Softsoap debuts new Ensembles

May 14, 2009 - 9:00 pm

Softsoap is pumping up the décor in American homes with a new Ensemble.

The handsoap recently debuted its new decorating Ensembles, designer inspired dispensers and scents to fit practically any style.

The new Fresh Essence scent is offered in two nature-inspired bases, one featuring soft purple blooms and one with a montage of leaves.

Exotic Orchid soap is in a bold, cobalt blue base with a contemporary, Morrocan-inspired pattern.

A soft-white base with a minimalist design contains Creamy Cotton soap.

The designer dispensers can be replaced by putting a new base on the pump. Plans are to introduce new patterns a few times a year.

Suggested retail price for the soap is $5.99 for a starter pump and $2.99 for a disposable replacement base.

With houseplants, the amount of sunlight and watering are most important. (Getty Images)

The amount of sunlight, water crucial to growing houseplants

By Bob Morris Gardening

January 11, 2025 - 6:00 am

It is important not to water these plants too often and to repot them when the soil is worn out and the water is not draining properly.

With track lighting, you can direct the light where you want it. (Getty Images)

How does installing track lighting differ from regular light fixture?

By Mike Klimek / RJ

January 11, 2025 - 5:30 am

There are a few minor differences, but nothing that should cause any problems. If you have replaced a light fixture before, this will be a piece of cake.

Mallow is an annual weed that appears in the lower left of this picture. It is difficult to con ...

Gaining control over this annual weed is not easy to do

By Bob Morris Gardening

January 4, 2025 - 6:00 am

To make sure it doesn’t return you have to interrupt the seed-to-flowering-plant cycle at least for a couple of years and fill the voids with something competitive.