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Would You Stick This Fellow in Your Garden?
GiggleSugar recently posted this zombie lawn sculpture, which she claims would make your garden absolutely perfect. She writes, "Just imagine the following little bucolic scene. You wake up, make some tea with honey, sit down in your lawn chair and stare at this thing's face while you enjoy your plants and flowers.
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How-To: Stay Safe During a Wildfire
Since the breakout of the August wildfires north of Los Angeles, at least 53 buildings have been destroyed, and 4,300 people have been evacuated. As of this writing, more than 12,000 homes are under threat.
While some families have been reluctant to leave their homes, in the end, your home is just a house.
Sale Alert: Sundance Holiday Sale
Sundance is currently offering up to 60 percent off of its festive holiday décor. So, if you're looking for stockings, ornaments, snow globes, festive hooked pillows, or nostalgic decorative items, Sundance is the place to go. As much as I like the look of CB2's holiday items, considering that Christmas is something that's celebrated year after year (and sometimes we even inherit our parents' holiday decorations), I prefer the classic look of this retailer's holiday décor.
eBay Find of the Day!
What's better than a large purple pink flamingo lawn ornament? Why, a large purple pink flamingo lawn ornament that comes with nine outfits! If vandals weren't interested in your house before you displayed this on your lawn, they'll be fighting each other to get to it afterward!
What's Tackier?
What better way to scare off the neighbors than with these awesome lawn ornaments that announce: "Wack-job lives in this here house." Or perhaps, like moths to the tackiest lawn ornaments ever, people will make pilgrimages to visit you. What's tackier?
Coveted Crib: A Lush LA Garden
Actors Brenda Wehle and John Carroll Lynch recently shared their backyard garden retreat with the LA Times.The Sherman Oaks, Calif., home's garden features a lovely pool, grapevines that form a canopy over a breakfast patio, an infinity pool, and native plants.
When Wehle and Lynch moved into the home four years ago, they were confronted with a less than thrilling prospect for outdoor living, including a leaky, outdated pool that was surrounded by concrete, a tall wall along the property line, and a monoculture, water-heavy lawn. Working with Marilee Kuhlmann of Los Angeles-based Comfort Zones Garden Design, the couple transformed an uninspiring lawn and pool into a serenity-filled lush garden.
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Man Vows to Fight Garden Gnome Arrest Threat
I'm not a huge fan of gnome lawn ornaments, but this following news story is absurd. Englishman Gordon MacKillop was woken up in the middle of the night by policemen who served him with a notice for "placing a garden gnome with intent to cause harassment to Mr. John McLean," his neighbor with whom he'd had land disputes over the years. The police told him that the solar-powered gnome, dressed as a policeman, was intimidating potential buyers of McLean's home and that if MacKillop didn't get rid of it he could be arrested and prosecuted.
How-To: Protect Your Family and Home From a Wildfire
As most of you probably know, California has been ravaged by fires this Summer. As I write this, one of my friends awaits evacuation notice at her Southern California home, and several others are keeping a close watch on fire patterns in their area. Fire scares me — it is erratic and unpredictable and frighteningly fast.
Trend Alert: Garden Gnomes Come Inside
Ah, garden gnomes. What's not to love about these enduringly kitschy lawn ornaments? Thanks to a renewed pop-culture presence in Travelocity ads and the movie Amelie, garden gnomes have made a comeback in recent years, and in this latest movement, they're coming indoors as a part of playful home decor.
Product of the Day: The Flabongo
Two great tastes that taste great together. Introducing The Flabongo: A beer bong made out of a pink flamingo lawn ornament--because dignified beer drinking is for the uninspired.
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