When you are staging your home, for a home sale, pay particular attention to the master bedroom and bathroom. Often times these rooms, can take on a gender specific style over time, without you even noticing. When selling the home, it is important to stage these rooms as gender neutral as possible, so that is appeals to the largest number of potential buyers. If you want to add a splash of color, add a vase of flowers to the bathroom counter and colorful throw pillows to the bed.
The Orange County Great Park is holding winter gardening workshops January through March. On Saturday’s January 21st, February 18th and March 18th, workshops will be held at the Great Park Farm and Food Lab. This is the perfect time to start planning your spring garden. This workshop will focus on vibrant and colorful flower color choices that are also water wise garden choices. Also the discussion will include soil preparation, mulch and design techniques. This set of workshops was developed in cooperation with the University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of Orange County. Classes begin at 10am and end at 11am. These workshops are free to attend and are appropriate for ages 12 plus. Drop-ins are welcome. Orange County Great Park is located at 6950 Marine Way in Irvine. For more information about this program, or the many others they offer, see their website at: http://www.cityofirvine.org/news-media/calendar-of-events/event/garden-workshops-fruit-trees-pruning-caring.
January 21st: Fruit Trees, Caring for and Pruning
February 18th: Planning a Colorful Spring Garden
March 18th: Hot Veggies for a Hot Season
Shady Canyon is bordered by Quail Hill, James Irvine Retreat and Bommer Canyon, in the city of Irvine. Shady Canyon is 800 acres surrounded by 16,000 acres of natural sanctuary. Located at 50 Blue Heron, this 10,000 square foot home is part of the Shady Canyon Custom development. This home was designed by Tom Fazio and has a Tuscan farmhouse architectural style. The home features gentlemen’s quarters with a billiards room and bar, a wine cellar and a 18 seat home theater. There is a separate guest casita with a kitchenette. This eight bedroom, nine bathroom home was built in 2002. This home and property has wonderful views of surrounding canyons and mountains and of the Shady Canyon Golf Course. This home sits on a very large 77,000 square foot piece of property. Outdoors, homeowner’s will enjoy two acres of gardens, 65 mature olive trees and a fruit orchard. The lawn is large enough to accommodate 500 guests and there is an orchestra size amphitheater. Also, outdoors, there is a swimming pool, spa, a built in barbeque and a stone loggia with a fireplace. Students attend schools in the distinguished Irvine Unified School District, specifically Turtle Rock Elementary School, Bonita Canyon Elementary School and University High School.