Home & Garden - 14 October 2007

Can I plant the seeds that grow on the trumpet vine this time of the year and have new plants come up next year from them?

2007-10-14 04:34:53 · 3 answers · asked by kimmi_35 4 in Garden & Landscape

This has already been patched on the inside, but now there is condensation on the wall sometimes (not often, but still), and the floor below the crack is starting to crack as well. One solution I got is to build drains on the outside of the house to carry away water.
The only way to solve it is to fix the exterior of the cement wall, which lies under my porch!! (Which happens to be under my new roof!) Is there a way to get to it by going under the porch?? The crack is straight down in one place.

2007-10-14 04:34:10 · 3 answers · asked by Lisa 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

please help!!

2007-10-14 04:28:40 · 5 answers · asked by bluebird 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

and maybe a light or 2 for up to about a week straight as in my town weather is a problem

2007-10-14 04:15:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I've done this one other time and it turned out pretty good, it was just hard measuring and getting exact tiles around things

2007-10-14 04:12:09 · 7 answers · asked by SadToday22 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Is the gold decoration on Wedgwood (and other "good" makes) real gold?

2007-10-14 04:09:39 · 2 answers · asked by jamesawild 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

Someone recently bought me a beautiful, very expensive comforter (costs like $200). I love it to pieces, but its dry clean only unfortunately. :( I didn't realise it was dry clean only until just the other day and I had already run it through the wash once along with its pillow shams.
I almost never put things in the dryer, so I let it air dry in my laundry room.

I contacted my local dry cleaner and it costs $20 to dry clean a comforter and I don't have the money to do that 2 times a month. I like to wash my comforter, pillow shams, and sheets every two weeks.
I bought a "dryel" kit, but its too small for my comforter but the pillow shams fit in it.
How bad is it if I run my comforter through the wash and let it hang dry? Are there any alternatives to bringing it to the cleaners?

2007-10-14 04:01:50 · 4 answers · asked by Whishkey Bottom. 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

What's the best way to do this? Any advice for dealing with clawfoot tubs also?

2007-10-14 03:55:38 · 5 answers · asked by SadToday22 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-14 03:52:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I am re-decorating a guest room in the shabby-chic, cottage look. Kind of in-between, really.

I bought a round plaque (wall decor) that looks like carved wood, but it is acutally made of resin. The outside rim has a soft fluted design, kind of like the edge of a piecrust. In the center of the plaque is a raised desgin of roses, flowers, and leaves.

The plaque is pure-white, but it has some dark, grayish highlights here and there to give it that distressed, "shabby" look.

I plan to use the plaque above my daybed, which has a curved back, higher in the center. On either side ot the round plaque, I want to place some plates or platters.

The problem? The plaque is pure white, and I want to use creamy ivory in the room. Ivory is the color used in the bedding, and I plan to re-do some furniture pieces in ivory as well.

What products do I use on the resin piece, and what color for the distressed accent look?

Thanks. I know the look I want, but I'm lost.

2007-10-14 03:42:45 · 2 answers · asked by Joyce A 6 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I'm about to buy some Ebony granite gloss worktop, but Iv just been told that it scratches really easily and is not worth buying. Has anyone ever had it and can tell me whether its worth buying or not.. plus what is the alternative without spending hundreds and hundreds?

2007-10-14 03:10:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

We have found in this last week small round holes in our cotton underwear and one pair of socks. This is underwear that is worn and washed every week but is relatively new. We have found no other holes in any other clothes at this time. Not sure what might be causing it. Moths, poor quality material, too much washing detergent or something in the washing drum causing damage to the clothes?

2007-10-14 03:05:46 · 4 answers · asked by KRIS G 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

As they start to turn from green to red, the tops start splitting from the stem down, usually 3 or 4 splits on the tops of each one. What am I doing wrong? What can I do to keep this from happening next year?

2007-10-14 02:59:09 · 6 answers · asked by starshyne59 5 in Garden & Landscape

I cut my hand while I was drunk and didn't realise. I got a bit of blood on the white areas of my windrunner/windbreaker and my grey hoody. The blood has been on for about 15 hours or so, how can I remove it?

2007-10-14 02:37:50 · 9 answers · asked by rUmmeh 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

OK, unusual situation here. I live alone, am 1/2 sick and have a very small income, I spend a lot of time on the puter, I have only a gas wall furnace so I am thinking about moving my TV and puter into my bedroom even maybe going to a twin bed for more space and just heating that room . hard to believe , but picture me living on a mountaintop all alone with no visitors for that is what it is like and I can use a small efficient space heater. I don't mind this at all and why should I pay to heat an entire house when I only use one room at a time. I have a very open frontroom dining room and kitchen with no way to shut them into smaller spaces and the cheapest way would be to move. You have to use your imagination unless you live alone and can picture this. I have no visitors and no guests !! I essentially live on a mountain top on a very low income ??? cheap house payment so it is the cheapest to stay here. Hope I have included all necessary info. I already wear hats, thermal clothing

2007-10-14 02:21:33 · 2 answers · asked by I Love Jesus 5 in Other - Home & Garden

Some people like to include their work experience, titles or degrees as part of their answers. Some people even list this information as the source of their answer. Is this useful information that helps an asker to identify the best answer or just a vain attempt to influence the asker? What does the Garden & Landscape community think of this practice? Should this be practice be continued?

2007-10-14 02:19:47 · 5 answers · asked by A Well Lit Garden 7 in Garden & Landscape

2007-10-14 01:58:27 · 7 answers · asked by KiKi 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-10-14 01:38:18 · 8 answers · asked by rehdriver 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-10-14 01:24:38 · 2 answers · asked by fezz 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-14 01:21:01 · 6 answers · asked by fezz 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I want to try to grow a hardy banana in a frosty area in Victoria

2007-10-14 01:20:43 · 1 answers · asked by tartan_12003 4 in Garden & Landscape

I have 6 dogs and 3 cats and i want to get rid of the fleas in the yard and the house all dogs and cats take meds for fleas but we still are getting fleas I walked outside on the porch and the fleas were just jumping on me and i was standing about 3 feet off the ground please help

2007-10-14 01:14:00 · 8 answers · asked by flamesgrl 2 in Garden & Landscape

I have been told that you dont have to fully demolish and can keep a proportion standing and still class it as new build from a VAT reclamation perspective?
UK based build.
Thanks

2007-10-14 01:09:57 · 3 answers · asked by mark 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

When one should one plant them, how they should they be planted, any 'dos and don'ts' about planting them and how should one get the best out of the bulbs producing them?

Any information on this subject, would be much appreciated.

2007-10-14 01:03:07 · 7 answers · asked by BaitersinSpace 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-10-14 00:57:35 · 4 answers · asked by Rickyboy 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-10-14 00:17:05 · 7 answers · asked by Skidoo 7 in Garden & Landscape

I have two palms in their first year of planting in the ground, they are 4ft high to tip of new leaf, I need to know how to prepair them for, and how to keep them safe over the winter.
I live in the UK and they are in a semi sheltered position

2007-10-14 00:04:09 · 2 answers · asked by billyndave 1 in Garden & Landscape

I wear clothes that have delicate designs on the front of them for example i own the shirts in the links right here

http://www.cluburban.com/Bling_Tees_Black_T_Shirt_p/bts-808001-cublk.htm

http://www.drjays.com/shop/G1-V43414-R319-P272590/scarface/scarface-rest-in-peace-glow-in-the-dark-tee.html



and I own many more like them.

I wanna know how i can wash clothes like these without causing fading or ruin the design. the way ive washed them so far is i turn them insideout wash in cold water on the delicate cycle with liquid detergant and a little borax and hangdry. is this a safe method or should i got about washing these types of clothes another way? all help is appreciated.

2007-10-14 00:01:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry