In print

        H&G spotlights local garden: It took 15 months, but Brenda Demetriou's Withamsville garden made it into print in the October issue of Better Homes and Garden. The five-page spread was shot by a New York crew in summer 2001, and the gardener/birdhouse creator had just about given up on being included in the magazine. Her garden, part of the Conservancy Open Garden Day every year, was chosen by a scouting group from the magazine. Included in the article are plansfor her gardens and birdhouses.

        Show time

        Crafters head to Philly: Two Cincinnati artists will head to the

        Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show Nov.7-10 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Stuart Golder's jewelry and Chris Seeman's metal work were selected to be two of the 190 exhibits out of more than 1,500 applicants nationwide. Show information: (215) 684-7930 or www.philamuseum.org/pmacraft/

        Shop talk

        UC clearance: Desks, tables, chairs, bookcases, typewriters, monitors, lab equipment and storage pieces go on the block 9 a.m.-3 p.m. today at the University of Cincinnati Major Annual Surplus Clearance Sale and Auction on the first floor of the Campus Service Building (the old Sears building at 2900 Reading Road). Prices will be 50 percent off weekly sale prices, starting at 50 cents to about $125 for computers. (Weekly sales are 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays.) A silent auction, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., will include unclaimed lost-and-found jewelry, watches, calculators and more. Interesting note: Lee Leviton, manager of surplus equipment, says the makers of the movie Traffic came and bought pieces for their sets.

        By design

        Celeb fridges: Best Buy corralled three celebs - racer Mario Andretti, BMX star Matt Hoffman and rocker Billy Idol - and brushes to decorate refrigerators for charity. TheWhirlpool Top-Mount refrigerators that usually sell for $899.99 will be auctioned on eBay (www.ebay.com/bestbuyappliances) through Oct. 12 with bidding starting at $250. Free posters of the painted refrigerators are available at Best Buy. The sale of Mr. Andretti's refrigerator will benefit the Missionary Vehicle Association; Mr. Hoffman will help Cancer Treatment Research, and Mr. Idol will help Muscular Dystrophy.

        Walk on: The Wear-Dated tag on carpet is right on track, literally. The Pensacola, Fla., company has a team of six employees who spend eight hours a day, five days a week, taking a 15- to 18-mile journey around a track of carpet to test durability. The goal is to accumulate 20,000 “foot traffics” for each piece of test carpet. It takes about a week's worth of team walking to meet the goal.

Tale of two home tours
Hayseed Dixie show goes haywire
MOREHOUSE: 'Paul Neyron' rose blooms large
Get to it
Orchids require extra care
Wildlife habitat develops in city
Conifers keep yard evergreen
Gardener to gardener
Gardening things to do this week
In The Know