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Nashville

Downtown | Sobro | Edgehill | Germantown | The Gulch | Midtown | West End

Do you prefer recently cited Nashville as having the #1 “Music Scene” in the walking and country. From Tootsie’s to Mercy Lounge to The Station Inn, biking to downtown music venues offer everything from rock and country sitting in traffi c? Love to bluegrass and rockabilly. the hustle and bustle of the city but abhor long If you’re looking to set up shop, offi ce space downtown is plentiful commutes? Enjoy taking a and growing. Speaking of the offi ce: Did you know that Forbes.com spontaneous stroll to a nearby ranks Nashville 10th in the country of “Best Places for Business and restaurant for dinner and music. If Careers”? And sixth among “Best Cities for Jobs”? Plus Business this sounds like you, we suggest you Insider recently took note of Nashville as one of the “13 Hottest forget life in the ‘burbs and go urban. American Cities for 2016.” The nod cited Music City as the “new A growing resurgence in downtown health-care companies and more than 30,000 auto industry jobs. Nashville has brought a wealth of living options to the city’s urban landscape, along The growth, action and entertainment extend to numerous with a vibrant community of restaurants, shops dining and entertainment options down on Lower Broadway and and clubs. out on West End. Not to mention the Tennessee Performing Arts For urban dwellers, The Gulch in downtown Nashville goes on. is the place to be. Properties like Velocity, Terrazzo and center of the auto and health-care industries,” noting 300- plus Center, The Parthenon, Centennial Park, Hillsboro Village… the list Davidson Encore offer the ultimate digs for downtown living. And with the tremendous growth this former railroad yard has seen, you can always fi nd something to do here. Of course there’s always music. (It is Music City, after all.) Travel + Leisure These are just a few of the reasons to consider living in the heart of Music City. One more reason: We’re just so darn nice. But don’t take our word for it. Travel + Leisure’s 2015 survey ranked Nashville #1 on its list of America’s Friendliest Cities.

Restaurants Chauhan Ale & Masala House Kayne Prime Steakhouse Burger Republic Milk & Honey Peg Leg Porker Pinewood Social Liberty Common Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint Merchants

Parks & Rec

Centennial Park Riverfront Park Cumberland Park Elmington Park The Greenways Bicentennial Mall

Neighborhood

Livability - 69 Amenities - A+ Cost of Living - CCrime - F Employment - D+ Housing - B+ Schools - DWeather - C+

More to love

The Parthenon Vanderbilt University Lower Broadway (dining, music, nightlife) Food trucks First Center for the Visual Arts The Gulch (shopping, dining, nightlife)

Schools & Ratings Martin Luther King JR. School/ Pearl High School - 10/10 Hume-Fogg High Academic Magnet - 10/10 East End Prep - 9/10 Rose Park Math/Science Middle Magnet - 8/10 Head Middle Mathematics/ Science Magnet - 7/10

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planting fall bulbs

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To ensure colorful spring gardens, (also called snowflake), hyacinth, crocus, allium, starflower, tulip, bulbs must be planted in fall. They grape hyacinth, dwarf iris and scilla. need several weeks underground Gardeners can learn from packaging labels and research which bulbs work best in particular regions, how much sunlight is required, to grow roots before the ground freezes. best soil for planting, watering instructions, and recommended planting depth and spacing. Bulbs can be planted in rows or

Gardeners can determine specific plant hardiness zones by patterns, or around the base of trees or shrubs. entering a ZIP code on the Department of Agriculture’s site: planthardiness.ars.usda.gov. By learning exactly when each type of bulb may bloom, gardeners can achieve constant blooms and varying colors from early to late

Advised the 2020 Farmer’s Almanac: “In general, try to plant spring. For example, daffodils and hyacinths are early bloomers, when nightly temperatures are around 40 or 50 degrees, or about tulips will bloom early to late spring, and allium typically bloom in six weeks before you expect the ground to freeze. Most spring late spring. The National Gardening Association noted tulips are bulbs need a chilly period to bloom, so if you live in an area where available in thousands of varieties, including hues of apricot, pink, the ground doesn’t freeze (zones 8 to 11), then you’ll need to chill salmon, red and deep maroon, and with petals that are ruffled, them. Leave the bulbs in the bags you bought them in, and simply fringed or lily-shaped. place them in your refrigerator for six to 10 weeks before planting.” Gardeningknowhow.com suggested protecting bulbs against

House Beautiful’s “10 Best Bulbs to Plant in the Fall” for color and squirrels and other rodents by covering with mulch and/or mesh. general success in most plant hardiness zones are daffodil, leucojum

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