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CREATE YOUR OWN COMPOST. Leaves, grass clippings, fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds decompose to form a nutrient rich mixture that feeds the soil, retains moisture, prevents erosions, improves plant growth and reduces the need for fertilizer and pesticides.

PESTICIDES can contain chemicals that are hazardous in large quantities. Pesticides usually contain deadly, toxic poisons – HANDLE WITH CARE or better yet, use natural non-toxic alternatives.

MORE FERTILIZER DOES NOT MEAN GREEN GRASS! Fertilizer runoff also feeds stream & lake algae blooms that die off, decompose and suffocate � sh.

Dispose of used oil, anti-freeze and old paint responsibly. Don’t pour down a street grate, on the road, or on the ground – it will end up in our water supply! Take these Household Hazardous Waste materials to the Moderate Risk Waste Facility.

Apply pesticides early in the growing season, not when � owers are in bloom. Bees can pick up the pesticides and carry it back to their hive and kill off the entire colony. No bees-no honey-no pollination-no � owers-no fruit.

Leave your lawn clippings on your lawn, they can provide up to 25% of needed lawn fertilizer as the cut grass decomposes.

Always read lawn care and pesticide labels carefully. Look for key words including CAUTION, WARNING and DANGER. Labels won’t tell you if a chemical is a danger to � sh or animals or harmful to local water supplies. Chemicals can concentrate up the food chain to a toxic level for larger animals, and can have long term harmful effects with low exposures over a long period. Always properly dispose of toxic cleaners and pesticides.

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John C. Brewer, publisher and editor Steve Perry, advertising director

Patricia Morrison Coate, Sara Farinelli and Brenda Hanrahan, special sections editors

Garden show in Sequim combines education and fun.

4 Marrowstone Island kitchens on display for a good cause.

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Clallam County Home & Lifestyle show planned in March.

15An interior designer shares a few of the latest design trends.

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Spring is near, which means the Soroptimist Gala Garden Show is just around the corner.

The 17th annual event will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 21-22 at the Boys & Girls Club, 400 W. Fir St. in Sequim.

The show — held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday — will bring together products and professional services of horticultural and garden-related businesses in an inviting and informative venue for all.

Show admission is $5 per person per day (children younger than 12 receive free admission) with proceeds bene� ting many local projects.

There will be an array of speakers and presentations both days of the show.

The gala’s keynote speaker will be Northwest gardening expert and media personality Ciscoe Morris.

Morris’ presentation, which is sponsored by 7 Cedars Casino, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Helen Haller Elementary School auditorium (next door to the Boys & Girls Club). The session will include a question/answer session.

The $5 entry fee will also cover entry to the garden show. For more information about Morris, see the story on Page 5.

garden showSOROPTIMIST GALA GARDEN SHOW PLANNED IN SEQUIM

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Ciscoe Morris brings enthusiasm to gardening

Ciscoe Morris

Ciscoe Morris is one of the area’s most recognized and enthusiastic gardening experts.

His trademark exclamation of “ooh-la-la” is known to home gardeners and professionals alike.

Morris’ weekly show “Gardening with Ciscoe” with co-host Meeghan Black of KING 5’s “Evening Maga-zine” airs Saturday at 1:30 p.m. on KONG (channel 16).

Friday at 6 p.m., Northwest Cable News (NWCN) (channel 2) viewers can get answers on gardening questions from “Gardening with Ciscoe Live.”

Morris writes a column for the Saturday edition of The Seattle Times, hosts a two-hour weekly radio show on 97.3 KIRO-FM and is the author of a top-selling garden book, “Ask Ciscoe.”

Each year, the Soroptimist Gala Garden Show provides a raffle for a chance to take home a load of yard and garden goodies.

This year’s raffle will feature a cedar Adirondack chair and foot rest, and an end table valued at $265 donated by Michael Caldwell, owner of Mike’s Cedar Works in Port Angeles.

Ernst Fine Photography of Port Angeles has donated a black-and-white art photograph of a calla lily.

Alan Burwell, co-owner of Windermere Sequim East and Windermere SunLand, donated a solid cedar portable potting bench valued at $130.

Soroptimists will raffle off a garden cart filled with donated items from vendors. Raffle tickets cost $3 each. For a complete schedule of events and more information about demonstrations,

presentations and vendors, visit www.sequimgardenshow.com.

— story by Patricia Morrison Coate, Sequim Gazette

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The 18th annual Kitchen Tour, sponsored by the Port Townsend Chapter of the American Association of University Women/University Women’s Foundation of East Jefferson County (AAUW/UWF), will take place Saturday, April 25, on Marrowstone Island.

Eight kitchens will be featured, that exhibit current trends in kitchen design.

This year’s selection of homes will provide attendees an opportunity to explore ideas for remodeling, new construction and a touring experience with friends.

Tour participants will � nd a wide range of materials and styles used in kitchens.

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Kitchen design seminars will be held at the Old Nordland Church, 7120 Flagler Road.

Seminars are included with admission to the tour and will cover an array of topics.


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The countertop of rain forest serpentine contrasts in texture and style with African sapele wood. The cabinet’s linear grain is placed horizontally — perfect in every detail.


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RIGHT: A large addition to the existing home in 2014 gave homeowners a brand new kitchen. A monochro-matic pallet allows for the use of color, hanging art or using family treasures like this mortar and pestle.

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St.n In Port Angeles at Fiddleheads, 126 W. First St.The event is sponsored by AAUW of Port Townsend

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Believe you need an acre of property to start gardening? Think again.

Individuals can grow their own patch of greenery in just about any space they have on hand.

When it comes time to getting your hands dirty, it doesn’t matter if there are rolling hills or a single container filled with soil on which to plant.

To get started, homeowners or apart-ment dwellers need to first look at the space they have.

Perhaps this is a few flower pots or a small square of exposed dirt in an otherwise concrete jungle.

Others may have an expansive backyard in which to toil in the soil.

Either way, knowing what you have to work with can help map out a more successful plan of action.

Next, it’s important to consider the climate and the soil conditions.

Gardeners with smaller spaces may want to think about keeping gardens mainly monochromatic, which will look more cohesive.

Cool-colored flowers and plants will help make a garden look larger.

Warm-colored flowers will add impact and could create a cozier feel.

Hanging baskets and containers

can add height and free up more floor space for gardens.

They’re particularly helpful when space is at a premium.

Keep in mind that baskets and containers tend to dry out easily, so using peat moss, vermiculite and other products that tend to hold onto water will help keep the soil moist.

These containers also may need to be watered more frequently, especially during warm and dry summers.

Containers can also be used to plant small trees or shrubs and vegetables.

The advantage to containers is they can be moved elsewhere if a plant is not thriving in a particular area.

People with extremely small spaces to work with may be limited to a few flower pots in the window, but they can easily grow herbs or annual flowers.

Those with a large space may want to consider breaking the landscape down into smaller quadrants; other-wise, the garden can seem unruly.

Use hardscape materials, such as mulch, rocks, boulders, and slate to break up the greenery (and also cut down on items that need pruning and watering).

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Latest design trends spoil, help homeowners Laundry rooms have come a long way

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TOP: Sarah Tozier and her dog, Rudy, enter their renovated laundry room. The redesigned space includes a sink big enough to bathe Rudy and functional counter space.

LEFT: Stacking the washer and dryer opened up space for storage cabinets and plenty of countertop space.

FAR LEFT: The old laundry room lacked usable counter space and storage.

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Is this really a laundry room?“I have dreamt that someday I would have a

brand new front-loading washer and dryer,” said Trisa Katsikapes, owner and principal designer of Trisa & Co. Interior Design in Port Angeles.

“So did my neighbor, Sarah Tozier. When she called to tell me she just bought a front-loading washer and dryer and asked if I would help redesign her space, I was secretly jealous and excited.”

Tozier’s main goal was to have a space that was multi-purpose and inspiring.

“I don’t want to feel like I’m in the basement,” she told Katsikapes.

Another challenge the duo faced was that Tozier needed a sink big enough to bathe her dog, Rudy, but attractive enough to look at each day.

While utility sinks can be practical, there are not a lot of attractive design options.

Inspired by a photograph of a sink on Pintrest, the laundry room design began to take shape.

Katsikapes designed the sink area with a small amount of a decorative light-colored tile bordered by an arch and � nished off with a oil-rubbed bronze, faucet and attractive light � xture above the sink.

The cabinets and construction for this project were completed by Pantry & Latch of Sequim.

Incorporating specialty items in spaces that have been known to be utilitarian is another way to make a space feel more inspiring, Katsikapes said.

“I wake up in the morning wishing I could do laundry that day,” Tozier said laughing.

Tozier had a bar stool that was given to her in college, so the women designed the counter opposite the stacked washer and dryer to accommodate the odd height of the stool.

The result was a space for folding laundry and for other tasks.

Under-cabinet lighting allows tasks like wrapping presents, sewing and old-fashioned letter writing to easily happen in the space.

“I’m not sure who’s happier, Rudy or Sarah,” Katsikapes said. “But I know I’m even more jealous!”

— by Brenda Hanrahan, Peninsula Daily News

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Freestanding bathtubs are the latest trend

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TOP LEFT: The anchor of the redesign project for this Sequim bathroom was a freestanding stainless steel bathtub.

LEFT: Dated pink tiles once lead to a recessed bathtub.

FAR LEFT: Custom steps were designed and built by Pantry & Latch of Sequim to allow homeowners to easily enter the large bathtub.

Freestanding bathtubs are the hot trend right now … even for people who are not that trendy.

“Freestanding bathtubs are finding their way into everyday homes,” said Trisa Katsikapes, owner and principal designer of Trisa & Co. Interior Design in Port Angeles.

“Clients are wanting bathrooms to reflect the feeling of a spa, but want the luxury of privacy in their own home.”

Freestanding bathtubs come in all shapes and sizes — from the traditional cast iron claw-foot to contemporary with clean modern lines, solid marble or a custom tub made of wood.

“The oval 60-inch stainless steel tub selected by the Sequim homeowners was the anchor for this Asian-inspired bathroom design,” Katsikapes said.

The big question with freestanding tubs are:1. How do you get in it?2. What faucet to use? For this project, custom steps, cabinets and

construction were completed by Pantry & Latch of Sequim for ease and also as a platform for the faucet.

Decorative step stools can be used, but be sure to check the height of the tub first.

Many freestanding faucets are available from sleek chrome contemporary to rustic oil-rubbed bronze finishes, Katsikapes said.

The result of the project: No more pink tiles and a bathroom that is sophisticated and functional.

“Aaaawwww, feel yourself relax to candlelight as you sink down into the tub,” Katsikapes added.


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in the design industry all her life. As a child, she picked paint colors

and staged new builds for her contractor/developer dad in Port Ludlow. She worked as the assistant to the art director for Edelstein Advertising and Assoc., freelanced as a photo stylist for Nordstrom and Eddie Bauer advertising, worked as an interior design consultant for Sticks and Stones Design Group in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, and started her design business — Trisa & Co. Interior Design — on the North Olympic Peninsula in 2006.

Need a way to get inspired if you are planning on remodeling or building?

Katsikapes suggests checking online or download-ing the applications Houzz and Pintrest.

She also relies on magazines and lists Veranda, Dwell and House Beautiful as inspiring reads.


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U.S. Highway 101 in Port Angeles, will host a free Roofing Day Open House from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 28.

The public is invited to drop in to visit with roofing professionals from local roofing companies.

Roofing experts answer questions about residential and commercial roofing; composite and metal roofing; and torch down and flat roofs.

A selection of roofing materials will

be on display in Hartnagel’s roofing showroom.

“This has been quite a popular, annual event,” said Donna Pacheco, Hartnagel’s advertising coordinator.

“Homeowners appreciate the oppor-tunity to meet with roofers in our store before deciding which ones to ask to bid on their roofing projects.”

For additional information, phone Kevin Hanson, Hartnagel’s roofing material specialist, at 360-452-8933.

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Hostas are perennials that thrive in partial sun and shady areas. Plants are available in a variety of shades and sizes.

Peonies are beautiful and fragrant when in bloom and feature lush foliage all summer long.

Gardening is often seen as an art form to men and women with a green thumb.

Once the landscape is designed, homeowners may not want to change much from year to year.

This is where perennial plants can be an advantage.Designing a landscape and keeping the garden

looking beautiful can take a keen eye. It also may require a lot of time and commitment.

If home gardeners have to replant items year after year, gardening can become time-consuming and expensive.

Turning to perennial plants and flowers to serve as the anchor for a garden can make the process easier.

Perennials are plants that live indefinitely. In terms of flowering plants, perennials will bloom every year.

In essence, perennials have the staying power of shrubbery but are more delicate in nature and often appealing to the eye.

There are perennials for every season, soil type and sun exposure.

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Gardeners can also till the mulch or soil in these areas to aerate the planting beds.

Using shears, cut down any dead grasses, stems and stalks from spent perennials that overwintered.

Remove any dead wood and broken branches. Be careful not to trim spring-blooming shrubs

because some flowers bloom on year-old stems and this can cause the plant not to flower.

Perennials that aren’t flowering as well as they used to or have dead centers may need to be divided to promote stronger growth.

This should be done in early spring before the plant blooms or late fall before the winter arrives.

Dividing plants and replanting not only grows the garden, but also it is a healthy revitalization for the plant.

Gardeners who prefer to take a laid-back approach to gardening may appreciate the ease with which a beautiful and easy-to-maintain landscape can be created with perennials.

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Rubber gloves, cleaning products and enough garbage bags to discard a winter’s worth of clutter should all be on hand before you begin.

If they’re not, you’ll likely need to make a trip to the store while cleaning, which can be time-consuming and prolong the process.

TAKE SOME INVENTORYMany people have no problem buying new clothes,

but they do find it hard to get rid of older items. Part of spring cleaning is tossing old items you no

longer use, and that includes clothing. Clothing can take up a significant amount of space,

so take some inventory on your wardrobe and decide which items you want to keep and which ones you can donate to area organizations which provide clothing to those in need.

ADDRESS THE WINDOWSIf the past several months have been especially cold,

then you might not have looked out the windows in quite some time.

Unfortunately, those windows might have accumu-lated dirt and grime while you were huddled inside.

When washing the windows, do so on a cloudy day, as the sun can actually cause streaking.

In addition, be mindful of what you’re using to wipe down the windows post-cleaning.

Microfiber rags typically give windows a great shine without any streaking.

Blinds and drapes need to be addressed as they have accumulated dust over the past few months.

Dust the valance and the frame, and wipe the blinds down with a damp cloth.

You can also use your vacuum’s upholstery and brush attachments to further clean blinds and drapes.

Get a jump-start on your spring cleaning chores nowTIDY UP THE BED

Toss linens into the washing machine and don’t forget to wash the mattress pads and bed skirting.

While those items are in the wash, flip all the mattresses in your household.

DON’T FORGET THE KITCHENThe kitchen is not immune to clutter, and it’s

especially easy for items to overstay their welcome in the refrigerator and the kitchen cabinets.

Look for items that have passed their expiration dates and toss them out.

While items in the kitchen cabinets might not have an expiration date, it helps to remove them from the pantry and then dust and wipe down the shelves.

BEAT THE RUGSArea rugs have no doubt collected dirt and dust

over the past several months. Though vacuuming these area rugs might be

enough during the year, take advantage of the pleas-ant weather and take the rugs outside to beat them and rid them of dust and any other particles the vacuum might have missed over the past few months.

EMPTY AND CLEAN THE BOOKSHELVESBookshelves are one the biggest collectors of dust in

many homes. Open the windows in the home and then remove

books from the shelves. Once the books have been removed, dust the

shelves and wipe them down with a damp cloth. And don’t forget to dust the books and reorganize titles before returning them to their newly cleaned shelves.

Spring cleaning is annual event at many house-holds, and a few simple strategies can make it go much more smoothly.

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For homeowners, spring cleaning is one of the annual rites of spring.

The return of warmer weather presents the perfect opportunity for homeowners to open the windows, let some fresh air in and tidy up after a few months spent cooped up inside.

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& Lifestyle Show, the Port Angeles home show, sponsored by KONP radio and Clallam County Public Utility District, has a new name that reflects its fresh approach and inclusiveness in the range of exhibitors.

KONP sales manager Stan Comeau said organizers bandied around several ideas for a new name before settling on “home and lifestyle” to express the nature and intent of the show.

“The new name has a ‘bigger sound’ that encompasses the quality of life in your home and lifestyle,” Comeau said.

Exhibitors will include not only Realtors, builders and home designers but also Olympic Medical Center, the Dungeness Line bus service and Clal-lam Transit among other organizations, businesses and services that contribute to the health, wellness and well-being of the community as a whole.

Slated for Saturday and Sunday March 14-15, the event will again be at the Port Angeles High School gymna-sium, 304 E. Park Ave.

It will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days and will still be free to all comers.

Billed as the largest two-day market-ing event on the North Olympic Pen-insula, the show has 85 percent of its available space sold to date with five weeks remaining.

Organizers anticipate having to open up the mezzanine level in the gymnasium for the first time in a few years to accommodate all the exhibitors expected.

In order not to detract from the exhibits, there will not be any seminars or shows.

However, Port Townsend-based electrical contractor Power Trip Energy, which specializes in solar photovoltaic electricity installations, will be giving a short 45- to 50-minute PowerPoint presentation.

Power Trip’s senior solar designer, Jeff Randall, who will making the presentation, will field questions from the audience afterward.

Presentations will begin at 11:30 a.m. on both days of the event.

The Home and Lifestyle Show gives local businesses the opportunity to market themselves and inform the community about the services they have to offer.

It also gives consumers the chance to speak face-to-face with representatives of services and businesses that they are considering hiring.

With the promise of so many interest-ing exhibits, you may wish to consider taking the organizer’s suggestion and “come be inspired.”

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Do your spring home remodeling plans include new flooring? Area businesses are stocked with an array of flooring options including tile, laminate, hardwood, engineered hardwood, carpet and new products.

Are you ready to be floored?If you are thinking about redoing your floors, there

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ALLURE OF HARDWOODSHardwood flooring has been a long-time favorite in

homes in this area. The hardwood product lines most commonly

found are prefinished solid, sand-and-finish solid and engineered.

According to Tom “TJ” Grubbs, owner of TJ’s Floor-ing in Port Angeles, “Wood is our best seller.”

Roughly half of TJ’s sales are in hardwood flooring, both solid and engineered.

Both products have their strengths, so which is best for your flooring project depends on the use it will be getting and how well regulated the humidity is in your home.

Although there is no denying the cachet of solid hardwood, engineered hardwood flooring has been giving the solids a run for the money.

Originally designed for use on concrete floors, engineered hardwood is better suited to rooms with a higher potential for dampness and spills such as bathrooms, kitchens or mudrooms.

With its stunning real wood veneer, engineered hardwood has all of the beauty of wood but none of the gapping or cupping issues caused by moisture.

This quality is thanks to a cross-grain plywood core that handles the tendency of wood to expand and contract with varying humidity levels.

On the North Olympic Peninsula, where we have one of the greatest variations in seasonal humidity in the country, this is an especially valued feature, according to David McCrorie, co-owner of McCrorie Carpet One Floor and Home in Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Hadlock.

“Solid wood is wonderful, and I love it, but expect it to move and gap,” McCrorie said.

“Engineered wood not only has much better perfor-mance, it uses less of the tree. It’s more eco-friendly,” he added.

McCrorie also noted a shift in preference among consumers from darker stained floors to lighter

finishes over the past several years. He added that, even with darker woods such as

walnut and Brazilian cherry, buyers are opting for neutral finishes to bring out the natural beauty of the wood.

WARMING UP TO TILE, LAMINATES AND LVTHardwoods aside, tile remains a popular choice for

flooring in bathrooms and kitchens.An alternative to ceramic and natural stone that is

muscling its way into the market is engineered stone.“The two biggest complaints about tile are: It’s

really cold and hard and the grout is a pain,” McCrorie said.

Less porous and more flexible than natural stone or ceramic, engineered stone tile is also warmer to the touch and uses low-maintenance stain-resistant grout.

Consumers now have an immense array of high quality products at budget-minded prices from which to choose.

For many, laminate or vinyl tile may be just the thing for rooms that take the brunt of wear and tear from pets and children.

First introduced in the 1970s, laminates have suffered from an image problem that is totally

unwarranted today. The industry has not been idle and now has a

product worth taking a second look at.“Laminates have proven themselves to be a good

product,” Grubbs said. “They are durable and good-looking.”Grubbs, who uses it in high traffic areas of his

home, said pets scratching and chairs scrapping will leave their mark on hardwood floors, but laminate flooring will be unscathed.

Luxury vinyl tile, or LVT, a recent addition to the home flooring lineup is gaining traction locally.

Although it has been around for some time, it had been primarily for commercial applications.

Adapted for residential use and easy installation, LVT has retained the characteristics of toughness and durability it was developed for. It is completely waterproof.

“This has become our largest selling category of flooring,” McCrorie said.

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Laminate and LVT flooring includes ceramic and stone collections as well as plank wood look-alikes with texture and visual depth so compelling they even give pause to experts in the flooring trade.

Both easy to maintain, laminates and LVT have wear layers that resist scratch-ing and provide protection against fading due to sunlight.

An added bonus is the ease of installation. Both tiles and planks sport a click-locking design that interlocks pieces without adhesives or grout.

COMFORT OF CARPETINGDespite market trends toward hard surface flooring, there remain places in the

home where the comfort of carpeting is still welcome.“I like getting out of bed and have nice soft carpet under my feet,” Grubbs said,

pointing to his carpet line. “Soft. Everyone wants soft,” he added.Wool, of course, is the gold standard in carpeting. It lasts forever and is luxuri-

ous and easily dyed.However, technological advancements in synthetic fiber carpet lines offer new

improved products with remarkable resistance to stains and water, including one on which pet urine beads up on the surface and can be easily sponged up.

Other qualities include fibers that take dyes well for versatile, vibrant colors and fibers that absorb pet odors and can even withstand household bleach.

And, as Grubbs pointed out, most of the synthetics are luxuriously soft.While wall-to-wall carpeting colors remain muted and subdued, carpets sales at

McCrorie are trending toward the recurring patterns in neutral colors or tone-on-tone shades created by loops and strands of varying height on cut loop carpets.

“The subtle texture is very organic and adds interest to an otherwise neutral floor covering,” McCrorie said.

With the vast array of new flooring products on the market, determining what is best for your home can be bewildering.

Fortunately, there are several flooring specialty stores in the area with staff who are enthusiastic about their stores’ product lines and enjoy telling you why.

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Doug Cockburn, a certi� ed professional horticul-turist and owner of Landscapes by Cockburn, Inc. in Sequim, enjoys solving puzzles. Especially when that puzzle involves nature’s elements.

Cockburn was asked by a Sequim family to tackle the small pond that appeared outside their front door each time a heavy rain fell.

“The rain water poured from the street abovedown their hill and settled right at their main entrance,” Cockburn said.

“There was nothing to stop the water and no drainage system to carry the water away from the house. Each time it rained it was a mess.”

The family also needed a way to climb up the slope to the street for automobile parking purposes.

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