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Country Lifehome garden One of the first steps to a style update or room remodel is to gather your thoughts so they translate to actual stuff. When you find a color scheme you love or are moved by a particular design, you need a place to put these insights. One way to collect all your inspirations is to keep the magazine you found the image in, dog-ear the page, and stack it on top of the ever-growing pile of other magazines with dog- eared pages. Or, you could create a mood board. of keeping what inspires you in one easy-to-view place. Your mood board can combine images of products, col- ors, and written content so that you can keep coming back to one place whether you're ready to add some- thing or just want to see your project's progress. You can start your mood board This is a simple and effective way CHICAGO (MCT) — Arborist and "tree doc- tor" Craig Casino spends his days making house calls and checking on his patients, just like an M.D. This year, his patients aren't looking very well. & Mood board Dry summer becomes drab fall Sean any way you'd like, and there are a few basic steps to follow. As the mood board creator, you have total creative control over what goes on the board. You can do things the "old fash- Murphy Project Home ioned" way: Grab a cork board or white board (or some- thing similar), and when you see a paint sample, an image of a kitchen faucet, or motif from a design magazine you like, get it. With a digital mood board, the entire process is simplified, and a wealth of online inspiration is right at your fingertips. Of course, some people prefer the tactile sensation of a mood board they can touch and feel (especially if it includes swatches of color or fabric). Regardless, Olioboard is an example of a digital mood board. And, yes iPad users, if you were wondering, there's an app for that. After a while, your collection will begin to grow and take shape. Group it all together on the board in a way that will keep the creativity flowing and help you get closer to com- pleting your project. Or if you'd prefer, you can create a digital mood board. So, when you're ready to start collecting of your thoughts (and others' ideas) together in one place, simplify things, streamline the process and remove the clutter. A mood board can help with any new design project. Until next time, Happy Home Improving! Sean Murphy is a copywriter for Build.com in Chico. Visit the company's website for more home improvement tips at www.build.com. Oh Snap! The Daily News wants your photos: Cute kids, Adorable pets, Inspirational sights, Any shot you think readers would enjoy You might just see it in the Daily News Send pictures to editor@redbluffdailynews.com or drop off at 545 Diamond Ave. in Red Bluff. Include a caption. In 40 years of tree care, Casino said, he has never seen weather conditions more devastating than in 2012. Three wetter-than- average summers in 2009, 2010 and 2011 reduced tree roots' oxygen and water storage capacity, he said. Then, the struggling trees were hit by one of the state's worst droughts in history, compounding the stress on their root systems. While memories of the drought might be fading as moisture and cooler temperatures settle in, its impact on trees could play out for years to come. Most immediately the drought may dull the bright leafy reds, oranges and yellows normally expected as the season changes. "Fall color won't be as vibrant or as sharp this year," Casino said. "The trees are changing about four to five weeks earlier this year. The lack of water left them stressed, and now they want to go to sleep." Browning, wilting MCT photo Jenn DiGiovanni, and her father Craig Casino, both certfied arborists, examine a burning bush that is prematurely red in Winfield, Illinis, on Sept. 21. Hayek said shallow- rooted tree species, such as any variation of Maple, were among of the hard- est hit. tacular" as they've been in years past. The U.S. Drought monitor's most recent update shows the entire state still under varying drought conditions, though less severe than during summer months. About 40 percent of the state is still in a "severe" drought, according to the map. "The lack of precipita- tion pushes leaves to be duller, more to the brown side of things," Angel said. "The trees want to close up and be done with this growing season." Kris Bachtell, Vice President of Collections and Facilities at Morton Arboretum, said drought damage is species-specif- ic. Some trees have clear signs of damage, while other, more resistant species will have a typical fall display, he said. Those trees living in highly developed subur- ban areas don't have a solid root system, making them more likely to show effects of the drought, Bachtell said. Younger trees and those planted in parkways will likely suf- fer more than those in wooded landscapes, he said. bia, I've seen pretty severe scorched and tattered leaves," said Bachtell, who lives in Naperville, Ill. "We'll likely see fall color early this year — and it'll be shorter last- ing." "Driving around subur- Wyntour Gardens Annual Fall Plant Sale leaves or dropping foliage are signs a tree went dor- mant in an effort to con- serve resources and pro- tect itself, said University of Illinois Extension forestry specialist Jay Hayek. Trees that didn't drop The precipitation mea- sured at O'Hare Airport is 7.03 inches below normal, year-to-date, said State Climatologist Jim Angel. June and August were the driest months so far this year at 2.55 inches and 2.83 inches below average precipitation respectively, he said. their leaves early will still likely display effects of the drought, Hayek said. A lack of water affects the amount of carbohydrates, or sugar, a tree can pro- duce, which in turn affects leaf pigment. "This year's fall color will be more drab than years past," Hayek said. proving to be drier than normal, measuring 0.74 inches below normal as of Monday, Angel said. The National Weather Service Climate Predic- tion Center is also fore- casting an increased chance of above-normal temperatures and below- normal precipitation for October, Angel said. 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