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By Ronald [email protected]

After a spring and sum-mer season spent nur-

turing their gardens, somemay believe that the arrivalof fall also signals an endto gardening tasks. This isnot true, according to Mau-ra Bush, director of horti-culture for Old WestburyGardens, who has served inthat position for five yearsand has been with OldWestbury Gardens for 13years. According to Bush,those who want to have abeautiful garden nextspring should really beginworking toward it rightnow in the autumn.

“It’s actually a greattime for planting trees andshrubs,” says Bush.

The horticulturist saysthat planting in Septemberand October allows theroots to develop somewhat

before the ground freezes.In addition, the coolertemperatures of thesemonths, and especially thedifference in day and nighttemperatures, keeps soilmoist, which is also bene-ficial for newly plantedtrees and shrubs.

Another suggestion thatBush has for gardeners isto divide their perennialsnow during the early au-tumn. She advises thatplants, which bloom duringthe spring and summer, arenot blooming now, so thosewho divide their perennialsnow will not risk losingany flowers. By contrast,doing so in the summercould lead to roots beingcut away. Bush advises thatto divide a plant, gardenersshould use a sharp spade oreven a handsaw to divide itand adds that a large clumpcan be divided into threesmaller plants.

“The cooler weather isgreat for dividing plantsbecause they’re not in astressful situation,” recom-mends Bush.

Tulips and daffodils arecommon images of spring,so many will not have im-ages of these plants intheir minds when they tendto their gardens in the fall.However, in order to enjoythe beauty of these plantsin the spring, they must beplanted now, in the au-tumn. According to Bush,these plants do not do wellin warm weather, so thecooler soil temperatureswill help them to developand then bloom in thespring. So, when tulipsbloom beautifully in April,instead of connecting themto Easter, perhaps an asso-ciation with Halloween ismore appropriate as that’swhen the process began. Although tulips are enjoyed in spring, the planting of

these flowers is done in the fall. Photo by Vince Kish

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Sprucing Up A Kitchen Without Cleaning Out Your Wallet

By Ronald [email protected]

New plants can help re-vive a garden that looks

tired and dull. With autumnupon us, many gardeners willbe planting brightly coloredmums to help revive an exte-rior that looks like the hotsummer sun has left it weary.

The interior of a home canhave a tired look as well.Sometimes, changing oneroom can transform the lookand feel of the whole house,but with the economic out-look still being uncertain,many may be reluctant tospend the amount needed tocompletely renovate a wholekitchen. However, Judith Rei-del, who has more than 30years of experience as a dec-orator, and is trademarked as“The Kitchen Lady,” saysthat simple changes, if doneproperly, can completelychange a kitchen without theexpensive process of a com-plete renovation.

“Just paint could make adifference,” says Reidel.

According to the decorator,minor changes can have amajor impact on the look of aroom, and consequentially,the look of the entire home.She says that replacing thecountertop, the backsplash,refinishing or painting cabi-nets, changing the hardware,installing a new floor, orchanging the lighting are allexamples of simple changesthat can make a significantyet affordable impact on thelook of the kitchen. However,she also cautions, that to beeffective, the changes mustbe done properly.

“Everything is eitheradding or subtracting tochange the look,” Reidel says.“Unfortunately, many peopledon’t have those skills.”

However, Reidel doeshave those skills. She saysthat when analyzing a spaceshe talks to the clients, stud-ies the space and then fo-cuses in on what needs to bedone. She shares some areasthat she pays particularlyclose attention to as she re-designs a home.

• Keep It ConsistentReidel says that even

though she may only be re-designing one room, the en-tire house and especially ad-

jacent rooms must be takeninto account so that the de-sign flows throughout. Forexample, if she were work-ing on a kitchen with an ad-joining dining room, shewould take that into ac-count. So, if the dining roomhas wall coverings, she saysshe would probably not rec-ommend using wall cover-ings in the kitchen as well.She adds that dining roomstend to be painted or may betoo “busy,” and she alsotakes this into account.

In addition, style is im-portant. If rooms are deco-rated in different styles,Reidel says it disrupts thelook. So, if the bedroomsare done in an English style,she says she would look towork with that English peri-od when she decorates otherparts of the home. `

“It needs to flow through therest of the rooms,” she says.

Reidel also says that theexterior of the home mustbe kept in mind when deco-rating the interior. So, if shewere redecorating an Eng-lish Tudor, she would notuse a contemporary motif inthe kitchen. She recalls be-ing asked to look at a con-temporary home on the wa-terfront that had a Victorianstyle inside.

“That’s where the shockcomes in,” Reidel recounts.“You’ve got to be really care-ful at what you’re doing.”

• Keep it balancedRediel says it is important

to achieve the right balancein a home, which is an im-portant reason why she ad-vises that homeowners seekthe advice of a professionaldecorator. She says thathomeowners often placeitems in a home, without giv-ing much consideration towhether they look right. Forexample, she said a home-owner might purchase achandelier that appeals tothem when viewed in a store,but not give much considera-tion to size or the colorspresent in their home.

“The chandelier could betoo small or it could be toolarge,” she says. “You canuse a larger fixture if the col-or is light. A 32-inch fixturewith a dark color would lookvery heavy but the same fix-ture with a light color lookslighter in feeling.”

Additionally, she says thata wooden tabletop in akitchen is going to appearheavier than a glass tabletop.Therefore, if the kitchenspace is small, she might sug-gest a glass tabletop, depend-ing on other circumstances,one of which is whether chil-dren live in the home. Al-though a glass tabletop maylook lighter, if it is riddledwith fingerprints, it will notbe attractive. Reidel says thatprofessional decorators, suchas she is, are tremendouslyhelpful in tying all of thesefactors together to make a de-cision that is most practicaland most appealing.

“Every decision that’smade – it’s tying it together,”Reidel says. “Very few peo-ple know how to do this. It’sa gift. It’s also knowledgeand experience. My motheralways told me, ‘If you can’tdo it right, don’t do it.’”

• Beware Of Following Trends

Although everyone wantsto be in style, followingtrends may be a poor solu-tion for those on a budgetwho don’t want to redeco-rate again in the near futurein order to stay current. Rei-del says that although con-temporary is the hot trendtoday, it will become lesspopular when a new trendtakes over. As an example,she says that those who pur-chased a black car years agostill have a car that’s fash-

ionable as opposed to thosewho bought a green vehiclein the ’90s when that was apopular color choice whichhas waned in popularitysince. By contrast, she saysa classic design is timeless.She also adds that a tradi-tional look gives a feeling ofwarmth and security, some-thing that is needed wheneconomic times get rough.

“When you buy a classic

suit it lasts for years,” Rei-del offers as another exam-ple of how avoiding a cur-rent trend can pay off in thelong run. “Nobody who isbudget conscious should betrendy. Go with a timelesslook. It’s in forever.”

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right around the corner, mostAmericans are beginning to cleanup the exterior of their homes byraking leaves and cleaning out thegutters, but what about the interior?Fall can be the perfect time to revis-it a spring-cleaning list that younever completed and give the interi-or of your home a deep clean inpreparation for the holiday season.

While most people rely on theirown cleaning know-how to tacklegerms and dirt, they depend on theireyes to show what they think is aclean house. In fact, more than twoout of three people believe that visionis the most important sense in deter-mining the cleanliness of a home, ac-cording to a recent national consumersurvey conducted by Stanley Steemer.

But it’s often the dirt that you don’tsee that requires help from the pros.Traditional at-home cleaning meth-ods such as vacuuming and dustingonly remove a relatively small por-tion of dirt, dust and particles thatlurk in your floors and furniture.Without a deep cleaning, you’ll betrapping dirt inside your home for theentire winter, which can impact thevisual appearance of your home,while also elevating the risk of aller-gens in the home.

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leaves that may get tracked intoyour home by using indoor and out-door entrance mats.

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• Dirt never quits ... it’s like toothdecay

Keep up with the high traffic areasin the home by vacuuming them twoto three times a week and the rest ofyour carpets at least once a week.

• Outside work effects insidecomfort

Keep your windows closed andturn on the air conditioner when rak-ing leaves and doing other fall

cleanup work outside. These activitieskick unwanted dirt, dust and pollenup into the air, which can settle intoupholstered furniture and carpet.

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can’t do it alone. Get help from thepros. Schedule a professional deepcleaning every six months to helpmaintain the value and health ofyour home. (ARA)

The fallen leaves are pretty to look at, but they also cause more dirt tobe tracked into homes.

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That most ubiquitous of autumnalfoods, the humble pumpkin has

wound up being an integral part ofHalloween lore and regularly includedin the dessert segment of Thanksgiv-ing dinner. Beyond jack-o-lanternsand pie, the pumpkin has plenty ofother attributes going for it:

• The name pumpkin originatedfrom pepon, the Greek word for“large melon.”

• Pumpkins were used early on byNative Americans for food and me-dicinal purposes.

• A member of the gourd family,the pumpkin is a fruit that is low infat and sodium.

• Pumpkins are brimming withvitamin A and antioxidants includ-ing lutein, alpha and beta carotene.

• Pumpkin seeds protect againstheart disease, are useful anti-in-

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• Pumpkin flowers are edible.• Pumpkins are 90 percent water.• The traditional American pump-

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• Pumpkin was originally usedfor pie crusts and not filling by ear-ly American colonists.

• October is when 80 percent ofthe pumpkin supply is available.

The sight of pumpkins signalsthat autumn has arrived.

This autumn, Cornell Extensionof Nassau is presenting a series

of lectures about gardening. Thelectures will be held on Wednesdayevenings at 7 p.m., through October24, at CCE Horticulture Center andDemonstration Gardens, located at832 Merrick Avenue in East Mead-ow. There is a $10 fee to attendeach lecture, which is paid at thedoor. For more information, call(516) 565-5265.

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• October 3: Long Island GoldMedal Plants

The purpose of the Gold MedalProgram is to identify underutilizedplant material of exceptional meritthat is particularly suited for growingon Long Island. Four award-winningplants are selected each year, whichmay be trees, shrubs, perennials,vines, groundcovers, or grasses. Thistalk will review, in detail, many ofthe Gold Medal Plant Winners.

• October 10: Dahlias in BloomThe Dahlia, a native of Mexico,

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• October 24: CranberriesWhat is Thanksgiving without the

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dead and diseased foliage, itwill help to reduce infectionnext spring. Also, house-plants that were brought out-side for the summer monthsshould be brought back in-side before the outside tem-peratures dip below 50 de-grees Fahrenheit, which can

occur early into the season.As for those falling tem-

peratures, with temperaturesalready approaching 50 de-grees Fahrenheit, the firstfrost of the season may notbe all that far off. Therefore,tender perennials, such ascannas and begonias, needto be dug out before this oc-curs. Bush advises discard-ing the tops and storing thebulbs in a cool, dry place.

“I like to store them invermiculite,” she says. “It’san additive that people putinto soil, but we use it on itsown when we’re storingbulbs.”

And although the sum-mer has now faded into amemory, the birds are stillplentiful. In fact, many ofthem are just beginning tomake their migration southto warmer climates. There-fore, bird watchers will beable to attract some beauti-ful feathered friends to theiryards for a brief stopoveron their journey. To do this,Bush says that those whohave a bird feeder in theirgardens should restock itwith food, and also fill

birdbaths with fresh water. So even though summer

has faded into a memory,there is still plenty of workfor gardeners to do. Andwhen the birds make their

way back north when theweather turns warm, theywill be greeted by lush, vi-brant, gardens, whose care-takers took the right stepstending to them in the fall.

With birds migrating south, stocking a bird feeder withfresh food can attract them during their journey.

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Don’t Fall Back On Your Gardening Tasks

An artist captures the beauty of the Walled Garden inOld Westbury Gardens during the autumn.

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• Little or Big Jobs Giving You a Headache?

The Tools, Knowledge & Experience

To Get Your Job Done Properly The First Time!

FREE ESTIMATES516-801-6118 • 646-996-7628

Handy Howard

Handy Howard


LANDSCAPING

• Landscape Design & Planting• Sod Lawns Installed

• Land Clearing & Grading• Tree Removals & Pruning

• Stone Retaining Walls• Shrub Pruning of Overgrown Areas

Nassau License H2081770000Suffolk License 10297-H

Established 1981SUNY Farmingdale Trained

Friendly Professional CrewsCompetitive PricesQuality References

BBB A+ Rating

(631) 474-9320ANTHONY MONTANI LANDSCAPING

• You Load, or We Load• We Will Remove a Single Item

to Entire Contents!• Quick, Clean, Reliable Service

• Driveway Safe• Very low rates,

will beat your best price

(516) 770-6995

With Ad

Free Pickup & Delivery

(516) 791-0690Cell (917) 406-4807

[email protected]

CHAIR & FURNITURE RESTORATION

Furniture Reupholstery & Slipcovers

• CANING $59(Includ. Match Stain, 2 Chair Min.)

• RUSH SEAT Repair orConvert to Cushion

• ALL TYPES OF FURNITURE REPAIRLoose & Broken ChairsReglued & RepairedStripping & Staining

10% Senior Discount Free Estimates

• NEW CHAIR SEATS $35Dining Room or Kitchen(Fabric Samples Available)

“Let Autumn Fall Into

Your Home”

Port Washington Florist59 Main Street

Port Washington

516-767-0088

BLAKEWOOD CONSTRUCTION

New Construction and Renovationsfrom Framing to Finish

Roofing & Siding • Windows & DoorsDecks & Rails • Kitchens & Baths

Finished Basements • DormersDecorative Mouldings & Trim Work

631-807-7965MASTER CARPENTRY OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCELICENSED & INSURED FREE ESTIMATES

SHRUB & TREESPRAYING

Deep Root Feeding

Safer Low Risk Products

NYS Certifi ed • Licensed & Insured

ARTISTREE HORT INC. (516) 827-0037

HAVE FUN! LET US DO THE CLEANING

Licensed Electrical Contractor

(516) 315-3999

Family Business Free Estimates

Residential - Commercial Emergencies

85735

Paul Milioto516.639.2380

CYCLONE PAINTING & GENERALHOME IMPROVEMENT

SPECIALIZING IN * PAINTING* SPACKLING * PLASTERING

* CARPENTRY * CEMENT WORK* POWER WASHING * WALLPAPER HANGING & REMOVAL * CEMENT & STOOP REPAIR * BASEMENT &

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS* LEAFGUARD GUTTERS INSTALLEDNASSAU H04 31280000

SUFFOLK 36261- H

Over 40 Years Experience

Member BBBEPA Certified


Mineola Building Maintenance, Inc.

Interior & Exterior

A Full Service Cleaning Company

Fully Insured & Bonded • Free Estimates

Residential & Commerical

Power Washing

Gutters & Window Cleaning

House Exterior Hand or Power Washed

Awnings

Carpets, Floors

Office Maintenance

Move-In/Outs

Basements & Garages

Construction Cleanups

Water Damage

516-742-2348All Credit Cards Accepted

www.MineolaBuildingMaintenance.com

Superior Tile, Stone & Wood, Inc.Licensed & Insured

516.326.3703 • Williston Park, NY

Tile Granite Cabinets Vanities

Interior Design

Kitchen & Bathroom RENOVATIONS

MASTER CLEANINGCOMPLETE HOUSE SERVICE

• Scheduled House Cleaning • Carpet & Upholstery• Window Washing• Floor Cleaning: Stripped & Waxed• Construction Cleanups• Move in/out • Basements * Garages & Attics

Commercial – ResidentialCleaning Supplies Included

Cell: (516) 770-0514

• MASTER PLUMBING 28 LICENSES • FAST, EFFICIENT, NEAT & ON TIME• LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED

• OVER 60 YEARS DEPENDABLE QUALITY SERVICE

516-333-1128

FREEESTIMATES

24/7 EMERGENCY SERVICE

RUDCO PLUMBING & HEATING

$2500 OFFANY PLUMBING SERVICE CALL

Must Present Coupon. Not to be combined. Exp. 11/15/12.

24/7 LIVE OPERATORS ANSWERING

401 Railroad Avenue, Westburywww.RudcoPlumbing.com

Electrical Specialists Since 1945

516-746-7611106 2nd Street • Mineola

10% OFF Any ServiceCannot be combined with any other offer. Mention coupon when calling. Some restrictions may apply. Expires 12/31/12.

K.J. KENNY, INC.LICENSED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS

An Electrician When You Need One.

PAULIE THE ROOFERSlate & Tile Specialist

• All Types of Roofing

• Stopping Leaks, My Specialty

• FREE Gutter Cleaning

with Most Roof Repairs

• Licensed & Insured - Local References

516.621.3869

86653

B.C. CarpentryProfessional Home & Office Remodeling

• Interior & Exterior • Repairs & Restoration• Painting • Molding • Sheetrock

• Doors • Windows • Decks • Railings

Phone# 516-967-8173Licensed & Insured H436430000

FREEEstimates

(631) 385-7975

Window Inc.Window Repair & RestorationAndersen Repairs • Wood Windows • Fogged Glass

Chain/Rope Repair • Falling Windows Mechanical Repairs • Outdated Hardware

Call Mr. Fagan - 35 Years Exp. Lic. Nass. HO80600000

All Brands www.skyclearwindow.com

SKY CLEARMATTHEWS PAINTING

Quality Work at Reasonable RatesSmall Jobs Welcome

Licensed & Insured • Free Estimates

BRIAN @ 516-652-4963

• Painting• Repairs • Light Carpentry


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