Fox News: It sounds too good to be true, but Madnick may have grown a better lawn. After more than ten years of experimenting with thousands of seeds, he cultivated Pearl’s Premium — a specific mix of red fescue, tall fescue, sheep fescue and other grasses. When combined in special proportions adjusted for sun, shade […]
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Spring is almost over and summer is approaching fast. If it is already warm enough where you are, you’ve probably hit the beach already. If not, Shelly Ehler hopes you’ll take her unique towel along before you go. Shelly has taken a normal bath/beach towel and cut out head space. Instead of wrapping yourself up,
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I live in the middle of nowhere and take my backyard for granted. New Yorkers, though, live in apartments and private, open, green space is at premium. Timeshare Backyard has stepped up to fill the need. The business is a grass lot in Manhattan’s Lower East Side that is rentable for $50 per hour. Video
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LA Times: …Outdoor retailers are bouncing back from the recession. That is particularly true in California, where recreation gear merchants have made plans to open new stores and expand existing outlets to take advantage of the state’s massive sales potential and reputation as an outdoor enthusiasts’ playground. Sales of such outdoor gear as tents, backpacks,
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I’ve written about Dig This before, but if you don’t remember, they’re a construction theme park business. They’ve just had some big news. According to the Engineering News Record, they’ve just opened their second location. This one is about five miles west of Las Vegas Boulevard, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The $1-million theme park sits
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You may not live in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California like me, but with the price of gold as high as it is, have you considered adding “panning for gold” to your business strategy? Have a good Saturday everyone. SF Gate: Gold nuggets are sprouting like weeds on streams in the Sierra Nevada foothills
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What do they do with snow parks in the summer? I don’t know, I’ve never been to one. If you had a dozen or so Ice Meister Slicers, you could open a snow park in any weather — even in the blistering heat of summer! On the bottom of the Slicer are two removable ice
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Sibila Lantzy of Resort Business Opportunities just sent me a message about her experience at the International Sportsman’s Expo: I attended the International Sportsman’s Expo in Denver Yesterday and in-between drooling over lots of cool stuff (truck campers, drift boats, $1000 fly rods) I managed to talk to some people about their outlook on business
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The pet industry is a billion dollar business. The American Pet Products Association (APPA) has estimated that over $47 billion dollars will be spent on pets this year alone. With numbers like that, we can all agree that this industry is booming. Dogs Love Running! are taking in their own piece of the pet market
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A Nevada entrepreneur wants to open a theme park called Dig This outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, where people can operate bulldozers, backhoes and dump trucks. Sounds like a great idea to me, especially in the wide open spaces of Nevada. Unfortunately, the neighbors don’t agree. MyNews3 has more: The project has been envisioned as
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