).

• This is final weekend of Homearama show
  6/27/11

  Five single-family homes featuring innovative designs, attractive decor and inviting floor plans are being showcased in the 49th Homearama in West Chester Twp.

• Market for luxury homes retains strength
  6/10/11

  A basketball court in the lower of four levels, a fully stocked bar for entertaining guests and potentially the first environmental certification are among the features of houses in this year’s Homearama.

• Realtors, region seek boost from home show
  6/10/11

  New home sales can provide a sign of relief for Realtors in an economy troubled by high unemployment, foreclosures and rising food and gas prices.

• Showcase offers one-of-a-kind designs, custom features
  6/10/11

  The homes in the 49th Homearama showcase each feature a unique touch from their builders.

• County’s master gardeners selling more than 2,500 plants this weekend
  4/29/11

  The Butler County Master Gardeners will sell plants this weekend at Brown’s Marketplace.The sale will have more than 2,500 plants and takes place from 10 a.

• Garden center owners talk about their favorite shrubs
  4/9/11

  I love to use shrubs in the landscape so I asked some of our local garden center owners, managers and employees about their favorite shrubs for the garden and what specifically they liked about these plants.

• Get rid of pesky nimblewill now
  4/2/11

  This is one time of the year that the perennial grassy weed, nimblewill stands out clearly in lawns.

• Did you know?
  6/27/11

  On average, $400 million in domestically produced cut flowers and $24 million in domestically produced cut roses are sold every year for Valentine’s Day.

• Plenty of options for those who buy live greenery, Christmas trees
  11/30/10

  Christmas trees don’t grow overnight, but they can sprout in new places. One of those places is Green Acres Landscaping and Nursery Inc.