Our May edition of Atlanta INtown is packed with tips on planting your spring garden (click under the Real Estate tab above or visit our e-Edition), but here’s few more from Danny Seo, author, HGTV host and CBS’s environmental lifestyle contributor. Reuse those Packing Peanuts. Container gardening is popular for folks with limited backyard space, […]
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Sustainable Gardening
By Lindsey Mann Are you planting a garden this spring? Consider including edible plants. Put your resources into plants that are not just beautiful, but healthy and delicious! Berries like strawberry, blueberry, blackberry or fig and pear trees are well- known favorites that grow well in our climate. Lesser known plants such as paw-paw, maypop, […]
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City Dwellers: From suburbs to condo living
By Carly Felton During the 1960s, many Atlantans abandoned their city homes for sprawling spaces in the suburbs. They felt that the promise of good schools, safe neighborhoods and less traffic was just too good to pass up. Yet now, with the crash of the real estate market and the drop in home prices, combined with […]
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Life in an Organic Garden
By Duane Marcus Have you ever tasted the sweetness of a purple kohlrabi flower bud? Have you ever heard the buzz of a thousand bees collecting pollen from a bed of sweet corn? Have you ever seen a hundred butterflies feeding on a myriad of colorful flowers? Have you ever smelled the fragrance of a […]
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Decatur Green Fest, May 1
The Decatur Green Fest, hosted by the Dogwood Alliance, is Saturday, May 1, from 3 to 9:30 p.m. The event kicks off the annual Concert on the Square series and features a day of music featuring popular local bands and a headliner beginning at 7 p.m. Headlining the event will be the band Holland Dutch. […]
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Renovation Coach: BBD or No Deal?
Buyers who are moving forward with remodeling projects are really working hard to save a buck here and there by shopping to get the best deal. Online shopping sites make it easy to find almost any product for the home. Homeowners who are remodeling or building their homes have really gotten into hunting for the […]
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Eco-Briefs for May
Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Green Expansion will double the size of the visitor’s experience when three new features open May 1. For the first time in more than 30 years, the expansion will open the Garden’s 15-acre woodlands, known as Storza Woods, to the public via a Canopy Walk extending 600 feet from the Hardin Visitor Center […]
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Real Estate Briefs for May
Loews Atlanta Hotel, the anchor of the 12th and Midtown development, is now open to guests. As the first new-build hotel opening for Loews Hotels in more than five years and the brand’s first property in Georgia, Loews Atlanta Hotel has 414 guest rooms and 44 suites complemented by Exhale Spa and Fitness Center, eleven […]
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Gardening Design, Part 2
By David McMullin Spring has wandered in… finally! Now, that we’ve discussed the fundamentals of accessing the site and elements of design, we’ll dig deeper, into the fun, and yes, the more difficult side of creating your garden. Be observant of your backyard environment. Follow the weather, know its extremes, understand our seasons, and the […]
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Central Atlanta Progress meeting highlights change
By Ann Boutwell Significant change hallmarked the 68th annual meeting of Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) held recently at the Georgia World Congress Center. CAP Chairman S. Taylor Glover, President and CEO of Turner Enterprises, welcomed the 1,200 attendees and noted some of the accomplishments of 2009. The Downtown Transportation Management Association helped more than 2,000 […]