YOUR PLACE.Byline: Sherry Joe Crosby MADE IN THE SHADE: If you've got a troublesome shady spot, you'll want to pick up Larry Hodgson's new book, ``Making the Most of Shade'' (Rodale; $22.95). Designed for gardeners of all levels, it deftly covers the basics, including how to plan, plant and grow shade gardens. The book also profiles more than 200 shade-tolerant plants, including grasses, perennials, annuals and climbing plants. An excellent resource. BEST FRONDS: Tour some of the world's finest World's Finest may refer to:
A LIFETIME SEAT: Created by a retired Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. engineering professor, the Milano Chair uses a patented steel-reinforced wooden joint that promises to stand up to years of sit-down wear and tear. Available in leather and fabric in a range of colors for $1,380 to $1,590, depending on wood and fabric choice. Ottomans are priced between $575 and $610. www.menlodesigns.com. THE FIBER THINGS: Lifestyle guru Kathy Ireland Kathy Ireland (born March 20, 1963) is an American supermodel, actress, author, and entrepreneur. Kathy Ireland is a wife, mother, Sunday school teacher and Chief Designer and CEO of Kathy Ireland Worldwide (KIWW), whose mission is “… finding solutions for families, has teamed up with Shaw Industries Shaw Industries is a flooring manufacturer headquartered in Dalton, Georgia. It agreed to be acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in 2000. As of 2006, it employed 32,000 people in the USA and Canada. It is considered the largest broadloom carpet maker in the world. to create wall-to-wall carpeting that touts beauty, incomparable stain resistance and durability. The collection, called Kathy Ireland ClearTouch carpets, are made with R2X, a patented stain and soil resistance treatment. To view the full line of Kathy Ireland Home by Shaw, go to www.shawinc.com. TILE AND MOSAIC SALE: Find exclusive Balinese pebblestone, contemporary glass and traditional French Encaustic tile - all on sale - at Classic Tile & Mosaic's second annual warehouse sale. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday. Classic Tile & Mosaic, 3221 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles (south of the Santa Monica Freeway The Santa Monica Freeway is the westernmost segment of Interstate 10, beginning at the western terminus of I-10 at the Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica, California and ending southeast of downtown Los Angeles at the famous East Los Angeles Interchange. between Washington and Jefferson boulevards). (310) 287-0142. CAPTION(S): 7 photos Photo: (1 -- color) no caption (book: ``Making the Most of Shade'') (2 -- color) no caption (book: ``Palm Trees: A Story in Photographs'') (3 -- color) no caption (Kathy Ireland) (4 -- color) no caption (Milano Chair) (5 -- 7 -- color) no caption (tiles) |
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