Cynthia Brian's Gardening Guide for May
"May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being, may you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life." - An Apache ...By Cynthia Brian
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Stylish Solutions
This past week was the High Point Furniture Market where two times a year designers and manufacturers descend upon North Carolina for over 11 million square feet of inspiration, new product introductions and educational seminars. Each market has its own personality and ...By Ann McDonald
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Lafayette Juniors Kitchen
The Lafayette Juniors Kitchen Tour returns Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year's tour features six creatively designed kitchens that reflect the diverse styles and needs of their Lafayette homeowners.
 By Catherine Kauder
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Ask Cynthia Brian - Readers Request
Hello Cynthia
Loved your Paradise Found article. Any suggestion for getting an anthurium to rebloom? I give it plenty of water.
By Cynthia Brian
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Feng Shui Tips When Selling Your Home
Spring is in full swing, and the new beginnings, and upward growth and development associated most with the Wood Element can apply to the sale of our homes. If you have been contemplating putting your home on the market, spring is an auspicious time since many buyers ...By Michele Duffy
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The Real Estate Quarter in Review
The first quarter of 2015 showed a continued fast pace in activity on the residential side of Lamorinda real estate. Supply has again decreased and most of those homes that have recently come on the market have gone quickly pending. Closed sales remain relatively low ...By Conrad Bassett, CRP, GMS-T
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'Through the Garden Gate'
The 2015 Moraga Junior Women's Home and Garden Tour showcases a collection of five fabulous spaces owned and occupied by Lamorinda residents in Moraga, Lafayette and Orinda. Here is a preview of what to expect for the 10th anniversary tour:
 By Cathy Dausman
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Cynthia Brian's Gardening Guide for April
"Nothing is so beautiful as spring - when weeds, in wheels, shoot long, and lovely, and lush ..." - Gerard Manley Hopkins
Poppies and lupines dot the green hillsides and roadways. The ...By Cynthia Brian
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Stylish Solutions
This month stylish suburbanites all over Lamorinda are looking at their tired family rooms, bedrooms and other spaces, and wondering what they can do to bring some beauty and love into their homes without breaking the bank.
By Ann McDonald
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Saving Water In The Garden Can Be Magical
Adding your house to the list of East Bay homes featured in the May 3 Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour says a lot about pride of a job well done. Lafayette residents Sandy and Richard Brehmer transformed their garden into a native beauty one and a half years ago. ...By Sophie Braccini
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Digging Deep - Gardening with Cynthia Brian
"God has given us a world that nothing but our own folly keeps from being a paradise." - George Bernard Shaw
For many people, including myself, sometime between February and March, I have ...By Cynthia Brian
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Spring and Feng Shui
The Wood element and the fresh green color resembling jade governs spring in feng shui, and spring has sprung! Spring symbolizes colorful new growth, new projects, new friendships, new bonds, new beginnings and abundant health - especially when associated with the ...By Michele Duffy
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Holding Back the Moving Earth
There are not many absolutes in life, but suffice it to say that on one topic - retaining walls - no one, but no one ever opens a conversation with a good story. The words: "Wow! I just put a new retaining wall on my property, and it was a great experience! I ...By Chris Lavin
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Ask Cynthia Brian - How Much Light
Dear Cynthia:
As I sit here planning my spring edible garden, I'm wondering if all vegetables need lots of sunshine to bear fruit. I have sun and shade but probably not enough sunshine ...By Cynthia Brian
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Cynthia Brian's Gardening Guide for March
"Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land." ~ Aldo Leopold
Sunshine and patchy clouds. Mostly sunny and very warm. Cloudy with rain possible. If you are like me, you are ...By Cynthia Brian
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA