Teak Planter Box - Time To Ditch The Plastic Pots And Planters


Sometimes as you are seated on your patio taking in the view, you may realize there is something important missing from this space. For the most part you can’t quite put your finger on it. The furniture, you love and it seems very comfortable, your precious flowers are in full bloom, adding just enough color to the area. That’s it. Now you know what is missing from your deck or patio. The planters that you are using are slightly outdated, not to mention the clash with everything on the porch or deck. Now that you are really looking closely, you realize just how hideous something so small can make your entire entertaining area look. You take pride in your plants, so take the same pride in the pot or box you put them in for display purposes. Teak hanging planters may be just what you need to pull the look off without overpowering any of your décor. As they are made to add more beauty to your space, accent your entire ensemble, not take it over.Planter boxes are no longer only available in a box shape. In this day and age, you can get rectangle, square, hexagon and many other shapes, almost any shape you can think of, you can get in at teak planter box. From small to large, and everything in between. Something perfectly suited for your plant or trees needs is available in teak plant boxes.If you need a bigger planter for a larger plant or tree, you can easily find a matching on for all of your plants, as many as your heart desires. A bucket planter is great for adding just enough class to your budding flowers. With such vivid and wide array of colors your flowers and teak plant box will completely complement each other. They are available in as simple or complex designs as you would like to have.For that special tree that you so love to show off to all that come within your entertaining area, a teak square planter may be the thing that tickles your fancy! With a simple box shape you are guaranteed to not get too caught up in the box as you will with the contents within the teak planter box. Teak planter boxes are hitting an all time high among outdoor enthusiast. People from all walks of life are realizing there is more to outdoor entertaining than just comfortable and ample seating. Good food and excellent accents are a must, in order for your entire outdoor experience to be fully remembered and enjoyed by all that have the privilege of entering your outdoor piece of heaven. One of the best ways to accent your décor without taking away its existing beauty is adding an outdoor teak planter box, or two. Teak is made to last and outlive the harshest of elements that can be tested against it. For years teak has been used in the construction of boats, so you can be sure that your teak planter box will hold up against daily watering and the weather. Thus, giving you confidence in the overall performance of teak planter boxes.

Organic Nutrients For Healthy Food Grown Indoors by SUSAN SLOBAC

Gardening,Hobbies,Food & Beverages

Indoor gardening is very popular, and especially so for growing food in inhospitable climates or where soil is poor or not available. If you are trying to grow food indoors using hydroponics, many growers favor growing organically. Organically grown food requires that all fertilizers be of organic quality, and this is the case for hydroponic gardening as well. Organic hydroponic nutrients can help you to grow wonderful organic vegetables and fruits in indoor gardening environments.
If you are growing plants in containers using soil as a medium, by the time you water the plant ten times, all of the nutrients from the soil have washed out of the container. This is why it is vital to fertilize container-grown plants.
It is even more crucial with hydroponically grown plants, because they are grown in a soilless medium and receive no nutrition at all from the medium. The plants rely on the gardener to supply them with plant food, which in hydroponics is called nutrient.
Plant food can be synthetic, or man-made, or organic, and derived from plant or animal materials. Chemical-based gardening tends to focus on immediate results that can be achieved through the use of synthetic chemicals. However, evidence suggests that toxins in the chemicals can be harmful to humans, and thus as a result there is a movement toward eating organically grown foods.
Hydroponics nutrients are used to help you feed your hydroponically grown plants without relying on chemicals. Organic plant nutrients, such as Botanicare Nutrients, tend to be released more slowly than chemical fertilizers, and offer plants a steady supply of organic nutrients.
Organic plant nutrients contain macronutrients of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, sulfur, calcium and magnesium, along with micronutrients of iron, molybdenum, boron, copper, manganese, zinc and chlorine. Because hydroponic plants are often grown in water, the hydroponic nutrients are dissolved in the water in which the roots of the plants lie.
There are many different types of organic nutrients for hydroponics, including Botanicare nutrients, and they each offer a slightly different recipe of nutrients for specific purposes. Botanicare nutrients offer formulas of organic plant nutrients that help your plants achieve healthy vegetation, more and larger fruits and vegetables, and can even increase the oil, sugar, vitamin and mineral contents of the fruits and vegetables grown using Botanicare nutrients.
Organic nutrients can be aided by media conditioners. These help the roots more easily access the nutrients in the medium, as well as allow moisture to penetrate the medium more efficiently.
Growing your own food organically, with organic fertilizers, will help you to consume healthier foods, and they are fun to grow as well.
About the Author: Susan Slobac uses organic hydroponics nutrients for her indoor garden. Her yields are large and she loves that her plants are all organic.

Professional Porcelain, China and Ceramic Repair by ANDREW STRATTON

Art and Culture

If your eight-year old knocks over your favorite antique porcelain vase, or your china set is showing signs of cracking, do not pick up the super glue! Many people will use online sources to try to repair the damages to their prized china, porcelain, and ceramic valuables on their own. Although these methods may keep a few pieces together, some of the glues suggested are almost impossible to remove and makes re-repair hopeless. Also, shoddy patch-up jobs will actually significantly decrease the monetary value of item. If the broken item truly is valuable and precious, you ought to call a respectable porcelain, china, and ceramic repair shop to professionally and correctly mend your piece.
If you have a precious family heirloom or a valuable antique piece of china, porcelain, or ceramic that needs repair, follow these simple steps: 1. Collect all the pieces! It is important to bring every piece possible to the shop because it is more difficult and expensive to create a new piece than it is to just reassemble the original pieces.
2. Consult with a professional repair shop about the restoration of your item. Most shops offer free estimates. They will help you decide if your item is worth restoring or if the job is even possible. If your ceramic vase shatters into too many tiny pieces, proper repair may be impossible. But if the break is simple and if the broken item is rare and expensive, professional repair may reclaim much of its value. However, if its monetary value is low, it may not be worth the cost of repairing it professionally. In this case, super glue may be your best option. Whatever the situation, a professional can guide you to make the best decision.
3. Package your item properly. It is better to personally deliver your china, porcelain, or ceramic item to the repair shop, but whether you are hand delivering it or mailing it, it is important to package your item properly. It is best to wrap every broken piece individually so that the sharp edges of one fragment do not scratch and further damage other pieces. It is best to double box items with at least two inches of packing around the item and in between boxes. Extra fragile pieces require specially designed packages and special shipping. Fortunately, most porcelain pieces like cups, dishes, and most figurines do not need special packaging. If you have questions about packaging and shipping your item, call the repair shop for answers.
The repair shop will then go through a special ceramic repair process. * First, they clean the item of dirt, glue and old repairs. Then they assemble and glue the broken pieces together. They also seal progressing cracks.
* Where porcelain is cracked or chipped it will appear white. Professionals will carefully touch up the colors by carefully matching the original surface color.
* Next, repair professionals will remake lost fragments of the valuable item if needed.
* They will then conceal all hairline fractures giving the item an unbroken appearance.
* Finally, the repaired section of a ceramic item will be resurfaced to match the original finish.
If you take the proper steps to collect all the pieces and safely deliver all the pieces, professionals can do miracles for your precious family heirlooms and antique ceramics.
For professional ceramic repair the experienced artist makes museum quality invisible repairs.

Traveling to and Around Barcelona. by DANIEL MAJOR

Travel & Tourism,Education,Art and Culture

The cosmopolitan city of Barcelona is the capital of Catalunya which is situated in the North Eastern corner of Spain. It is a coastal city situated on the Mediterranean sea and it enjoys a pleasant warm climate all year round which helps to keep the 4 kilometers of beach busy, the largest city beach in Europe. Being the capital of Catalunya, Catalan is widely spoken as it is the official language of Barcelona, but speakers of Spanish have no need to worry as both are spoken and understood by practically everyone.
For the traveler who wishes to fly to Barcelona it has never been easier, as the city is served by two major airports, Barcelona Girona Airport (also called Girona Costa Brava Airport) in the North, which is approximately 103 kilometers from the city and Barcelona International airport, 13 kilometers from the city centre. Both airports are served by an excellent bus shuttle service and travel times are 40 minutes from the international airport and around 1 hour and 10 minutes from Girona Airport, there is a train service from the International airport that takes you to the very heart of the city and that runs every 30 minutes and it takes only 15 minutes, unfortunately if you wish to travel by train from Girona you will first have to go to the city station in Girona which will actually lengthen your journey time. Of course, the other option is taxi, which is much more convenient, especially if traveling with a lot of luggage, but it can also be on the pricey side, especially if traveling from Girona, where you can expect to pay in the region of 120 euros for a one way trip. My advice would be to travel by bus from Girona and train or taxi from the International airport.
Once in Barcelona the easiest, quickest and safest way to get around the city is the excellent metro system, revamped and improved before the olympics, that were held in the city in 1992. You can purchase tickets that allow you unlimited travel throughout the city very cheaply. If you prefer to stay above ground there are many open top bus services that follow regular site seeing routes. These are excellent as all the operators run circular routes meaning that the next bus is never more than forty minutes away, they are a bit more expensive than using the metro but you will be able to top up your tan whilst traveling around the city. You can purchase a one, two or three day tickets that offer a jump on jump off service allowing you to be as spontaneous or as organized as you want with regards to visiting the cites many attractions.
If you are considering driving, the uninitiated should expect to have nothing short of minor heart or panic attacks on a regular basis as the city streets are extremely busy with traffic that seems to travel at frighteningly quick speeds when the flow allows (city traffic jams are a regular occurrence) and the average barca driver has no, or at least, very little patience with dithering tourists as a constant barrage of horns gives the city the characteristic backdrop of sound, often associated with major Spanish cities.
Whichever way you decide to travel to and around Barcelona, this beautiful and bustling city will always leave you wanting to come back to visit again and again.

Feng Shui Seminar: Its Benefits for Australians in 2009 by GLEN DIMAANDAL


Art and Culture

What is Feng Shui and how can seminars about it help you in your dayly life? An Australian site claims that it can do a lot of good in 2009.
Feng Shui expert Joey Yap and his Mastery Academy are traveling to Melbourne, Australia on February 2009 to educate people on how to attract good luck in the year of the Earth Ox.
As we slide into 2009, challenges abound - food crises, price hikes, fuel shortage, and economic inflation are just some of what we must face.
But you can do something about it. Join Joey Yap for the Feng Shui and Astrology for 2009 Seminar to learn how you can flourish even when times are tough. Discover how you can use Feng Shui, Chinese Astrology, Face Reading, and Date Selection as potent tools to steer your life towards success and happiness, one step at a time.
All you need to know to thrive and flourish in the year of the Earth Ox can be learned at the Feng Shui and Astrology for 2009 seminar. Joey will share with you how you can:
* Explore your astrological forecast for 2009; know the opportunities and challenges in store for you * Learn the annual Feng Shui influences for your home; get the best out of the positive and minimize the negative * Use Date Selection to know the when’s the right time for personal and professional endeavours * Chart your course for the year, making the most of your potential and luck * Take the right actions, at all the right times, to ensure that you capitalize on available opportunities
The right time for a positive change is now. No challenge is too big; start early and greet the year of the Earth Ox with renewed strength and confidence!

Starting an Online Business in a Weak Economy by JO MARK

Business Opportunities,Internet Marketing,E-Commerce

As the economy weakens, many people look to start their own online business to bring in extra money. If you are thinking about starting an online business, your first question is usually where to start looking for ideas. But the answer is simple; base your online business on your own interests and talents. Chances are, if you are interested in a particular subject, there are probably others who have the same interest.
While you are determining the subject of your online business, write down ten words or phrases that people would use to search for items and information related to your business. Then, enter those words into Google’s keyword tool. This will tell you how many people are searching for information that is related to your online business. The more people searching for your information, the better your odds of success.
Then you have to determine what products you are going to offer. Will you be offering physical products or digital ones? Are you going to develop your own products or sell someone else’s? These are all questions you have to answer before opening your online business.
Will you use a website or a blog to offer products to your customers? If you are not familiar with html (the computer language used to build websites), you may be better off using a blog. Blogs do not require you to know any specialized computer language to get started. If you can type, you can use a blog. It is very simple.
But the next step is the hard part; getting people to visit your site. This is where most businesses fail. In order to bring sustainable traffic to your site you should use several different sources. Many people write articles to bring in traffic. This technique is free and works well if you can write at least one article a day. Posting on large Forums can also be an effective free technique to bring in traffic. And finally, using ads can be effective, but this tactic will cost you some money. Regardless of which traffic building techniques you decide on, you must do it consistently.

Jazz up your life with tap dance by ELI NEWSOM

Art and Culture

Are you planning to learn tap dance? If your answer is yes then the DVD series having tap dance lessons is the perfect means available to learn to tap dance in a time saving manner. The most alluring feature of the tap dance DVD series is that it gives practical guidance to beginners in the tap dance. By opting to the tap dance DVD, one can learn the traditional dance steps of America from the very comforts of personal room.
The DVD series featuring tap dance video give a step by step guidance of how to get started and progress in the tap dance. The tap dance DVD series include exclusive features such as on-screen musical counts which allow the users to learn to tap dance at an extremely fast face. With the inclusion of feature such as split screen camera angles, this DVD series allow the users to check dance poses of instructor from all the sides.
The tap dance DVD series is perfect alternative for busy people having passion for tap dance but cannot attend tap dance classes due to lack of time. With the all new tap dance DVD series, the users can learn the tap dance whenever they get free time in office or at home. Tap dance DVD series serves the purpose of a fitness video by helping in maintaining the body weight of the users who are practicing tap dance via this DVD series.
The most alluring feature of the tap dance DVD Series is that the dance steps in it are narrated step by step by an instructor having sound expertise and skills in making the tap dance learning process easier for the users of the DVD. The tap dance video teaches tap dance in different levels such as basic level, intermediate level and level-3. Basic level is for beginners and intermediate level is for those who have some experience of tap dance. Level-3 of DVD series includes teaching the most famous tap dance steps to the users.
The main benefits of learning tap dance via tap dance DVD series include:
• The tap dance DVD series features tap dance steps in a clear and slow manner so that the users can recognize how to practice that particular step in tap dance • The dance movements of the instructor in the tap dance DVD series can be viewed from varied angles i.e. from back and side so as to get into depth of how the instructor is performing the tap dance steps. • The dance steps in the tap dance DVD series are repeated several times so as to make the user follow properly the moves in a particular tap dance step. • The dance video in the tap dance DVD series includes “music-only” feature thereby excluding background noise which can distract the users mind. • The navigation of the DVD series is user friendly and the user can directly jump onto one dance step to another.
The tap dance DVD series is exclusively made of state of the art technology so as to provide an excellent source of learning tap dance to the tap dance lovers. The manufacturers of the tap dance DVD series have made use of ProTools so as to provide advanced teaching methodology of tap dance to all its users. The tap dance DVD series is based on a region free format i.e. it can be provide assistance to both local and foreign audience in tap dance lessons. So, tap dance DVD series is an affordable alternative to tap dance schools so as to learn tap dance with an ease.

Art Collecting: Making Your Own Great Collection by NICHOLAS TAN


Art and Culture

If you want to build your art collection, you should do so in an intelligent manner. This is so that everything you buy for your collection wouldn’t be considered as a waste of money. However, collecting art intelligibly would require you to master two things. First, is to have good research skills, and second the skill of collecting.
Starting On The Thought Of Collecting
Generally, as most people do, you’d probably have the knowledge of buying art on a piece-per-piece basis, yet still may not be thinking of plans like making multiple achievements as time passes by, or simply, building up a collection.
Although it is possible to find artworks that you like anywhere you go, and get to choose from an outstanding diversity of subject matters, mediums, and price ranges; doing so can still be confusing and intimidating, especially if you’re still starting. Questions such as: "How exactly do you push your way through and choose which direction to make an entrance?" "How can you relate one buy to the other?";"How should you group or organize your art?"; "Are there ways of presenting it?"; and lastly "How can you do everything in an excellent manner?"; may come play in your mind.
However, once you get these queries off you head then you’ll get to understand the real meaning of "collection", which is the crucial case of controlled and purposeful buying.
The Great Collections
Great collectors are extensively respected and usually as popular as the artworks they collect; such as the Rockefeller collection, the Chrysler collection, and the Phillips collection, to name a few. Such collectors are famous since they demonstrate a great deal of talent when choosing and organizing their art, just like the artists themselves are in making the masterpiece. Similarly, each piece of art in one great collection orders first-class attention as well as a first-rate price not just because the piece is good, but also of the name of the company it bears.
How Great Is ‘Great’?
So how exactly do great collectors become great? Well, experts believe that it is this skill of being able to categorize specific artworks from the billions of works existing and assemble them in such a manner aiming to advance or increase other’s understanding of such particular art or of art’s evolution in general.
For any kind of mature collection, the whole thing, as a group, becomes greater than the value of the parts.Thus, the collector becomes accepted to be a respected authority in the matter and in outstanding cases continues until he’s the one that sets the standards, establishes the trends, and influences the future of art collecting for all.
This is how meaningful and influencing great art collections can be. It all starts from a single piece of art, until the whole collection itself becomes a separate artwork from its components.
The First Step To Greatness
No matter how you see your collecting, whether recreational or serious, there are methods that you could use to get the most out of not only the value and quality of your art, but also your personal appreciation, enjoyment, and understanding of your art.
Thus, you should know that your first step to greatness is being real to your tastes. If you want to be a really great collector someday, then acknowledging and accepting that you like specific types of art without considering what other people say or what is popular in the market, would be the right thing to do.
Remember, in collecting, you’re making an artwork too which is composed of different specific pieces. How you’ll design your artwork is entirely up to you and not what other people think. So if you’ll be collecting, be sure to put your heart on it!
Nicholas Tan has been involved in Article Writing, providing Free Articles, Internet Marketing, SEO, Adwords, & Adsense for more than 5 years and designs and develops websites.

Wedding cake design by STELLA ROSE

Art and Culture,Relationships,Cooking

Wedding is the most important function in a person’s life as on that day bride and groom act as cynosure in eyes of all people. Proper care should be taken of everything as hundreds of guests, relatives and close friends are invited to attain the wedding ceremony. One of the particular things that are noticed by every individual is wedding cake. Wedding cake keeps varying according to their size, shape, occasion and flavor. Wedding cake comes with different flavors like chocolate, vanilla, raspberry, mango and many others to mention. A connoisseur person will figure out the best of wedding cake for such special occasion. Traditionally wedding cake is used from ancient times.
All you need is to right select the wedding cake of your type with proper shape. If you are not aware about the wedding cake information then have a look to some bakery or wedding cake shop and rightly choose from the catalog. If you are not satisfied with the wedding cake you can even give the order in advance to get the cake of your type. The two most commonly used wedding cake shapes are round wedding cake, square wedding cakes, fruit wedding cake, wedding cake specially based on some theme etc. Just keep in mind the rough idea of number of people going to attend your wedding as it will help to decide the size of wedding cake.
After the type and shape of wedding cake it is better to decide the number of tiers that need to be having on your wedding cake. Then decide how to arrange the tiers whether directly or as a stand. Just take some expert advice or through web search you can perfectly make out your decision to use tiers by your wish. Don’t forget the size too while discussing the parameters of wedding cake too. The most important factor that needs to bear in mind is the budget.
The work does not end here, just by going through wedding cake parameters still you need to select a wedding cake topper. There are kinds of wedding cake toppers that may tranquil your eyes. Wedding cake topper should not cover the design of wedding cake. If got addled then under some expert advice or by any way just finds a cake topper that maintains the beauty and should reveal the design of wedding cake. Wedding cake topper is mainly used to décor the wedding cake. When you are done with all work, just buy a wedding cake serving set. In market there are many types of wedding cake serving sets which may suits best to your need.
Thus, the provided wedding cake information will help you in times of your wedding ceremony.

Fall Floral Design! How to Make a Festive Arrangement by L. WARD


Fall is a wonderful time of year for fresh flower floral design. There is a plethora of beautiful flowers in rich fall colors. Thanksgiving and Halloween arrangements are especially fun. Use fresh flowers and Halloween novelties to make a fun Halloween design! Or, leave out the Halloween novelties for Thanksgiving. Some flowers that are great to use for fall include: Bird of Paradise, Alstromeria, Gerbera, Roses, Chrysanthmums, Carnations, Coppertip (crocosmia), and orange thistle (safflower/Carthamus). Leather leaf, salal, and goldenrod are just a few examples of foliage that goes well with these flowers. Curly willow also will enhance the fall tone of the autumn arrangement.
Use a fairly small pumpkin for the vase of your design. To design an arrangement in a pumpkin, first clean out your pumpkin. Sprinkle flower food on the inside, this will help your carved out pumpkin to last longer. You will then want to insert plastic lining in your pumpkin. Floral foam is a great way to anchor your design. After saturating your floral foam in warm water, you are ready to begin! The previous mentioned flowers will look great in this design.
The first step will be to add some foliage to the floral foam. Put salal leaves hanging over the edge and cover the mechanics (the floral foam and plastic liner if it is showing). Next add the tall flowers and mass or focal flowers. You can cut long stemmed flowers short to have them near the base of the design or leave them tall, be creative.
Some tips for your design:
- You paid for that Bird of Paradise! Make sure you can see it! If you use expensive or unique flowers, be sure not to hide it behind foliage or cheap flowers.
- Use the "lid" of your pumpkin as part of your design, this can be attached with a wooden peg.
- Add fall leaves to your design.
- For more of a Thanksgiving look, include small squashes, vegetables, and other Thanksgiving items.
- To enhance your design, and to make it more suitable for Halloween, put Halloween novelties in it, like ghosts, spiders, cobwebs, or witches!
- Don't forget purple is the new Halloween color. Using purple flowers and foliage can add variety to any seasonal floral arrangement and help your oranges and reds not to blend together.
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