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ED’S HARDWARE 560 RUBBER AVENUE, NAUGATUCK, CT 06770 www.edshardware.doitbest.com 203-729-8216 ■ Black, Red, Brown......................... $ 4.95 per bag ■ Natural Cedar.................................. $ 3.99 per bag MULCH Scotts ® Nature Scapes ® Advanced Mulch REBATE $1.50 PER BAG WITH THE PURCHASE OF UP TO 10 BAGS. Maximum Rebate $15. Offer Good Thru 6/3/12. ( ) NAUGATUCK WINDOW & GLASS “Serving the Naugatuck Valley Since 1950” 253 PROSPECT STREET • NAUGATUCK • 203-729-4536 Also Offering... Storm Windows & Doors • Storm Window & Screen Repairs • Tub & Shower Glass Enclosures • Mirrors – Any Size, Shape & Design • Glass Tops ~ For Furniture, Desks, Tables • Commercial Storefront Doors, Windows – Repair or Replacement • Vinyl Replacement Windows • All Welded Construction - Main Frame & Sash • Double Hung, Casement, Bay or Bow, Patio Door & Sliding Windows • Complete Installation Including All Caulking & Insulation As Well As Exterior Aluminum Trim As Required REPLACE Your Windows NOW for a Cooler Summer! FREE IN-HOME ESTIMATES DAYS, EVENINGS & SATURDAYS HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:30 am - 5:30 pm SATURDAY 7:30 am - 1:00 pm LONG LINES, huge parking lots, cavernous stores, difficult to find store help, lug your own stuff on carts, merchandise that has been picked through by hundreds of people. We are just as competively priced! STOP!!! It’s easier at H.J. BUSHKA & SONS LUMBER & MILLWORK • Doug Fir Framing Lumber, Plywood, Deck Material • Sheetrock, Insulation, Steel Studs • Roofing, Masonry & Siding Material • Kitchen & Bath Cabinets by Schrock • Custom Made Laminate Countertops, Book Cases and Millwork Service from Our Own Woodworking Shop • Windows & Doors, Moldings, Wood Flooring • We Load Your Vehicle or We Can Deliver • Boom Truck Service Available • We Can Deliver Roof Shingle to the Roof or Sheetrock up to 3rd Floor! Lumber r & & Millwork k Co. 550 0 High h Street t • • Naugatuck, , CT T 06770 203-723-1700 H . J . B U S H K A & S O N S ENERGY EFFICIENT QUALITY DOORS & WINDOWS DELIVERY DELIVERY AVAILABLE AVAILABLE CITIZEN’S NEWS Friday, May 4, 2012 14 Homeowners don’t need to have a green thumb to know how taxing a drought can be on their lawns. Though summer is a laid-back season for many people, those same high temperatures and sunny days that make summer so enjoyable can wreak havoc on a lawn during periods of drought. In response to drought, many communities institute water restrictions that limit how much water a homeowner can use to water his or her lawn. These restrictions are well-intentioned and necessary, but lawns that need water still need to survive the summer heat. There are a few steps homeowners can take to help their lawn survive drought during a water restriction. • Extend intervals between cuts. Mowing the lawn is necessary, but whenever a lawn is mowed the grass is stressed. Since grass is already stressed during a drought, try to extend the periods between cuts as long as possible. If a landscaping service tends to your lawn, negotiate with the foreman or another company representative so the maintenance crew knows not cut the lawn on its regular, nondrought schedule. • Help the lawn help itself. A lawn can actually help shield itself from drought, especially if homeowners are on board. When mowing, raise the decks of the mower so the grass can adequately shade itself from the blistering summer sun. Raising the decks also allows the lawn to maintain more water, which will be lost to evaporation if the lawn is cut too short. • Aerate. The height of drought season is not necessarily the best time to aerate, so the correct aeration schedule might be a Surviving drought during a water restriction preventive measure homeowners can take to help their lawn better cope with drought. Cool season lawns, which includes bluegrass, bent grass, fescues and rye grasses, grow best when temperatures are between 60 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit and might struggle mightily when the weather is especially hot and dry. August through early October is the best time to aerate cool season lawns. Warm season lawns include Bermuda grass, Zoysia grass, Buffalo grass and Saint Augustine grass, and these species grow best when the temperatures rise into the 80s and mid-90s. Late spring or early summer is the best time to aerate warm season lawns. So why aerate? Because aerating the lawn helps break up hard, compacted soil, allowing water, air and nutrients, each of which are essential to a healthy lawn, to reach the soil and strengthen the roots. Strong roots are essential for the lawn to survive, be it hot and dry temperatures in the summer or colder weather in the winter. • Buy a mulching mower. If you don’t already have one, purchase a mulching mower and employ the mulching feature during hot and dry periods. Remove the bag from your mower so the clippings are left on the lawn, where they will break down and provide the lawn nutrients it desperately needs. Droughts are typically a lawn enthusiast’s worst nightmare. But even if water restrictions have been put in place, employing a few simple strategies can help a lawn survive extended periods of high temperatures and dry conditions.
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ED’SHARDWARE
560 RUBBER AVENUE, NAUGATUCK, CT 06770www.edshardware.doitbest.com
203-729-8216
� Black, Red, Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.95 per bag
� Natural Cedar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.99 per bag
MULCHScotts® Nature Scapes®
Advanced Mulch
REBATE $1.50 PER BAG WITH THE PURCHASE OF UP TO 10 BAGS.Maximum Rebate $15. Offer Good Thru 6/3/12.
( )
NAUGATUCK WINDOW & GLASS“Serving the Naugatuck Valley Since 1950”
253 PROSPECT STREET • NAUGATUCK • 203-729-4536
Also Offering... Storm Windows & Doors • Storm Window & Screen Repairs • Tub & Shower Glass Enclosures • Mirrors – Any Size, Shape & Design • Glass Tops ~ For Furniture, Desks,
Tables • Commercial Storefront Doors, Windows – Repair or Replacement
• Vinyl Replacement Windows • All Welded Construction - Main Frame & Sash• Double Hung, Casement, Bay or Bow, Patio Door & Sliding Windows
• Complete Installation Including All Caulking & Insulation As Well As Exterior Aluminum Trim As Req uired
REPLACE YourWindows NOWfor aCooler Summer!
FREE IN-HOME ESTIMATES DAYS, EVENINGS & SATURDAYS
HOURS:MONDAY - FRIDAY7:30 am - 5:30 pm
SATURDAY7:30 am - 1:00 pm
LONG LINES, huge parking lots, cavernous stores, difficult to find store help, lug your own stuff on carts, merchandise that has been picked throughby hundreds of people. We are just as competively priced!
STOP!!! It’s easier at H.J. BUSHKA & SONS LUMBER & MILLWORK• Doug Fir Framing Lumber, Plywood, Deck Material
• Sheetrock, Insulation, Steel Studs
• Roofing, Masonry & Siding Material
• Kitchen & Bath Cabinets by Schrock
• Custom Made Laminate Countertops, Book Cases and Millwork Service from Our Own Woodworking Shop
• Windows & Doors, Moldings, Wood Flooring
• We Load Your Vehicle or We Can Deliver
• Boom Truck Service Available
• We Can Deliver Roof Shingle to the Roof or Sheetrock up to 3rd Floor!
Lumberr && Millworkk Co. 5500 Highh Streett •• Naugatuck,, CTT 06770
203-723-1700H.J. BUSHKA & SONS
ENERGY EFFICIENT QUALITY DOORS & WINDOWS
DELIVERYDELIVERY AVAILABLEAVAILABLE
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Homeowners don’t need to have a green thumb to know how taxing a drought can be on their lawns. Though summer is a laid-back season for manypeople, those same high temperatures and sunny days that make summer so enjoyable can wreak havoc on a lawn during periods of drought.
In response to drought, manycommunities institute water restrictions that limit how much water a homeowner can use to water his or her lawn. These restrictions are well-intentioned and necessary, but lawns that need water still need to survive the summer heat. There are a few steps homeowners can take to help their lawn survive drought during a water restriction.
• Extend intervals between cuts.Mowing the lawn is necessary, but whenever a lawn is mowed the grass is stressed. Since grass is already stressed during a drought, try to extend the periods between cuts as long as possible. If a landscaping service tends to your lawn,negotiate with the foreman or another company representative so the maintenance crew knows not cut the lawn on its regular, nondrought schedule.
• Help the lawn help itself. A lawn can actually help shield itself from drought,especially if homeowners are on board.When mowing, raise the decks of the mower so the grass can adequately shade itself from the blistering summer sun.Raising the decks also allows the lawn to maintain more water, which will be lost to evaporation if the lawn is cut too short.
• Aerate. The height of drought season is not necessarily the best time to aerate,so the correct aeration schedule might be a
Surviving drought duringa water restriction
preventive measure homeowners can taketo help their lawn better cope with drought.
Cool season lawns, which includes bluegrass, bent grass, fescues and rye grasses, grow best when temperatures are between 60 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit and might struggle mightily when the weather is especially hot and dry. August through early October is the best time to aerate cool season lawns.
Warm season lawns include Bermuda grass, Zoysia grass, Buffalo grass and Saint Augustine grass, and these species growbest when the temperatures rise into the 80s and mid-90s. Late spring or earlysummer is the best time to aerate warm season lawns.
So why aerate? Because aerating the lawn helps break up hard, compacted soil,allowing water, air and nutrients, each of which are essential to a healthy lawn, to reach the soil and strengthen the roots.Strong roots are essential for the lawn to survive, be it hot and dry temperatures in the summer or colder weather in the winter.
• Buy a mulching mower. If you don’t already have one, purchase a mulching mower and employ the mulching feature during hot and dry periods. Remove the bag from your mower so the clippings are left on the lawn, where they will break down and provide the lawn nutrients it desperately needs.
Droughts are typically a lawn enthusiast’s worst nightmare. But even if water restrictions have been put in place,employing a few simple strategies can help a lawn survive extended periods of high temperatures and dry conditions.
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Few things are anticipated more in spring than the arrival of new leaves on the trees and budding flow-ers in the garden. A landscape awash with fresh colors can brighten the spirit and make anyone want to head outdoors.
There are many different plants that begin to show their colors in the spring. A number of perennials, annu -als and trees begin to flower or shownew sprouts come the springtime.Here are some plants that can be planted for springtime enjoyment.
Annuals
Looking for first signs of color? Look no further than these wonderful annuals.
• Alyssum: Starting in April, this cascading bounty of tiny flowers offers a sweet aroma that attracts butterflies.
• Dianthus: These vivid flowers also attract butterflies and are often a cottage garden staple.
• Gypsophila: Also known as baby’s breath, these delicate flowers can serve as filler in any landscape.Pink and white varieties are available.
• Impatiens: One of the best-known plants for the garden, these annuals come in scores of colors and can generally tolerate full sun to full shade.
• Larkspur: Belonging to the but -tercup family, these flowers bloom in shades of white to violet.
• Pansy: These flowers are some of the earliest spring bloomers, arriving alongside spring bulbs like tulips.
• Petunias: Petunias put on a showof color through the entire season,making them a popular bedding flower.
Perennials
These plants will come back year after year and offer spring shows.
• Cherry blossom: The flowers that sprout on cherry trees are some of the first signs of spring. Their pink or white buds are often a spectacle, so much so that towns and cities hold cherry blossom festivals.
• Columbine: These beautiful blooms attract butterflies and can be a nice part of a garden bed.
• Jacob’s ladder: Variegated foliage that is dappled with violet-colored flowers can add a sweet smell and vis -ual interest to the garden.
• Primrose: These flowers come in a variety of shades, making them versatile in any garden. They also tend to attract butterflies and humming - birds.
• Sweet violet: These fragrant flowers are edible as well as attractive.These plants can self-plant, so unless a gardener wants them to spread, theyshould be kept contained.
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