Home & Garden

DuPure International offers Santa Clarita residents an Environmentally Green alternative to salt discharging automatic water softeners and portable exchange rental tanks.

Is it time for your kitchen cabinets to be upgraded?  Give them new life by refacing with the professionals at Homecraft Kitchen Cabinets and Refacing Company.  “Our high quality craftsmanship, performance and price have been second to none,” states owner Harry Fischer, “Since 1973 . . . Exceeding Your Expectations.” 

Major utility relocation work is continuing in the area of The Old Road and Magic Mountain Parkway.  The contractor, Security Paving, is currently relocating a reclaimed line on The Old Road north of the Magic Mountain Parkway intersection.  This relocation work will continue through early August.  Meanwhile, Castaic Lake Water Agency is working to extend two water lines on the northwest corner of Magic Mountain Parkway and The Old Road.  Time Warner Cable and Valencia Water are installing their respective lines on Magic Mountain Parkway, between Tourney Road and the northbound off-ramp.  

There are many types of patio chairs to choose from, but cushioned outdoor furniture invites you to sit back, relax and linger.  Relax-Plus patio cushions are another first from Tropitone, delivering the same construction as high-end indoor furniture, but utilizing materials suitable for outdoor furniture. 

Do you regret becoming a network marketer?  Or can you think of more reasons for quitting than remaining an independent business owner?  Before you make that decision to quit or not, take a look at this article.  It may prove to be a major turning point in your mlm business.

In the late afternoon of a hot summer day, the sound of falling water in the midst of your garden soothes and cools hurried lifestyles.  The additions of a glittering water garden with shimmering fish and brilliant water lilies will give your garden an incredible rejuvenating quality.

“Maid To Design” is a company started by two lifelong friends, Terry Sydejko and Debbie McAuliffe, with the same talents and beliefs for green cleaning and design services.

Though a lot of people are comfortable with going forward with credit card debt management all by themselves, not everyone is.  There are people who don’t really want to tread into the territory of financial issues (credit card debt management included).  Such people generally prefer going to debt assistance companies for advice on credit card debt management or for getting the credit card debt management done through them.

Many people like to sample colors before spending the money to purchase a whole project’s worth.  Most paint stores now offer small tester pots, which are both convenient and economical for consumers.  It enables the consumer to decide whether or not he actually likes the color before committing to painting the entire space.  However logical this method may appear to be, there are some disadvantages that are not immediately apparent to this way of trying color in such limited quantities.

Summer is here and everyone is enjoying some time at the pool.  Owning a pool means a lot of responsibility and maintaining pool safety is one of the most important responsibilities of all.  Here are some steps that you can take to create a safe environment for your family, your children and their friends. 

There are still a lot of homes in the Santa Clarita valley which have water softeners which create a waste called chloride.  Chloride is discharged into our sewer system from these softeners.  This waste cannot be treated by our wastewater plants and thus is released into the Santa Clara river, causing harm to the ground water, crops, and the river. 

Have you looked in the phone book lately at all the pool builders that have sprung up over night?  It seems that anyone who has ever planted a plant has put up their pool builder shingle.  The learn-as-you-go method is not the avenue I would want to go considering the amount of dollars that go into a pool.

In recent times, gasoline prices are mounting so rapidly and haphazardly that whenever a person fills gas in his/her vehicle, it seems that the wallet is getting thinner and thinner.  Therefore, the major concern for almost every vehicle owner is how to save on gas.

The Board praised Van Hook particularly for her many accomplishments over the last year, which included overseeing the major tasks of developing and opening a new campus on Sierra Highway in Canyon Country and overseeing the construction and opening of several new buildings on the Valencia campus.

Most people avoid their closets because they are a “disaster”. Let’s address those closets in preparation for your summer wardrobe. It’s surprising what little time it will take and how GOOD you’ll feel when your closets are clutter free. Clearing the clutter from your closets will also clear some clutter from your mind.

It’s not always easy to attain beauty and accomplish perfection, but by following basic guidelines you can ensure a beautiful show of roses.  One of the basic tips is to learn how and when to water your roses and keep in mind there are good times and bad times.  So to encourage your roses and reward yourself with the best display ever, all year round, just follow these simple steps:

Organic gardening is the way of growing vegetables and fruits with the use of things only found in nature.  Organic gardening is the exact same as regular gardening except that organic gardening does not use chemicals that may have an adverse affect on your health.  Organic gardening is an excellent way to assure that your plants will be free and clear of all pesticides and, if taken care of properly, will be as healthy as possible.