Art Pottery

Green Tree

HENN Christmas Tree WARE Green Spongeware HOLIDAY Cereal Bowls 2 NEW MINT U.S.A. $37.80

ESTATE – Antique Majolica SHALLOW BOWL Green Leaf AND TREE PATTERN 9 3/4 INCH $45.00

MCCOY-PLANTER-UNDER THE SPREADING CHESTNUT TREE- WHITE Scottie Dog-BROWN-GREEN $40.00

MCCOY-PLANTER-UNDER THE SPREADING CHESTNUT TREE- BLACK SCOTTIE-GRAY/GREEN $45.00

Vintage Christmas Tree Green Sponge Heavy Stoneware Ceramic Soap or Candy Dish $8.97

Older Elephant & Tree Stump Pottery Planter Green Felt Bottom $12.50

Rare Tree Trunk Haeger Vase with Birds Brown & Green $75.00

BRITISH BASIL MATTHEWS TINY FIGURINE ELEPHANT W/PALM TREE SIGNED W/GREEN LABEL $39.99

RARE VASE CUTE UCAGCO JAPAN Gold Green Yellow Bird Tree China Porcelain $9.99

HENN Pottery Green Spongeware Pottery TREE COOKIE PLATTER NEW GREAT GIFT IDEA $24.30

Green forest pine tree mist NORBY Studio Art pottery 2008 plate Dish Bowl 5″ $7.11

American Art Pottery Hand Crafted Tree Design On Bottom Green Decor $0.99

Abstact Black Green Glazed PALM TREE Vase Art Studio Pottery NWOT Free Shipping $38.00

Genuine Vintage SylvaC Green Palm Tree & Hungry Hippo $110.00

Vintage E Radford England Pottery TREE Vase Flower Pot Planter Brown Green 6″ H $45.00

Bordallo Pinheiro Large Green & Red Christmas Tree Serving Bowl $22.99

Waechtersbach West Germany Red Green Christmas Tree Tea Pot $47.99

Roseville Ming Tree Basket Vase – green gloss ca 1949 $348.00

HENN Pottery Double SPONGE SPONGEWARE Blue Green TREE COOKIE PLATTER NEW MINT $22.49

3 Henn Pottery XMAS TREE PLATES RED BLUE GREEN NEW $11.99

Mccoy Green Bunny Rabbit ON TREE STUMP PLANTER $29.99

Andersen Design HUGE round Vase Bowl Matte Glaze, tree branches green, blue AWSM $259.00

Henn Pottery GREEN Spongeware TREE Platter Trimmed Christmas Cookie $9.19

OWENS 10.5″ TANKARD & MUG 5-Piece Set ‘TREE OF LIFE’ MOTIF Matte Green GLAZE $395.00

ANTIQUE Majolica Plate PLUMS ON A TREE BRANCH Green Leaves ** PRETTY** $33.24

Vintage Blue Mountain Pottery Green/Black Glazed Sugar Bowl Tree Mark $12.99

Green Ceramic 9″ Adomizer Figurine Christmas Tree w Goldtone Star $14.60

Greentree Pottery, Audubon Iowa 1971 Niagra Falls Plate $4.95

Secla Portugal Green Art Pottery Mug Tree Sprig Floral $17.95

ANTIQUE PLATE w/ HANDPAINTED PEACHES & TREE LEAVES RUFFLED GREEN EDGE $18.99

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Real Estate-Home Improvements put more Green in your Wallet

The hot days of summer are once again upon us. Humidity rises, swimming pool waters warm, and the air conditioners whirrr. Whether inside or poolside, start digging through some landscaping magazines. Improve your yard, improve your home’s value.

If you have lived in Charlotte NC,  you have witnessed the breathtaking displays of color brought about by Azaela’s, Dogwoods, Crepe Myrtles, Tulips, Daffodils, Maples and Poplar Trees…from the ground to the sky, our area offers a burst of magnificent colors every season.

You can create this as well. It’s not expensive, and it’s not hard. You may actually find it to be a good form of therapy! The peace from the yard, and a solid sense of achievement.

Landscaping and planting are great fall activities in Charlotte NC. The reason for this is that if you plant in the fall, the easy fall weather and light winter climate will actually have your plants growing fine with little or no babysitting. You will reap multiple rewards from your summer’s planning. Plant your vegetable gardens in the Spring.

A word of caution: if you plant your grass, bulbs, shrubs or trees in the Spring (rather that the fall) you will be babysitting your yard all Spring. Summer will arrive before you know it and if your plants aren’t rooted well, you may lose them to the heat.
 
Improving your homes curb appeal works for all market areas…not just our Charlotte real estate market. If you have bought a home with a dismal yard, or perhaps, new construction with nary a tree, creating a yard is a great way to help improve your homes future marketability-and hence-value. If your home is attractive on the outside (yard included) as well as the inside, it will not sit on the market as long as a home with a bad yard will. Really.  

Creating your yard is a three dimensional act.
Jot down a plan on some paper, and play with the plan as though you were arranging a room in your house. The plants being the furniture: the yard being the room. Continue on paper, add some nice detailing in: stepping stones, a place for the grill, where furniture would go.

Start a little notebook of plants that you like. Check out some upscale neighborhood entry ways, and public gardens, local plant nurseries. There is nothing as strong as a visual confirmation on what you had in mind. Keep in mind the varying shades of green trees and shrubs come in  and how many seasons a plant can perform for you. A lot of the plants in Charlotte can bring you three seasons of color! Remember, once planted, these things grow up and out. Space them accordingly. Follow directions.

Curb appeal should not be relegated to just the front yard. Take photos of your backyard in the morning and in the afternoon. That way, if you are not sure on how a plant will do in your yard,  you can always discuss its location and adaptability with the local nursery. The clay soil in Charlotte is rich in minerals and once amended, the things that you can grow here are almost limitless. The time to plant and work on next year’s yard improvements is in the Fall.

It takes a weekend to paint a room in your home. This is fine. But, paint for a new buyer is something they plan on doing anyway. It won’t improve your home’s future marketability like a good yard will. It takes time to develop your yard. My suggestion…start educating yourself about landscaping this summer, and start your home’s yard this Fall!
 

About the Author

Claude Cross is Broker/Owner of Homes By Cross. Specializing in Charlotte NC Real Estate and Relocation since 1994.

Does anyone know about the green tree in downtown Floripa?

My friends and I sat in the courtyard in the center of Floripa. There is a Very Old tree in the middle of the yard with bright green light. The locals come and walk around the tree 3 times. We thought maybe it was for Good Luck or a blessing, but there was no way to know that for sure. Before we leave around the tree on three occasions. I hope we have good luck.

http://www.guiafloripa.com.br/turismo/patrimonio/praca_xv.php3 XV de Novembro Square. tree during the nineteenth century, the trees of the square was highly charged, as imperial palms, ficus carnations Indians and India, but with the certainty of tree stars is the figure of the Centennial. It says he was born in 1871 in a garden that was in front of the Mother Church and was transplanted to this current place in 1891. Traditional singing in prose and verse for artists islanders brings superstition, as outlined several times to attract the marriage and fortune. If the work of sympathy or not, only to find the evidence.