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Phil's Findings: They changed the home designs for manyWednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:07PMCars did it. They changed the home building landscape ever since cars became part of a family profile. We are talking about garages, the place where cars would be housed. After all, they were and are licensed members of families. Since they cost money, they had to be treated with respect.

Hometown, Ariz.Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 11:50PMPRESCOTT - "Press-kit. It rhymes with biscuit." We are in this Northern Arizona town about a half-hour when we receive this bit of advice from a shop owner. "Everybody's going to know you're tourists," he adds with a touch of disgust.

Ruling opens HOA sculpture dispute to jury decisionSaturday, June 25, 2011 @ 11:16AMA metal sculpture of a saguaro wearing sunglasses and holding an electric guitar may not be what some people want in their front yard.

Arizona jury may decide if sculpture can staySaturday, June 25, 2011 @ 12:27AMPHOENIX -- A metal sculpture of a saguaro wearing sunglasses and holding an electric guitar may not be what some people want in their front yard.

Ballyhack an Exacting TestThursday, June 23, 2011 @ 5:31PMMuch has been written about Ballyhack Golf Club, Lester George's wonderful and exacting test in the rolling hills just outside Roanoke, Va. But reading and hearing about the course is a lot different than actually standing on the first tee and for the next four hours maintaining the concentration necessary to fare well on this superior combination of club choice, challenge and charm.

Insider's guide to the outsideThursday, June 9, 2011 @ 5:08AMLandscape designers approach each project differently, driven by a site's size, context, topography, the needs of the owners and, of course, the budget. But some of the basic challenges and fixes at Orlean House in Orlean, Va., involved considerations that apply universally.

I-70 Rocky Mountain Golf Trail - Vail, Colorado to Moab, UtahMonday, June 6, 2011 @ 3:46PMThis is a first! A golf trail-vacation named after a U.S. Interstate highway with a special focus on women golfers.

See bungalows on paradeSaturday, May 7, 2011 @ 1:49PMThe Twin Cities Bungalow Club will offer a tour of seven local homes (four in Minneapolis, three in St. Paul) on Saturday.

A landscape architect’s rules of thumbWednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 8:27AMLandscape designers approach each project differently, driven by a site’s size, context, topography, the needs of the owners and, of course, the budget. But some of the basic challenges and fixes at Orlean House in Orlean, Va., involved considerations that apply universally.