LET’S GROW SOMETHING TOGETHER

If you’re a gardener, you know that working the dirt is only part of creating a beautiful outdoor environment. Hardscaping—decks, patios, pergolas, and walkways—provides a showcase for your landscaping, with its rich color and texture. Both elements add up to comfortable, beautiful outdoor spaces that work almost like rooms inside your house.

We have recently changed our name to Lowe’s Creative Ideas for Outdoor Living to reflect that relationship. You’ll still see nuts-and-bolts gardening information, but we’ll also include stories on outdoor decorating and entertaining.

I hope you enjoy everything that this refreshed newsletter offers to enrich your life outdoors. Let us hear from you! Fill out a quick survey at LowesCreativeIdeas.com/OLSurvey, and you’ll have a chance to receive a $100 Lowe’s gift card. Hurry, the survey ends April 11, 2008.

MELISSA BIRDSONG
VICE PRESIDENT, TREND, DESIGN & BRAND
LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.

Welcome Back Spring

The colorful gerbera daisies on the cover signify spring. Wherever you might see the gerbera daisy in stores or in this newsletter, you’ll find tips and products for enjoying the season. Visit Lowes.com/Spring to learn more.

Download Lowe's Creative Ideas For Outdoor Living, Spring 2008

PDF format, 10MB, 25 Pages.

4 Signs of the Season 18 Rain Gardens 22 Plant a Tree

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Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse (NYSE: LOW) is a US-based chain of retail home improvement and appliance stores. Founded in 1946 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the chain now operates over 1,300 stores in 49 states. Vermont is the only state without a Lowe's store and with the exception of Wyoming, each of the other 48 states is home to multiple stores. (Wyoming is also home to a Lowe's distribution center).

Beginning in 2007 Lowe's will start to operate in Canada with up to 10 stores opening up in Ontario. In 2009 Lowe's will start to operate in Mexico opening between 3 and 5 stores in Monterrey. Lowe's Companies, Inc. is 45 on the Fortune 500 list. The chain is now based in Mooresville, North Carolina, about 30 minutes north of downtown Charlotte. It is currently the second-largest hardware chain in the United States of America. (From wikipedia.org)