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Cove away from cove Nautical themes offer a cooling air of elegance By Kim Cook ASSOCIATED PRESS Sand dollar lamp by Williams- Sonoma ($295) Sea grass, sand dollar, sea urchin and starfish wreath by Williams-Sonoma ($78) Sail pillows printed with numbers by Wisteria ($89) Resin sand dollars by Pottery Barn ($19) Coral candles by Pottery Barn ($10 to $19) Alphabet cone shells by Pot- tery Barn ($19) Nautical wall clock by Warm Biscuit ($92.50) Rope knot doorstop by Warm Biscuit ($46) ith the summer upon us, many of us are thinking about oceans, rivers and lakes, those calming bod- ies of water that beckon us. How do you keep the vacation alive after it has ended — or keep the dream of vacation alive before it has begun? Nautical motifs in decorating. If that has you thinking kitsch, think again. This year’s designs are all about stylish accessories and contemporary graphics far removed from the whim- sies of beach-side souvenir shops. Adding a few nautical touches to even the most landlocked home can evoke a nice summery vibe. With an emphasis on natural elements and a quieter palette, the decorative pieces tend to be tex- tural and more subdued. You don’t have to live anywhere near sand to give the impression that you’ve enjoyed some excellent beachcombing. Pottery Barn stocks resin sand dollars and strik- ing alphabet cone shells to dress a mantel or fill a clear vase. Add some sugary white sand, river pebbles or beach gravel for a no-maintenance accent that will last all season. Take a look at what retailers are offering. Homeowners with sprawling back- yards often put at least a bit of effort into decorating their outdoor enter- taining space. Maybe they splurge on some high-end outdoor furniture and an elaborate grill, plus a few accesso- ries to give the space style. But what about the rest of us? When a home has more modest outdoor space — perhaps a porch or patio, or a balcony off the master bedroom — these limited spaces are often ignored. Genevieve Gorder often sees clients who paid top dollar for a condomini- um with a small patio or balcony only to ignore the space because they don’t know what to do with it. Gorder, host of HGTV’s Battle on the Block and a judge on HGTV Design Star, says these small and mid-size spaces can seem tough to tackle. “Any outdoor spaces can be kind of intimidating,” agrees designer Brian Patrick Flynn, founder of decor demon.com. “When you design a room, you have four walls, and it’s easy to conceptualize what will fill it. Outside, the possibilities are endless, and you don’t really have a sense of scale. The sky goes on forever.” But there are great design strategies for turning even the most unexceptional deck or patio into an inviting space for outdoor entertaining this summer: Feature the floor “The biggest impact for your buck is to focus on the floor,” Flynn says. With outdoor spaces, the sky is the limit FILE PHOTO Taking indoor comforts such as a fire- place, comfy chairs and an ottoman outdoors makes for memorable times. By Melissa Rayworth ASSOCIATED PRESS HGTV Genevieve Gorder, host of HGTV's Battle on the Block See OUTDOORS Page H2 05-30-2010 PAGE H1 H HOME & GARDEN SUNDAY MAY 30, 2010 Artful figures to be on tour Coming next Sunday ‘ALICE’ CHESS PIECES Dispatch.com/multimedia Online THE FLOWERS OF MAY Bait can stop slugs’ munching H5 Protecting hostas If pests and blight are wrecking your plants, it might be time to turn your garden on its head. Growing crops that dangle upside down from homemade or commercially available planters is growing more popular, and its adherents swear they’ll never come back down to earth. “I’m totally converted,” said Mark McAlpine of Guelph, Ontar- io, who began growing tomatoes upside down two years ago be- cause cutworms were ravaging the ones he planted in the ground. He made six planters out of 5-gallon plastic buckets. He cut a 2-inch hole in the bottom of each bucket and threaded a tomato seedling down through the open- ing, packing strips of newspaper around the root ball to keep it in place. He then filled the buckets with soil mixed with compost and hung them on sturdy steel hooks bolted to the railing of his backyard deck. “Last summer was really hot, so it wasn’t the best crop, but I still was able to jar enough whole to- matoes, half tomatoes, salsa and tomato sauce to last me through the winter,” said McAlpine, who plans an additional six upside- down planters this year. Upside-down gardening, pri- marily of leggy crops such as to- matoes, cucumbers and peppers, is more common partly because of the ubiquity of Topsy Turvy plant- ers, available at retailers such as Walmart, Walgreens and Bed Bath & Beyond. According to the company that licenses the planter, Allstar Prod- ucts Group in Hawthorne, N.Y., sales this year are twice last year’s, with 20 million sold since the device was invented in 2005. Not to be outdone, Gardener’s Supply and Plow & Hearth recently began selling rival upside-down planters. “Upside-down gardening is definitely a phenomenon,” said Steve Wagner, senior product manager for Plow & Hearth. The advantages of upside-down gardening are many: It saves ERICH SCHLEGEL NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE Growing crops such as these toma- toes upside down deters pests and weeds and saves space. Upside down gains fans as way to grow By Kate Murphy NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE See UPSIDE DOWN Page H2 W PubDate: 05-30-2010 Page: 1H Edition: 1 Replate: User: dpoole Color:C M Y K

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Page 1: Cove away from cove

Cove away from coveNautical themes offer a cooling air of elegance

By Kim CookASSOCIATED PRESS

Sand dollar lamp by Williams-Sonoma ($295)

Sea grass, sand dollar, sea urchin andstarfish wreath by Williams-Sonoma ($78)

Sail pillows printed with numbers by Wisteria ($89)

Resin sand dollars by Pottery Barn ($19)

Coral candlesby Pottery

Barn ($10 to$19)

Alphabet coneshells by Pot-

tery Barn ($19)

Nautical wall clock by Warm Biscuit ($92.50)

Rope knot doorstop by Warm

Biscuit ($46)

ith the summer upon us,many of us are thinking

about oceans, rivers andlakes, those calming bod-

ies of water that beckon us. How do you keep the vacation

alive after it has ended — or keep thedream of vacation alive before it hasbegun?

Nautical motifs in decorating. If that has you thinking kitsch,

think again.This year’s designs are all about

stylish accessories and contemporarygraphics far removed from the whim-sies of beach-side souvenir shops.Adding a few nautical touches toeven the most landlocked home canevoke a nice summery vibe.

With an emphasis on naturalelements and a quieter palette, thedecorative pieces tend to be tex-tural and more subdued.

You don’t have to live anywherenear sand to give the impressionthat you’ve enjoyed some excellentbeachcombing. Pottery Barnstocks resin sand dollars and strik-ing alphabet cone shells to dress amantel or fill a clear vase. Addsome sugary white sand, riverpebbles or beach gravel for ano-maintenance accent that willlast all season.

Take a look at what retailers areoffering.

Homeowners with sprawling back-yards often put at least a bit of effortinto decorating their outdoor enter-taining space. Maybe they splurge onsome high-end outdoor furniture andan elaborate grill, plus a few accesso-ries to give the space style.

But what about the rest of us? Whena home has more modest outdoorspace — perhaps a porch or patio, or abalcony off the master bedroom —these limited spaces are often ignored.

Genevieve Gorder often sees clientswho paid top dollar for a condomini-um with a small patio or balcony onlyto ignore the space because they don’tknow what to do with it. Gorder, hostof HGTV’s Battle on the Block and ajudge on HGTV Design Star, says thesesmall and mid-size spaces can seemtough to tackle.

“Any outdoor spaces can be kind ofintimidating,” agrees designer BrianPatrick Flynn, founder of decordemon.com. “When you design a room,you have four walls, and it’s easy toconceptualize what will fill it. Outside,the possibilities are endless, and youdon’t really have a sense of scale. Thesky goes on forever.”

But there are great design strategiesfor turning even the most unexceptionaldeck or patio into an inviting space foroutdoor entertaining this summer:

Feature the floor“The biggest impact for your buck is

to focus on the floor,” Flynn says.

With outdoor spaces, the sky is the limit

FILE PHOTO

Taking indoor comforts such as a fire-place, comfy chairs and an ottomanoutdoors makes for memorable times.

By Melissa RayworthASSOCIATED PRESS

HGTV

GenevieveGorder,host ofHGTV'sBattle onthe Block

See OUTDOORS Page H2

05-30-2010 PAGE H1

HHOME&GARDEN�

SUNDAYMAY 30, 2010

Artful figures to be on tour

Coming next Sunday

‘ALICE’ CHESS PIECESDispatch.com/multimedia

Online

THE FLOWERS OF MAYBait can stop slugs’ munching �H5

Protecting hostas

If pests and blight are wreckingyour plants, it might be time toturn your garden on its head.

Growing crops that dangleupside down from homemade orcommercially available planters isgrowing more popular, and itsadherents swear they’ll nevercome back down to earth.

“I’m totally converted,” saidMark McAlpine of Guelph, Ontar-io, who began growing tomatoesupside down two years ago be-cause cutworms were ravaging theones he planted in the ground.

He made six planters out of5-gallon plastic buckets. He cut a2-inch hole in the bottom of eachbucket and threaded a tomatoseedling down through the open-ing, packing strips of newspaperaround the root ball to keep it inplace.

He then filled the buckets withsoil mixed with compost and hungthem on sturdy steel hooks boltedto the railing of his backyard deck.

“Last summer was really hot, soit wasn’t the best crop, but I stillwas able to jar enough whole to-matoes, half tomatoes, salsa andtomato sauce to last me throughthe winter,” said McAlpine, whoplans an additional six upside-down planters this year.

Upside-down gardening, pri-marily of leggy crops such as to-matoes, cucumbers and peppers,is more common partly because ofthe ubiquity of Topsy Turvy plant-ers, available at retailers such asWalmart, Walgreens and Bed Bath& Beyond.

According to the company thatlicenses the planter, Allstar Prod-ucts Group in Hawthorne, N.Y.,sales this year are twice last year’s,with 20 million sold since thedevice was invented in 2005.

Not to be outdone, Gardener’sSupply and Plow & Hearth recentlybegan selling rival upside-downplanters.

“Upside-down gardening isdefinitely a phenomenon,” saidSteve Wagner, senior productmanager for Plow & Hearth.

The advantages of upside-downgardening are many: It saves

ERICH SCHLEGEL NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Growing crops such as these toma-toes upside down deters pests andweeds and saves space.

Upside downgains fans asway to growBy Kate MurphyNEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

See UPSIDE DOWN Page H2

W

PubDate: 05-30-2010 Page: 1 H Edition: 1 Replate: User: dpoole Color:CMYK