The recent Parade of Homes showcased a variety of talents, ideas and designs this year. One house in particular caught the attention of the judges and was chosen for the Second Place Overall Award in the $500,000 – $624,999 price range category. Located in Owasso’s Stone Canyon, the house was a collaborative effort from a team led by Tom Watts of the family-owned American Heartland Building Co. and Lisa Butts of A Girl and a Gallon of Glaze.
Read MoreTeleflora, the world’s leading flower wire service, offering only hand-arranged, hand-delivered floral arrangements, announced today its plans for the 10th anniversary of Make Someone Smile® Week, the floral industry’s leading benevolent program running from Sunday, July 18 through Saturday, July 24. Thousands of Teleflora member florists and community volunteers will deliver bouquets in the company’s keepsake gift Be Happy® Mug to those most in need of a smile – such as hospital patients, senior citizens living in nursing homes and assisted living homes, and recipients of Meals-on-Wheels programs. In honor of the 10th anniversary, Teleflora will also award 10 lucky member units a check for $1,000 to be given to a charity of their choice.
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The Garden Tour presented by Master Gardeners will be held Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will guide guests through a number of incredible and unique gardens throughout the Tulsa area. The self-tours will allow everyone to move at their own pace.
Read MoreTulsaHousingSearch.org – a Web-based service supported by a toll-free, bilingual call center – allows landlords to advertise properties free of charge, while renters can search for free to find rentals that fit their needs.
Read MoreBeginning June 1, City of Tulsa recycling customers will have the opportunity for their curbside recyclable collections to be made every two weeks instead of twice a month. That will result in two additional pickups per year for each of Tulsa’s 14,000 curbside recycling customers.
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The 2010 Jenks Herb and Plant Festival was held in downtown Jenks Saturday, April 24 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Every year, the Jenks Herb and Plant Festival draws larger crowds due to a renewed national passion for gardening. Gardening is seen as a wise investment of time and resources that yields healthy benefits during these challenging financial times. Festival Chairman Jim Bailey says that last year’s economic downturn had little effect on the festival, and expects this year will be no exception.
Read MoreThe Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden is launching two contests for pictures taken at the garden. One contest will be on Facebook and the other will be a judged competition.
Read MoreSamson and Bank of America are teaming up for the 7th time to help a Tulsa Habitat for Humanity partner family build a home. Construction will begin April 9, 2010 and is expected to continue for 10 weeks.
Read MoreExploring Destinations Right Out Your Front Door is the New ‘Vacation’
Read MoreBarnyard Products.com a web site that features lawn,garden,farm, and ranch supplies, now makes Bully Tools available to its ever-growing customer base. Bully Tools, located in Steubenville, Ohio, manufacturers of quality lawn and garden products.
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Tulsa Garden Center will host the annual SpringFest Garden Market and Festival April 9 and 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be every imaginable type of plant, gardening information, garden art, unique art and craft vendors, food and fun for the whole family.
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GrowPonics of Oklahoma is a new company to Oklahoma, bringing an amazing, proven US Patented agricultural technology from Israel that will change the nature of fresh food production in the USA. Their flagship facility, GrowPonicsOK.com will be built near Inola, Oklahoma and will serve as a model to show how this high-intensive hydroponic/organic system can bring fresh, healthy vegetables to local/regional markets affordably.
Read MoreTULSA, Okla. – PSA – At last, the first day of spring is at hand. While Up with Trees has been planting through the coldest months, they’ve also been getting ready for this budding season; preparing for 5,000 container-tree and 10,000 seedling giveaways, spring 2010 Citizen Forester program, multiple spring fairs, fests & events, and of course, lots of tree planting opportunities.
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TULSA, Okla. – (March 3, 2010. Tulsa, Oklahoma.) Gardeners, are you ready for spring? Let Tulsa Garden Center help you get started on your garden planting. Join us at 2435 S. Peoria on April 9 and 10 from 9am to 4pm for the annual SpringFest Garden Market and Festival, where you will find everything to create a beautiful garden. There will be every imaginable type of plant, gardening information, garden art, unique art & craft vendors, food and fun for the whole family.
Read MoreClary Sage College, branch campus of Community Care College, was invited to facilitate the hair, makeup, nails and massage services for the national hit reality show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” The highly skilled and artistically trained students, staff and faculty all worked diligently, contributing their talent at the film site located at 11th Harvard in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The deserving Tulsans who received the brand new house are the Starkweather family, whose son suffers from Prader-Willi syndrome. This disease effects the brain and specifically in areas regulating hunger.
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