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Creating a Garden Potting Bench
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Creating a Garden Potting Bench

It is that time of year when all things garden are in full swing. And over here, the greenhouse is bustling with potting and planting. Though we have a dedicated space for planting -you don’t need a greenhouse or potting shed to have a charming place to play and garden. Adding a potting bench or potting table area in your yard is perfect and will bring all kinds of garden fun all summer long.

Vintage Terra Cotta

Potting Benches

Such a lovely little place to play and enjoy -gardens bring so much beauty and contentment. There is something about growing your own food

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Discover How Small Personal Loans Can Help Your Finances
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Discover How Small Personal Loans Can Help Your Finances

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Small personal loans are an ideal way to help you manage unexpected financial obligations or to cover short-term cash needs. They are typically, like same day loans, unsecured loans, meaning you don’t need to put up collateral to qualify.

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Small personal loans can be used for a variety of purposes, including debt consolidation, home improvements, medical bills, and more.

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Small loans for bad credit instant approval are often easier to obtain than larger loans, as they typically require less paperwork and have lower credit requirements. Small loans are also often faster to process and disburse than larger loans,

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French Cottage Garden- Lavender Topiaries
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French Cottage Garden- Lavender Topiaries

Pretty in purple… Lavender topiaries are little delightful moments wherever you place them. Of course, lavender is beautiful in the garden. Planted in an English or French cottage garden floral bed or tucked into an urn -those lovely lavender blooms are a lovely touch. And bringing them indoors- they bring a garden moment inside. Today it is all about these fan favorite lavender topiaries, where to find them and a couple of ideas for enjoying them.

Lavender Toparies

It seems to happen every year now and I am always asked about the lavender topiaries and where to get them. It

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Layers of Flowers- Spring Table Setting
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Layers of Flowers- Spring Table Setting

An abundance of florals on repeat for a flower filled spring table setting.

Flowers Filled Table Setting

This table was inspired by flowers (surprise surprise haha). From the tablecloth to the napkins to the garland- it’s all about florals on repeat. It was originally for a small bridal gathering but I thought I would share it here too as it works just as beautifully for a spring or Easter table as well.

Floral Linens

This table cloth has an all over floral trellis pattern that is so pretty – it would be lovely for warm summer gatherings as well.

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‘Beef’ review: Ali Wong and Steven Yeun play LA drivers whose road rage spirals into a battle royale
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‘Beef’ review: Ali Wong and Steven Yeun play LA drivers whose road rage spirals into a battle royale

Two strangers let their road rage get the best of them in “Beef,” the 10-episode series from Netflix starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun as a pair of hotheaded Angelinos locked in a battle royale that spirals out of control.

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Their mutual reign of terror begins in the parking lot of a home improvement store. He’s backing his pickup truck out of a spot. She drives by in a gleaming white SUV, nearly hitting him — or he nearly hits her. They’re probably both wrong! No harm, no foul, you’d think. Except she lays on the horn for an

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Spring Basket Decor- 5 Ways
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Spring Basket Decor- 5 Ways

Spring Basket Decor

A pretty little basket filled with flowers and foliage has a ton of charm and is a lovely touch for spring. I grabbed this French Market Basket and played a bit with ideas for where to enjoy it. From the front door to the staircase- sharing a few ideas for spring basket decor in the house.

French Market Foliage

Something fun about this basket of blooms? This is a piece from my collection with Balsam Hill. I designed the French Market Collection for them a couple of years ago. There is a garland, arrangement, several wreath sizes,

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Nova Scotians are cautioned to be wary of rising home improvement scams
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Nova Scotians are cautioned to be wary of rising home improvement scams

BBB Atlantic says one of the reasons home improvement scams have been on the rise is due to demand for home improvement services in the Nova Scotia market

Nova Scotians are being warned about a rising number of home improvement scams.

Last week, the Better Business Bureau released its annual Scam Tracker Risk Report, which showed home improvement frauds now top the list of Canada’s riskiest scams.

According to the report, home improvement scams reported by Canadians in 2022, moved up to the top ranking from the fourth spot in 2021.

As marketing manager for BBB Atlantic, Kristin Matthews, tells

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Home improvement spending is up to 22%: How homeowners are paying
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Home improvement spending is up to 22%: How homeowners are paying

The best way to finance home improvements is to pay cash, but that’s not always an option. After all, home repairs and renovations aren’t cheap. The median amount homeowners spent on home improvements in 2022 was $22,000, according to a recent survey on home renovation trends by home design website Houzz. Even relatively contained projects can be costly: Bankrate says the average US homeowner spends about $8,600 on a new roof, and minor kitchen renovations can easily cost between $10,000 and $15,000. But with homeowners reluctant to give up the 3% mortgage rates they got during the pandemic housing boom, …