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June 21, 2013 • Milwaukee Post • 17 Five creative ways to use containers By MELINDA MYERS For The Post 5000 S. Nicholson Ave. • Cudahy 414 483-8888 We Are A Christian Based Company FOGGY WINDOWS A PROBLEM? No need to replace the entire window, replace only the glass at a fraction of the cost! Call MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Council Inc. announced that Refined Renovations in Wauwatosa was the recipient of the Best of Tour award that was presented in conjunction with the association's annual Tour of Remodeled Homes last month. According to a release, a panel of judges visited each of the 14 tour homes looking to identify the entry they believed had the best workmanship, attention to detail, design quality and presented the best overall tour experience. Refined Renovations Tour project in Brookfield featured a home where the Glass Pro Inc. The Glass Replacement Professional www.glassproinc.net Photo by courtesy of Melinda Myers LLC play areas from quiet reflective spaces. And consider using pots with built in casters or set them on moveable saucers to make moving these pots easier. This way you can expand and shrink individual spaces as needed simply by moving the pots. ■ Create your own vacation paradise. Use planters filled with cannas, bananas, palms and New Zealand flax for a more tropical flare. Add some wicker furniture to complete the scene, or fill vertical gardens, an old child's wagon, metal colander or wooden and concrete planters with cacti and succulents. Add some old branches and large stones. You'll feel as though you've hiked into the desert. 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Create height with smaller pots and plants by strategically stacking and planting them into a creative planting. Try setting any of these planters right in the garden to create a dramatic focal point. ■ Create a privacy screen or mask a bad view. Use an arbor or other support for hanging baskets and then place a few containers below for an attractive screen, or create a garden of containers to provide seasonal interest using a variety of plants. Use trees, shrubs, and ornamental grasses for height. Save money by purchasing smaller plants. Elevate these on overturned pots for added height and impact. Mask the mechanics by wrapping the pots in burlap. Then add a few colorful selfwatering pots in the foreground for added color and beauty Fill these with annuals . or perennials for additional seasonal interest. ■ Bring the garden right to your back door for ease of harvest and added entertainment. 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