Before we began our kitchen renovation my neighbor told me he had friends who actually got divorced over their home remodel. It was with this advice in mind that we pressed forth with what I affectionately refer to as my first and last major home renovation project. I know there are far worse things than […]
In part one of this article we started to examine the pros and cons of synthetic turf, specifically with respect to the new installation at Watkins Elementary/Watkins Recreation Center. There’s more to say about plastic, though, and specifically when plastic is installed outside as a playing field. Another concern with regard to synthetic turf heating […]
Over the winter and early spring the grass field behind Watkins Elementary School was replaced with an artificial turf playing surface. I’d been wondering about the ecological impact of replacing live plant material with a synthetic system and I had a suspicion there were camps for and against the transition. The data I found wasn’t […]
Here is another great installment of Elizabeth’s gardening column. Have a question for Elizabeth? Send it to questionforelizabeth@gmail.com! –MHC It is hard not to stare in awe at the world around us when year after year our environment transforms from a brown, apparently lifeless, terrain into a lavish display of colors and textures. And every […]
This Friday, April 22, is the 41st observance of Earth Day. So please, go hug at least one tree. Go ahead. I’ll wait. Doesn’t that feel good? I’m guessing you didn’t just go squeeze a maple, but perhaps the thought behind the act was there. Hopefully you are one of the thousands of residents on […]