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BEAUTY SECRET Modest homes look larger and lovelier
with well-executed landscaping, says the American Associa
tion of Nurserymen. Shrubs, hedges, trees and flowers hide
unsightly features, break up harsh lines, and add beauty that
leads the eye from, the house itself.
House Can Grow By Adding Room
If your house has "growing
pains," or your family has be
come so large that a new bed
room or children's playroom
is needed, it would be wise .to
make a survey of present un-der-rbof
areas - like the attic,
basement, breezeway or ga
rage for "add-a-room" pos
sibilities.; These - are the first areas
you should consider, since it's
generally more economical to
utilize unused or little-used
space than to build an entirely
new addition.
If there is some under-roof
area available, chances are
you can get your new room at
a surprisingly low cost. The
amount of money needed will
depend, of course, on such
factors as the size of the new
room, the building materials
used, and the nature of any
plumbing and heating installa
tions that may be required.
It is possible, in most areas,
to create an additional room
in the basement or attic for
as little as $400, or convert a
garage or enclose a porch or
breezeway for as little as
$800.
If, moreover, such do-it-yourself
materials as easy-to-apply
gypsum wallboard are'
used and you do the decorat
ing yourself, you'll be able to
achieve substantial savings.
Fireproof gypsum wall
board is easy to .work with,
economical and takes any type
of decoration. The board's ta
pered edge along with rein
forcing tape' and special ad
hesive used in the joint treat
ment - are carefully made to
compliment each other. To
gether they form a "system"
designed to produce joints
that are invisible when deco
rated and strong as the board
itself. No other wallboard sys
tem so effectively produces
the appearance of a smooth
seamless expanse.
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Power Mower Works
If Used Correctly
Today's brand name rotary
power mowers have been de
signed to perform efficiently
and with rewarding results on
all types of grass. That is, if
you are mowing correctly.
Edging with a powev mower
has been a challenge to many
home gardeners who end up
with scalped areas, shredded
annuals and dirt-and stones
scattered on the lawn along
flowerbeds.,
The border of any well
groomed lawn should be pre
pared for mowing with a ro
tary power mower. , Experts
suggest that the home gar
dener consider this when
planting his annuals, laying
a flagstone path or seeding a
narrow border.
Tamp Edges , -
The edges, as well as any
other irregular surface,
should be tamped gently to
eliminate any peaked areas
that invite scalping. The plant
ings should be set back far
enough from 'the border, so
the mower ' can cut with
enough . width to insure a,
clean, neatly trimmed border.
A common problem in mow
ing lawns that feature varied
border patterns is that little -if
any allowance has been
made for the stepping and
turning room of the operator.
If a garden path requires
two-trips with the mower -up
and back - then the gar
dener should figure out how
much maneuvering space he
needs so that he doesn't cut
into the lawn with sharp tight
turns, or step on his -wife's ,
prize asters. -
Check Border : .... .
The garden area in the im
mediate vicinity of the border
should be checked for pebbles
and branches and raked clean.
Frequently, power mower
SUMMER LIVING
Outdoor outlets and light
ing enhance summer living.
trimming along sidewalks and
flagstone paths is impeded by
- the fact that the stone or con
crete is set above the natural
contour line of the lawn.
Here, landscape experts
. suggest that the low areas of
lawn paralleling sidewalks
can be built up with topsoil,
, tamped firm and seeded to in
sure even,' easy trimming.
, -Turf . around - trees and
shrubs should be treated
similarly to insure that the
. grading is firm and designed
so the rotary power mower
can trim it neatly and uni
formly' with a single,, circular
cut. . .
Backyards To Have
More Swim Pools
America is getting in the
swim - backyard style.
A few years ago, a swim
ming ' pool in the family's
backyard . was an unmistak
able sign that the owner
ranked on the top of the econ
omic ladder.
Not so, anymore, s -.:..'
. Today, almost every home
owner can enjoy. the advan
tages of backyard recreation,
once reserved for only the
wealthy.
Industry sources estimate
that . some 10,000 backyard
swimming pools will be con
structed this year, .compared
with 45,000 last season.
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