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Five Fun Family Attractions in Quad Cities

For those who may not know already, the Quad Cities is a metropolitan area that includes the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf and the Illinois cities of Rock Island and Moline. If you and your family plan to be in the Quad Cities area, you might be interested in visiting one or more of […]

Visit Montreal for Family Fun

Have you always thought you want to visit Canada, but don’t know where to start? Why don’t you think Royal? Located to the south of Quebec, Montreal hosts fun-things-to-do”>fun and interesting things offers to see and do for the whole family. Parks and Gardens If you love to wander between beautiful parks and play in […]

Zen Garden: Creating Your Own Backyard Oasis

Prelude from the author: “A karesansui or Japanese rock garden, or Zen garden is an enclosed shallow sandbox containing sand, gravel, rocks, and occasionally grass or other natural elements. The main elements of karesansui are rocks and sand, with the sea symbolized not by water but by sand raked in patterns that suggest rippling water. […]

Ten Things to Do in Battle Creek, Michigan

If you’ve ever sat down to the breakfast table and had a bowl of Frosted Flakes, chances are it probably came from a factory in Battle Creek, Michigan, which is better known as the home of Tony the Tiger. The world headquarters of Kellogg Company is situated in Battle Creek, a midwestern city with a […]

Making the Most of a Small Garden – Just Because Space is Limited, Doesn’t Mean You Have to Limit Your Imagination

Far too often, people seem to adopt the belief that, if you have a limited amount of space to devote to your gardening, that the beauty and intrigue of your garden is equally hampered by its small size. For this reason, many small gardens are either poorly designed and planted or, worse yet, ignored and […]