June 1988

THE MINNEAPOLIS AQUATENNIAL

SEATTLE SEAFAIR

NATIONAL BALLOON CHAMPIONSHIP

TEXAS FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL

NEW YORK RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL

COUNTRY MUSIC IN TENNESSEE

TASTE OF CHICAGO

MILWAUKEE'S ETHNIC CELEBRATIONS

KIDS' STUFF

On days when staying home is the rule, a play structure will give your kids all they need for hours of entertainment. Versatile features on these custom units grow with changing interests.

BACKYARD SPA

Small backyards are limiting only if they're not used to their full potential. Fitting neatly into a corner of a pocket-size property, this spa creates a secluded spot for unwinding.

LEASE OR BUY

The new tax rules and other benefits make leasing a smart alternative for many car buyers. The trick is to match your needs with the right deal.

CLIP AND DRY SUMMER FLOWERS

SUMMER CARE FOR SHRUBS

COVER UP WITH VINES

HARVEST SPRING CABBAGE CROPS

SQUASH BUG PROTECTION

GROW GREAT GLADIOLI

PLANTER WITH PIZZAZZ

NEW-AGE ADULT EDUCATION

Every Monday night, Teri Greenman trades her white lab apron for a black leather jacket and her midwestern accent for a southern drawl. In an adult acting workshop, she's learning to play the role of a hard-bitten drifter.

$100,000 IN PRIZES

WHEN KIDS PLAY DOCTOR

Between ages 4 and 6, children begin asking lots of questions about where babies come from. Playing doctor is another expression of natural curiosity.

CATS!

Want to get those cat lovers purring about their frisky feline friends? Whip up any of these kitty-cat pals to join them for some summer fun.

Pier 1 imports

SUMMERTIME

Get a new lease on outdoor life! Stylish summertime living can be just outside your back door after you add some fair-weather features, like these patios, projects, and furnishings.

GARDENING WITH KIDS

School's out, but the learning isn't over when you share the joys of gardening with your kids. To show us the wonders of a garden through a child's eyes, photographer Peter Krumhardt and his 7-year-old twin daughters, Annie and Kristen, designed a child-size vegetable and flower bed last summer.

PRETTY PORCHES

HOW TO ORDER

A FISHPOND/WATER GARDEN

Our all-season fishpond takes part of two weekends to build. We used plastic liner to hold water in. The plastic lets you make the pond any shape you like, easily: The first weekend, dig the hole, put down the liner, and fill the pond.

Merck & Co., Inc.

GIVING YOUR DOG A PILL

A KENNEL WITH CLASS

HIGH-RISE TREE HOUSE!

Perched well above the concerns of the adult world, the Better Homes and Gardens tree house is a perfect retreat for kids. Our design is adaptable to almost any tree with a fairly straight trunk. Stormproof, the tree house is partially supported on three legs that sway with the tree in a high wind.

LAKE MICHIGAN

Explore the quiet beaches, deep forests, restored old towns, and family resorts that circle America's inland ocean.

Dow Consumer Products Inc.

Shopping editor's choice

Discover the ease and pleasure of shopping by mail. Order from the convenience of your own home with complete confidence. If not delighted, each company will happily refund your money.

THE MAN NEXT DOOR

Burt, Jr., reported that Mr. Morgan, his science teacher, discussed the concept of perpetual motion the other day, "And for a while there, I thought he was talking about Mom."