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E XTENDED and rebuilt with more regard to quality than cost just several years ago, this property ticks every single box that a family buyer could look for. But, more than most houses, it is one you need to go and see from the inside.

It is big, it has an excellent layout, it has off-road parking and is quiet yet in a great location close to good schools, shops and roads; all these details you can get from the website of Bob Gutteridge, the estate agency handling the sale, but what going online will not convey is the atmosphere inside, the feel of the place.

Because this house is absolutely charming, filled with lovely little details that emphasise the considerable investment in time and money that the owners have put in.

Estate agent Steve Gutteridge said they bought it at auction some nine years ago. Then the property, at Milehouse Lane, Wolstanton, and just down from the landmark green open space of the marsh, was in a state that Steve describes as "very tired, very old-fashioned''.

But they could see the potential to effectively start from scratch and make something special.

That is exactly what they have created, and it is evident from the moment you walk into the hallway that this is no ordinary property. Steve said it best when he told me: "They put in a lot of time, thought and effort on it over the years. But why would you settle for making something that is merely good when with a bit more commitment and investment you can make something that is really special?''

Why indeed. And as you walk into the house on the lovely pale honey-coloured solid oak flooring that runs throughout the ground floor and glows in the sunlight, and feel the weight and solidity of the doors, you know that considerations of quality outweighed those of cost when the place was rebuilt.

Steve added: "They have done everything, taking the walls back to bare brick, replastering, rewiring, putting on a new roof and a new heating system, laying the new oak flooring and having new windows." The house has been extended, adding two more bedrooms and more living space downstairs, and redesigned for a better, more sociable layout.

To the left off the hallway at the front is a good sized dining room with a marble fireplace, and behind it is a large, light and lovely lounge flooded with daylight from patio doors at the end. A solid stone not fake surround houses a remote-controlled gas fire, but so effective is the insulation and central heating that Steve says it is hardly ever used, even in the winter.

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SPRING HILL The mix of bad weather and city restrictions has left many construction laborers in Spring Hill with few options to earn money needed for bills, groceries and other expenses.

Local contractor Randall Shaw said this winter has presented those in his industry with some of the worst weather and working conditions in his memory.

When its not wet its been extremely cold, which affects everything from bricklaying to painting to the interior work, Shaw said.

Currently, the city of Spring Hills peace and quiet ordinance prohibits erection, excavation, construction, demolition, alteration or repair of any building before 7 a.m. on Saturdays and prohibits any work on Sundays. Coupled with winter weather, Shaw said some contractors are running out of options and would rather pay city fines than put off work.

If you have had five bad weather days that week, Sunday may be the only decent day to get anything done, Shaw said. Sunday may be your only chance of getting a check for that month.

When basic construction work is delayed, Shaw said the entire process of building and even selling the home is delayed. He said incidents of bad weather can delay the construction process as long as two months.

You get this snowball effect, so it is not just the guys working outside who are affected, Shaw said. The guys doing the inside work like carpeting and painting cannot get started on time and will be out of work. Then the real estate agent has to put off selling the house, and if they dont sell it, we as contractors dont get a check.

During Tuesdays Board of Mayor and Alderman work session, Alderman Chad Whittenburg said some residents many of whom work in the construction industry had approached him regarding the citys prohibition of construction on Sundays as part of the citys peace and quiet ordinance.

Laborers told Whittenburg they would rather pay the $50 city fine for working on Sundays than risk not being able to feed their families.

What I dont feel the city should do is impact a certain segment of the community from earning a daily wage, Whittenburg said. Im in favor of property rights, but when it infringes upon someones ability to earn a living, to provide for their family and put food on the table I get even more sensitive. That is exactly what is occurring.

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Park amenities include a rain garden, pavilions, an ice-skating rink and a cafe.

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The team transformed a parking lot for Washington D.C. school buses on the Anacostia Waterfront into a three-acre park that offers aboveground recreational amenities and a belowground stormwater sewer system. Runoff from seven city blocks is diverted to the system, which includes two underground 40,000-gallon cisterns; tree pits also collect runoff. The reused water provides nearly 95% of the park's needs, saving an estimated 1.5 million gallons of potable water annually. Park amenities include a rain garden, pavilions, an ice-skating rink and a cafeas well as interactive water fountains and interactive sculptures.

Project Team

Owner: Canal Park Development Association; Housing Authority of the District of Columbia

Architect: Studios Architecture

General Contractor: James G. Davis Construction Corp., Rockville, Md.

Engineers: Loring; Vika, Germantown, Md.

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Q. Will black plastic create a suitable weed barrier under bark when I landscape my yard?

A. Though black plastic is cheap, will suppress weeds and will last a long time, it creates an impermeable barrier, shutting off moisture and light and thus either killing or seriously limiting soil life beneath it. Also, though it shreds easily, unsightly scraps will remain on or in the soil for years without decaying appreciably.

Landscape fabric, on the other hand, though more expensive, does a comparable job of keeping weeds down but will let rain and some light filter through its woven fabric. Trees, shrubs, flowers etc. planted in holes cut in the fabric will continue to be nourished by living soil, as they would not be able to with black plastic. Another possibility is cardboard, often available free. It wont last as long, but it will break down completely and become part of the soil.

The Shasta Master Gardener Program can be reached by phone, 242-2219, or email mastergardeners@shastacollege.edu.

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Landscape, marketing contest winners named

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Ryan Aakre of Signature Landscapes, Fargo, won the residential backyard division, and Terryl Melby and Sarah Liljestrand of Hollands Landscaping and Garden Center, Moorhead, received first place in the marketing awards program in the plant materials and hard goods divisions.

Awards of Merit went to Cody Wilhelm, Dakota Impressions Landscapes and Design, Bismarck; Paul Beck, Lowes Garden Center, Minot; and Chad Erickson Oasis Plantscapes, West Fargo.

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He also earned partner level status for the year.

Prudential Premier agents earn recognition

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The agents receiving the special recognition include: Sabrina Anderson, Amber Bender, Jayne Bertsch, Randy Bertsch, Jodi Birnbaum, Jared Blankenship, Terri Craig, Pat DeVine, Connie Dreyer, Mary Eberhard, Julie Fournier, Cathy Hahn, James Hand, Pam Hanson, Nancy Kelly, Kim Kelsh, Steve Klocke, John Knosalla, DeAnne Mason, Mark Mason, Kim Meyers, Pam Moffat, Susie Nickell, Bobbi Solien, Lyle Rasmussen, Tyler Rebrovich, Rod Richter, Steve Ritter, Mari Santoyo, Rod Searls, Lisa Swanson and Cat Yokom.

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