Get inspired for home improvement and gardening at this huge show
February's a short month and spring will be here soon. It's a great time to think about what projects you want to tackle in your home and yard this year. And The Great Big Home & Garden Expo, which opens Saturday at the I-X Center in Cleveland, provides tons of inspiration. Avon businesses play a big role in the show. Creative Construction Solutions designed and built the Idea Home, featured in the video. The 2,400 square foot Craftsman-style ranch shows some key trends in home design and building. One of them, partner Andy Simons said, is that homes are shrinking. Whether it's the economy, energy costs or just not wanting to take care of that much house, Simons said, he's seeing that homeowners are less inclined to want homes over 3,000 …
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Farmers, landscapers and contractors dealing one of the wettest seasons in decades.
March’s winter thaw couldn’t come soon enough for area farmers, landscapers and contractors, but who knew their businesses would be dampened and snagged by one of the soggiest springs on record? With almost seven inches of rainfall last month, Cleveland experienced its wettest April in over 100 years, and since then the precipitation simply hasn’t let up. It has rained on 39 of the last 56 days, and folks are hoping that next week’s sunny forecasts can, well, hold water. Avon’s farmers and landscapers have had an especially difficult time contending with the intemperate weather. "By this time, we've started putting crops in the fields, but this year, we're a little bit behind,” Rita Fitch, co-owner of Fitch’s Farm Market, said. “We are …
Holly Barnes
8:11 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
What a huge investment they made building the Idea Home. It looks gorgeous. I can't wait to see it myself! more ›