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and completely control your pool,” Cop remarked. “If you want your spa hot and bubbling when you get there, it will be.” Owner Steven Heicklen started Jersey Pools & Spas with one vehicle and one employee, states the company web site, jerseypoolsandspas.com. “He focused on service and by 2011 had built the company into a multi-segmented, full service organization. Jersey Pools & Spas Inc. now offers services ranging from construction of new pools to full service and repair, renovations, an 8,000 sq. ft. retail store and weekly maintenance. “Because of Steve’s keen eye for detail, Jersey Pools & Spas has been the recipient of numerous awards, citations, certificates of excellence and certifications,” from, among others, the N.J. Concrete and Aggregate Association, the National Swimming Pool Foundation, the Pool and Spa Professional Dealer Network and the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals. The company’s mission – “to be the premier swimming pool and spa company with a constant vision to the future” – is carried out via “state-of-the-art ecological pool construction and renovation, … exemplary pool service and maintenance coupled with a professional retail operation,” as well as a comprehensive selection of services. On LBI, the company works with many
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sentence for a tree. More often a tree dies as a result of a combination of factors that cause a slow decline. A tree that has a gall would need to be stressed out by something else, which might then lower its resistance and cause it to become overwhelmed and die. “You never like to have to take one down,” said MacInnis’ ground man, Chris Biunno, although they both accept healthy tree removal as one of the realities of the job. MacInnis’ love for tree work really began as a fascination with ropes, he explained. As a 13-year-old kid, he said, his friends got “normal” kid stuff and he got ropes. As a young man, when he started thinking about how he might turn his passion into a profession, he realized he had two choices: move away and become a mountain guide, or stay in New Jersey and learn to climb trees. MacInnis earned the title of 2012 ISA New Jersey State Tree Climbing Champion earlier this year at the competition held at Rutgers University, where he competed with 31 other climbers in five events: work climb, throw line, speed climb, footlock and aerial rescue. The top climbers from the preliminary round (MacInnis placed second) participate in the Master’s Challenge, which puts them in a massive tree and calls upon them to use the combined skills in the aforementioned events. “The competition was, as always, a great time and great opportunity to catch up with other tree guys in the state,” MacInnis said. One of the highlights was having the chance to compete in the Master’s Challenge, a feature added to the New Jersey event only in the last two years, with his former boss and tree climbing mentor, Mark Chisholm, a 19-year consecutive state champion and three-time world champion. As state titleholder, MacInnis then participated in the international competition in Laurelhurst Park in Portland, Ore., Aug. 9 to 15. “I was in Oregon for five days. … The park had 160-foot fir trees and large spreading oaks. Bern’d Strasser from Germany won the competition. He is a veteran of the Internationals, and it was his ninth world title. “I did well in the two speed events, footlock rope climb and belayed speed climb, placing in the middle of the pack. The two judged events, work climb and aerial rescue, brought my Jack Reynolds overall score to the back of the pack, HEIGHT: Rory MacInnis is state titleholder in a tree placing 39th out of 42 male comclimbing competition, so pruning safely is in a day’s work. petitors. I learned many new tricks or many, tree climbing is a rite of childhood. For Rory MacInnis, it’s not only his passion, it’s also his business. “I’m not as spry as I used to be,” said Pine Barrens Tree founder Rory MacInnis with a smirk, but at 28 years old, the professional arborist, licensed tree expert and competitive climber has already scaled thousands of trees in his lifetime, and he doesn’t plan to quit anytime soon. “Eight years of climbing, six days a week, and still loving it!” he said. MacInnis got his start and experience working for Aspen Tree Expert Co. in Jackson, under the tutelage of three-time world tree-climbing champion Mark Chisholm. Then he started his own company four years ago. As an arborist, his focus is on pruning and preservation. He does his best to educate property owners about tree care and the benefits of maintaining healthy trees whenever possible. “I always try to steer people more toward the care side of it,” he said, much preferring to leave a healthy tree standing than take it down. An oak gall, for example (branch tissue that grows over a wasp egg mass), is not necessarily a death
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MacInnis called it – is different from timber sports because it specializes in fast rope climbing. It’s really about how fast you can move around, up in big oak trees, 100 feet tall or more. Of course, working in the treetops has its occupational hazards; MacInnis once fractured a vertebra in a fall from 25 feet up. If there was something positive to come out of it, though, the faulty sender that caused him to fall was taken off the market. A typical harness is designed to allow him to “sit” while suspended; for simplicity’s sake, MacInnis said he likes to keep his harness relatively unencumbered by tools, so he keeps just the essentials at hand, chiefly a chainsaw. Next he climbs into his climbing spikes, which attach to his lower legs and hook under his heels, to grip the trunk. Spikes should be used only for removal, he pointed out, since they actually damage the tree and leave unsightly spike marks in the bark every time the climber digs in to get a foothold. He and Biunno share the professional values of speed and efficiency. But perhaps the most valuable piece of equipment in the whole operation is the ropes – more specifically, the knots in those ropes; a climber’s life could depend on them. Every time MacInnis ascends a tree, he noted, he has to have complete confidence in his knots. “I wouldn’t be able to go up and work in the Continued on Page 14
Continued from Page 8 to bring to everyday work and competition and hope to be back at the worlds in the future.” For MacInnis, the experience of the competition is equal parts exhilaration and camaraderie. “When climbing the rope into a big tree, I start to get real excited thinking about the challenge of climbing around in it and getting out on the ends of the limbs,” he said. “Once I get up high and tied into the tree, I feel very focused. Being up high brings together years of experience to make the climb smooth and energy efficient. “My favorite aspect of competing is not even competing; it’s seeing all the other hardworking arborists from all over the state.” Physical Strength, Proper Equipment Essential Tree care work is intensely physical; wrestling tree limbs all day requires a lot of arm and upper-body strength, attested Biunno. But the right equipment can alleviate some of the load (for bigger limbs, pulleys can be rigged to distribute the weight), and proper gear and training help keep the guys safe and protected from injury. Hot days are the hardest. As a distance and obstacle runner, MacInnnis keeps his endurance up, but he relishes the chillier days, when he’s unlikely to break a sweat. Competitive tree climbing – “a niche hobby,”
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and assaulted by twigs. As such he cannot overstate the importance of safety gear, especially eye protection. “The one time you don’t wear protection is the time you’ll get hurt,” he said. Different body types have their advantages in tree work – smaller, nimbler guys can get into higher, tighter spots (especially useful for pruning), but bulkier, burly guys can muscle chunks of trunk and handle weightier limbs. Contrary to popular belief, the best way to dismantle a tree is to start with the bottommost limbs and work up, MacInnis and Biunno explained. It’s a process of continually clearing the way underneath, so limbs don’t get hung up as they are lowered. Finally, at the top, with little to no interference, the worker has ample room to maneuver. Once all the limbs are off, the arborist starts sawing off manageable-sized chunks of trunk until the tree is at a safe height to drop it altogether. As in any job, it’s all a matter of experience, MacInnis said. The perspective from up there is thrilling, he admitted. He has sent many of his personal friends up in the harness to get a feel for the experience, and they never forget it, he said. —V.L.
Continued from Page 10 tree if I thought anything was going to fail,” he said. “If you’re scared, you can’t get anything done,” especially in the bigger, badder Monmouth County trees, some measuring 110 to 120 feet tall. On his climbing line he ties a friction hitch, which has a quick-release function that stays secure while he gathers slack to ascend and then allows the line to slide smoothly for the descent. A word to the wise property owner: Anyone who cares about trees should trust only a wellqualified tree company; the workers should be certified arborists and licensed tree experts. “You want to see guys showing up wearing hard hats and eye protection,” MacInnis said. Those designations indicate the crew’s education, experience and dedication to the craft. Pine Barrens Tree is the only company he knows of with those qualifications within a radius of a 20- or 30-minute drive (the next nearest being in Jackson). MacInnis, for example, took classes through Rutgers University to become certified. Every job is at least a two-man operation, which is why it’s vitally important to have a good ground man, MacInnis said. And some jobs are more strategic than others. Often the difficulty level is determined by the proximity of structures, objects and other trees. In the tree, the climber must size up the branches and consider the angles, predict the direction they’ll fall so they don’t hit the house or a shed or come back at the climber. “You don’t really want any wild swinging,” MacInnis called down. Biunno said he likes the climbing, but he has more learning to do. He started in tree work “from the ground up” and said the variety from day to day keeps it interesting. “I hate roller coasters, but I can do this,” he said. Like snowflakes, no two trees are exactly the same. In that sense, the trees have a lot to teach them. “You learn something new every day,” Biunno said. As the ground man, securing the rigging rope and assisting and receiving Jack Reynolds the limbs MacInnis lowers, Biunno is no stranger to The ground man of the team secures the rigging rope and receives getting poked by branches the limbs that the climber lowers, explained Chris Buinno. FALL 2012
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“We go out and take a look at the site, and I usually quickly scan the yard and imagine what I would do. Then the customer tells me what they’re interested in doing, and we feed off each other as far as what their expectations are and what I can do for them. I do like to blend everything into the existing landscape so it doesn’t look like we just put a pond in. I like everything to look as if you laid out the entire yard at the same time, that everything is cohesive, from the colors of the stone to the size of the waterfall. Everything should blend with what is already there.” As the web site watergardenandkoi.com suggests, one can “visit our location and dream of the endless possibilities. We can help you turn your aquatic landscaping dreams into reality!” From the “underground” up, the price of for the installation of a complete pond package could average anywhere between $2,500 and $3,500 Norcross explained. “Or you can go much, much bigger or you can go smaller.” The Water Garden and Koi Co. opened in March 1997 at a rental property on Route 9 in Bayville before needing to expand just three years later due to demand. The retail business still sits on Ryan Morrill Route 9, on a property between Bay and Butler avenues, and The company gives tours of its two-acre complex in Bayville focuses increasingly on the speso the public can become acquainted with the joy of koi. cialty of aquatic gardening and landscaping. operate with no body of water at their base. “It’s truly a specialty,” said Norcross. “You “In the front yard it’s a great idea, or on a really have to know what you’re doing when commercial property, because you can get the someone calls with a fish health problem or an effect of the waterfall, but the water looks like issue with a leak. You’ve got to know how to it’s going through gravel or just a stone bed. fix it. You’ve got to know how to medicate the But in actuality there is a chamber underneath fish or find the leak and repair it.” the stone.” The Water Garden and Koi Co. has comThe handcrafted displays range from simple pleted jobs as far north as Staten Island, as designs to the most elaborate of pond and far west as Cherry Hill and as far south as aquatic landscaping arrangements. Wildwood. “We’re pretty much all over New “It depends on the size of your yard,” Nor- Jersey, anywhere that can be driven to within cross said. “You want to get something that’s a few hours.” size-appropriate in proportion to everything In other words, the company itself has else in the yard. I’ve done water gardens as become a big fish in a small pond. small as 50 gallons and as large as 14,000 “There are a lot of pond centers that sell gallons. You can go anywhere in between. As pond products. They also sell grass seed and far as maintenance, it’s really about the type pools and flowers. We only sell anything to of filtration used, and you always want to go do with water gardens. If you have a question oversized. Some people buy a filter and pump about fish, you want to talk to someone that that would just fit requirements of the pond, but exclusively deals with that.” the fish will continue to grow, so they tend to Anyone interested in a tour is asked to make outgrow the filtration system.” an appointment. The company can be reached For the do-it-yourselfers, the company is at 732-269-1188. Waterandkoi.com also offers always ready to visit your yard and give a free sales, seasonal specials, new product arrivals evaluation and estimate. and an e-mail list to join. —M.M. HOMEFRONT
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n the side of Outdoor Showers’ company truck, you can read the saying “No More Sandy Bathrooms.” Owner Todd Leatherman said that is one of the numerous fringe benefits customers receive if they call on Outdoor Showers, located at 1316 East Bay Ave. in Manahawkin. Leatherman started the business five years ago and moved it to its current building last fall. “A lot of people around here are builders,” he said. “I wanted to specialize in something a little more unique. This is the right area to do it.” With a grandmother who had a summer house in Beach Haven, Leatherman remembers many a time cleaning off in an outside shower after a day at the beach. “They’re a necessity when you live near the beach because otherwise, you’ll just keep clogging up your shower and bathtub drains with sand,” he said. “But now you don’t have to have guests traipse through your house soaking wet or trailing sand from the beach.” However, he said the showers he recalled using are a far cry from the modern structure his company produces. “Back then, the usual outdoor shower was FALL 2012
this wooden, rickety thing that had a little latch,” he said. “It didn’t really give you any privacy. And you had to maintain them often, as they’d get weather-beaten during the winter. You’d have to repaint them or fix the door lock. But what we have to offer is maintenance-free.” Leatherman said the showers feature modular construction with powder-coated (marine grade), stainless steel hardware, vinyl wall panels and removable floors made from maintenance-free decking. All parts are included, and custom colors are available. Pointing to one of his model structures outside at the shop, he said, “If you look at the outside of this, nobody can peek through. It is completely solid. Those old wooden ones often had openings between the wood panels, and a lot of times that wood could easily break. Obviously, privacy is something that is extremely important for a person using an outdoor shower.” Leatherman, who has 15 years’ experience in the construction business, said he has built outdoor showers for little bungalows to multimillion-dollar beachfront homes. “I’ve had some homes where we built Continued on Page 44 24
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all is quickly approaching, and outdoor fun is becoming indoor entertainment. It’s time to trade in those beach towels for snugly blankets; time to shut off the air conditioning and let the cool, island breezes waft inside the house through open windows. But the summer guests are gone, and the house could use some freshening up. The floweradorned bedspread just doesn’t seem to fit in anymore. The brightly colored bathroom linens now seem too bold. The draperies in the living room have faded, and the paint in the guestroom is chipping. Where does one even begin? Renovating or sprucing up the house may seem to be a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. Seeking the help of an interior design specialist can be as easy as it is exciting. Between the Sheets LLC, located at 10th Street and Central Avenue in Ship Bottom, has been offering professional home design assistance for nearly 20 years. The store provides everything from luxury linens and window treatments to flooring and case goods such as dressers and armoires. One of the business’ bedding displays was even featured as “Bed of the Month” on the web site of national purveyor Bella Notte Linens, in August. Co-owners Maryann Schmid and Kristin Nissen opened the shop on Long Beach Island after rooming together at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science, now Philadelphia University. They later landed the same job,
working for a local furniture and design store. “We just love textiles,” Schmid said. “When Kristin and I worked together (at the furniture store), we would do all these beautiful things for people. Then it would come to the bedding, and the store would have these dreadful bedspreads made out of polyester. It was horrible, and the clients were left on their own for sheeting. People would have these beautiful rooms and then be stuck going through a department store or catalog to find good, quality linens to finish the job. So that’s how we started,” she explained. Many of the bed sheets offered at Between the Sheets are specially fitted with deep pockets, perfect for over-sized mattresses. Some of the suppliers even offer customizations. Important factors to consider when choosing a bed linen include the quality and type of cotton, the weave and ply of the threads and the method of finish. While thread count, defined as the number of threads horizontally and vertically woven together to make a square inch of fabric, is an important aspect, Schmid said it shouldn’t be the consumer’s only guide when choosing linens. “You could buy a 600-thread count sheet made of long staple cotton that isn’t finished smoothly and end up with pills and a scratchy sheet, whereas if you purchased a 200-thread count fine Egyptian cotton sheet finished to perfection, it will far out last the 600-thread Continued on Page 43
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he Stoneman has been on the job for 33 various-sized pieces of equipment for spreading years, and by now some of the satisfied the stone, and attachments. customers are third-generation clients. In a normal day, they lay between 40 and When the sign on a property says, “The Stone- 60 tons of stone, the guys on the job counted. man Was Here,” it means the job was done well, “One reason we’re so successful is the great efficiently, and with good customer relations. employees that we’ve got and the hard work they Between the good word of referrals and how do, the dedication they have,” LoCasale said as assured that inquirers are after they talk to The the crew gathered at the West Creek headquarters to start another day. Stoneman on the phone, he gets about 95 percent “It’s a lot of time and “One reason we’re so successful a lot of energy, but in the of the jobs from people who call. end it’s all worthwhile,” The Stoneman is is the great employees that we’ve The Stoneman said as he Mike “Stony” LoCagot and the hard work they do, took stock of his efforts. sale, and his business “Very few complaints, a the dedication they have.” is delivery and spread lot of satisfied customof aggregate material ers, and enough at the to customers on Long end of the week for a Beach Island and in surrounding areas. good bottle of wine!” “Along with delivery of stone, we also spread Asked what his formula is for customer the stone and install pavers. We do landscaping, service, he said, “One, being on time; two, grading, all aspects of maintaining a person’s reputation; and three, the customer-contractor property,” he specified. relationship.” Most of the orders are for standard washed Being on time can be “one of the most difstone that fills the homeowner’s need for a ficult parts of the business” for a contractor, he ground cover that is both practical and cosmetic. added. “You can’t have breakdowns; you can’t At the shore, stone is in demand, and The Stone- have flat tires. My men show up all the time, man gets the average job down and evenly spread (and) they’re always on time.” in about three to four hours. Paver work takes a At the end of the day, LoCasale still has two little longer, of course. or three hours’ worth of work, and that’s generEquipment is well maintained. A 12-ton ally when he returns phone calls from prospectruck handles bigger jobs, and next down is tive customers. As a business, The Stoneman Continued on Page 43 a 6-ton vehicle, then two pickups, along with FALL 2012
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to extend the lives of their worm-eaten pilings at less than half the price and less aggravation of installing new pilings, say proponents. The Formapile system is simplicity itself. A fiberglass mat is wrapped around a damaged piling. The mat is pre-impregnated with a water-activated resin. When that resin is exposed to water, it hardens, forming an impact-resistant and energy-absorbing rock shield, thus strengthening and protecting the piling. “The resin reacts with salt water and fills in all of the holes the worms bored,” said Brazill. So the resin, which hardens into a concrete-like substance, not only protects the outside of the piling from further invasion by shipworms, but effectively patches the damage they have already created, making the piling as good as – some would say better than – new. Not only does employing the Formapile solution result in considerable savings, but it saves considerable aggravation as well. Continued on Page 44
alk about unintended consequences! Great progress has been made in the past few decades cleaning up America’s waterways. But the removal of pollution from the water has created better conditions for shipworms, a.k.a. “termites of the sea” or “Toredo worms.” They actually aren’t worms at all but a type of saltwater clam, sans shells, that loves to bore into submersed wood such as piers, docks and ship hulls, eventually destroying the wood. “Years ago,” said Capt. Bob Brazill, the proprietor of LBI’s Capt. Brazill’s Full Service Marine, “sailors used to sail up into the New York harbor just to have the toxins kill the marine life on their hulls. But now there aren’t enough toxins to do that.” That’s bad news for owners not only of wooden-hulled vessels, but of docks and piers as well. Replacing a dock or pier is a costly and time-consuming process. There is, Brazill said, an alternative. Capt. Bob has hooked up with a Florida-based company, Formapile Industries Inc., to provide Southern Ocean County’s pier owners a way
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Edibles Grow Later in Season With Strategies for Extending Flavor the Fall With Homegrown Produce with plans. By MELINDA MYERS I prefer the construction-free, all-purpose on’t let fall or potentially frosty temperatures stop you from enjoying garden- garden fabrics. Simply drape these floating row fresh produce. Extend the nutritional covers (season-extending fabrics) over your value and homegrown flavor into your fall and crops. Anchor the edges with rocks, boards, or early-winter meals with the help of short-season wire wickets. The fabric traps heat around your plants, but allows air, light and water through crops and season-extending strategies. Lettuce, spinach, radishes, turnips and beets so there is no need to uncover the plants during are quick to mature from seed to harvest. Plus, the day or for watering. Increase the ease of season-extending fabthe cooler temperatures enhance their flavor. Simply count the number of frost-free days left rics with low and tall frost pop-up covers and in your growing season and compare it with the plant protection frost covers from Gardener’s number of days from planting to harvest listed Supply. The frames are fitted with all-purpose garden fabric to create protective tents. You can on the seed packet. Protect these late plantings and other protect new plantings and extend your harvest by vegetables from chilly fall temperatures with protecting plants down to 24 degrees Fahrenheit. cloches, cold frames and floating row covers. Continued on Page 42 Many of these devices have long been used by gardeners to jump start the season in spring and extend it much later into fall. These devices trap heat around the plants, protecting them from frosty temperatures. Convert gallon milk jugs into garden cloches for individual plants. Remove the bottom of the jug and slide it over the plant. Use the cap to capture heat or remove to ventilate your homemade cloche on sunny days. Or purchase reusable cloches with built-in ventilation. Originally made of glass, many of the newer cloches are plastic, making them more affordable, easy to stack and portable. You can make your own cold frames. Many gardeners convert discarded windows, a bit of lumber and nails into a homemade shelter for their plants. The window size usually determines the size of your cold frame. Just make sure you can reach all the plants inside. For best results, your frame should be higher in the back than the front so water and melting snow can drain off, and if posSupplied Photo sible, facing south for better HARVEST HAVEN: Frost pop-up covers, tall or horizontal, can be warming. The Internet and garden books are f illed ordered from Gardener’s Supply, advises the author.
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here’s a lot of talk floating around about case of swimming pools, Perez said, or to keep the economy, thanks to November’s elec- people or things in, as in small children and pets. tions. But unlike the politicians, Karl So if you’ve just had a pool installed or have a Perez of Waretown’s Cottage Fence is actually new puppy, you might want a fence pronto. No doing something about it. problem with Cottage Fencing. “All of my materials are American-made “Give me a call (at 609-489-6400) and we’ll products,” he said. “I like creating the work come down and make an inspection and give here, not overseas.” you a free estimate,” said Perez. “The lead time In fact, Perez’s company, now five years old for actually putting it up is about two to three (he’s worked in the fencing business, though, for weeks.” 2½ decades), is what used He handles all of the to be typical of Ameripermits, a process that is If you’ve just had a pool can small businesses. It’s typically, he said, rather family-owned and familyand dried on LBI installed or have a new puppy, cut operated. It’s licensed except in Beach Haven, and insured. It promises where there are some you might want a fence “quality and dependable setback issues. Perez, pronto. No problem with work.” though, has had plenty of Some things have experience dealing with Cottage Fencing. changed since Perez the code officials in the erected his first fence 25 Queen City. years ago. Here’s what an online reviewer said of “Vinyl is what most people want now,” he Cottage Fence: “Karl is a true professional!!! said. “It is durable, maintenance-free.” I had an entire vinyl fence with two gates Aluminum fencing is also popular, today’s installed. Karl returns your calls. He is honest equivalent of the old wrought iron. Some tra- and completes the job in the estimated time ditionalists still insist on wood. Finally, there’s frame. The fence project was beautiful. I liked chain link. Cottage Fence can do them all and his work ethic and project so much I then had then some – Perez also constructs outside shower a vinyl outside shower installed. Even though enclosures and trash bins that are so popular in the weather was over 100 degrees Karl showed Southern Ocean County and especially on Long up to work on his job. I highly recommend Beach Island. Cottage Fencing.” Why do most people want a fence? Either Now there’s an All-American review! to keep people and things out, especially in the —R.M.
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air on more than 115 TV and radio stations throughout the United States and Canada. She is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine and writes the twice monthly “Gardeners’ Questions” newspaper column. Myers also has a column in Gardening How-to magazine. She hosted “The Plant Doctor” radio program for more than 20 years as well as seven seasons of “Great Lakes Gardener” on PBS. She has written articles for Better Homes and Gardens and Fine Gardening and was a columnist and contributing editor for Backyard Living magazine. Myers has a master’s degree in horticulture, is a certified arborist and was a horticulture instructor with tenure.
Continued from Page 41 So with a little preparation you can keep enjoying fresh-from-the-garden flavor long past the traditional end to your harvest season. For more gardening tips, visit www.melindamyers.com. Y Nationally known gardening expert, TV/ radio host, author and columnist Melinda Myers has more than 30 years of horticulture experience and has written more than 20 gardening books, including Can’t Miss Small Space Gardening. She hosts the nationally syndicated “Melinda’s Garden Moment” segments, which
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when considering the upkeep of the inside of your year-round or summer home, stopping in and taking a walk around Between the Sheets, LLC is a great way to gain a better sense of what it is you may be looking for. Schmid suggests coming in to feel the different textures, look at the variation of colors and consider different combinations of both. When possible, Schmid and Nissen make sure to carry products from quality retailers that make their products in America. Bella Notte Linens are dyed and fabricated in California. Redford House furniture, including the bed on which the Bella Notte Linens are displayed, is also made in California. Brahms Mount textiles are woven in Maine. For more information about the many different design elements you can choose from at Between the Sheets, visit betweenthesheetsnj.com. The phone number is 609-361-9297. —K.A.E.
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Continued from Page 28 count (sheet),” she emphasized. But Between the Sheets isn’t just about linens, of course. Schmid and Nissen are at your service, no matter what your needs may be, whether you’re looking to revamp your bedroom or coordinate your entire home. According to Schmid, beginning to make changes inside the house can be as simple as interchanging patterns and colors, as well as textures. Mixing in different throw pillows, shams, sheets or duvet covers is a great way to make a big change for a lesser cost, as the items can be reused, depending upon the season. Artwork and decor, paint, draperies and towels can all be incorporated, as well. If you’re totally unsure of where to begin
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evolved, you might say, after LoCasale worked for a friend in the business and found out he liked it. Originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia, his family spent summers at the shore. “During the summertime growing up, I did everything from clamming, working at the A&P, and a friend of mine was doing this. I started working for him as a laborer. I was at Drexel University and they had a co-op, six months in and six months out, so I went out for six months and started The Stoneman business and stayed in it. “So, I’m not sure what I’m going to do when I grow up, but I think I’m going to die The Stoneman!” he concluded with a grin. The Stoneman can be reached at 609-4944106 or 609-597-1767. —M.S. HOMEFRONT
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Continued from Page 24 separate he and she showers because they were people who would get a lot of company during the summer, and they all loved going to the beach,” he said. Leatherman said now that the fall season is here, homeowners can begin making plans for their outdoor shower so that it will be all set for use when beach weather returns. “We’ve made deliveries during snowstorms,” he said. “But some people have wanted them done during the spring and even during the summer.” Leatherman said his clients range from the Delmarva area to New England. The company ships to anywhere in the United States. He said fans of the “Home to the Rescue” television show once saw him in action. “We tore down two old outdoor showers and replaced them with new ones,” said Leatherman. For more information, call 888-545-9763 or go on line at outdoor-showers.com. —E.E.
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A step above the old-style outdoor shower, these have vinyl wall panels and care-free decking.
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The pictures at left and above are ‘before’ shots of damaged household pilings. The web site at formapile.com outlines the repair. Brazill is excited about his new business sideline. “I think this will do a lot for a lot of people,” he said. It was pure serendipity that Brazill was introduced to the opportunity. “I picked up on it in January,” he said. “This guy called me and wanted me to survey a boat for him. I’m talking to him on the phone, and he starts telling me about what he’s doing with Formapile. He sent me some literature about it, and I said, ‘This is it!’” Ah yes, unintended consequences! Brazill can be reached at 609-494-7200. —R.M.
“When I was in Florida (meeting with Formapile representatives), they took me to a job site,” said Brazill. “The homeowner said, ‘I’ve been through this (replacing pilings) before. They had to bring in a barge, new pilings, a pile driver; it took three days and there was all that noise. With this (Formapile) there was no noise, and the job was done in a day.’” A Formapile installation is manufacturer guaranteed for 10 years and has a life expectancy of 15 to 20 years.
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