Earth Day April 22nd

Earth Day was created in 1970 to spark a revolution against environmental abuse and the organizers, including EDN Board Chairman Denis Hayes, would not take no for an answer. Neither should we. Global warming is real and we're part of the problem. Now, we need to become part of the solution. Check out how you can become part of the solution.

http://www.earthday.net/resources/2006materials/Top10.aspx

Landscape Vision is a member of Earth Day Network. From time to time we will post information from the EDN to give you the tools we all need to help save our planet! Little steps add up.

IF I HAD A HAMMER!

Landscape Vision's good friend Andrea Ridout, of the nationally syndicated radio show, "Ask Andrea" has finished her much anticipated book, "If I Had a Hammer"! I encourage all of you do-it-yourself types to check out this book. Andrea really knows home improvement, we just love her here at Landscape Vision. Good for you Andrea, we're all proud of you.

Just click on these links below for either Barnes and Noble.com or Amazon.com
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=andrea+ridout+hammer

http://www.amazon.com/If-Had-Hammer-Weekend-Projects/dp/0061353183/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208187727&sr=8-1



Editorial Reviews

Have fun, save money, and improve your home with these easy step-by-step projects
Are you looking for a way to make your bathroom a little more beautiful? Or maybe you'd like to give your tired furniture a face-lift, improve your home's air quality, or fix a toilet. No matter your DIY needs and no matter whether you're a DIY novice or expert, home improvement guru Andrea Ridout, host of the nationally syndicated radio show Ask Andrea, has ideas, expertise, and advice to share with you.
If I Had a Hammer offers easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations designed to make home improvement simpler than ever. With a little help from Andrea, you'll be able to tackle repairs, painting and decorating, bathroom and kitchen remodeling, wood care for furniture and floors, and much more with projects that often take as little as an hour. Also, you can try a few of Andrea's energy-conserving projects that can dramatically improve your utility bill—Andrea's projects are friendly on the environment and on your wallet! With If I Had a Hammer, you'll have the tools to keep your home functioning and looking as good as—or even better than—new.

Biography
Andrea Ridout is the host of the nationally syndicated radio show Ask Andrea and is a frequent renovation expert on national and regional television programs. Her articles and advice have appeared in Reader's Digest, Woman's Day Home Remodeling, and Country Home, among many other publications. She lives near Dallas, Texas.

Cooperative Extension Services

Contact your local state cooperative extension Web site to get help with tricky insect problems, best varieties to plant in your area, or general maintenance of your garden.

http://www.almanac.com/garden/resource/coopext.php

Offered by our friends at The Old Farmer's Almanac

Outdoor Planting Table from Old Farmer's Almanac

Check out Old Farmer's Almanac "Outdoor Planting Table" Provides you a time table for planting. Put in your zip code to see your area's planting times.
http://www.almanac.com/garden/plantingtable/index.php

The best time to plant flowers and vegetables that bear crops above ground is during the light of the Moon; that is, from the day the Moon is new to the day it is full. Flowering bulbs and vegetables that bear crops below ground should be planted during the dark of the Moon; that is, from the day after it is full to the day before it is new again. The Moon Favorable column below gives these days, which are based on the Moon's phases for 2008 and the safe periods for planting in areas that receive frost. See Moon phases for the exact days of the new and full Moons.




http://www.almanac.com/garden/plantingtable/index.php