A brief in last week's Home & Garden section on the Zelzah Shrine Center's Vidalia onion fundraiser contained several errors. The correct phone number to call to purchase onions is 382-5554. Bags of onions are priced at $10 for a 10-pound bag; $6 for a 5-pound bag. Proceeds from the onion fundraiser are used to help defray Zelzah Shine's local operating expenses only.
Desert landscapes need additional deep watering only three or four times each year. Give them deep watering when the air temperatures get hot — don’t wait.
We know that purple leaf plum cannot handle the heat in certain locations, particularly south and west exposures.
Our neighbors are redoing their front yard landscaping, which includes removing a 17-year-old Mediterranean fan palm. They have offered it to us.
Keep in mind that all cactuses are not the same. Some are from different places (your exotic varieties) while others are from the Southwest.
Leak where drain line connects to kitchen sink? The culprit is probably either a leaky sink strainer or a cracked tailpiece.
Desert spoon is a large shrub. It comes from the desert. It is used to the desert heat.
Though not a desert plant, Apache plume does not like “wet feet.” It needs infrequent watering and well-draining soil.
Vinyl flooring can be a pain. The edges curl up and get brittle, and it fights to keep from being glued back down.
I have a Meyer lemon sitting in my house waiting for the temperatures to cool down. When can I plant again?
Mini blinds come in vinyl or aluminum and start at around $25. You can also get faux-wood blinds that cost about 50 percent more, but install the same way.
