The Grapevine (Oct. 18, 2014)
Time to organize garage
With fall here and winter on its way, it’s time to straighten out the garage, so you can at least find the snow shovels when you need them.
Use a multi-purpose push broom to sweep the garage floor, or wash down the floor with a water hose.
Separate items into categories such as auto supplies, lawn and garden tools, holiday decorations and sports equipment. Then pitch, donate or sell items you don’t use.
Separate the garage into zones for storing each category of items, and then choose a storage method. Try to go vertical to keep the floor free of clutter: Garages provide ample wall and ceiling space for shelves, pegboards, rails and overhead systems.
Establish a solid game plan to organize sports gear and bicycles.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Home Expo next weekend
The Home Remodeling & Decorating Expo will be Oct. 25 and 26 at Century II. RJ Promotions of St. Joseph, Mo., puts on the show, which will feature vendors of home products, faux painting and decorating seminars on Oct. 25, healthy cooking demonstrations by Chef Jeff, free antique appraisals (limit two per person), and a fully furnished and landscaped house. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 25 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 26. Admission is free.
Jennifer Allwood will give these seminars on Oct. 25: the 10 commandments of decorating, 11:30 a.m.; pumpkins with pizzazz, 1 p.m.; decorating your front porch for fall, 2:30 p.m.; and Striping and Stenciling 101 at 3:30 p.m.
In bloom at Botanica
Blue ginger (Dichorisandra thyrsiflora), in a pot near the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden.
This story was originally published October 14, 2014 at 9:59 PM with the headline "The Grapevine (Oct. 18, 2014)."