Clearfix resolved the problem. I did look at your site and yes, it is similar. In the absence of the clearfix fix, I was interested in the other solution also as a learning tool.
On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:52:34 -0700 (PDT), Ms. Nancy Wichmann wrote:
Just adding blocks on the front page only does not require a special template. That's standard block settings. "Show on only..." and "<front>.
I can't recall whether the "content bottom" region is standard in D7. But I did exactly what you want (D6) on http://www.bostonpublicschools.org
I simply floated the blocks in the content bottom region and gave them a width of 30% with a bit of right margin. No special template. Nancy
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From: Hakan
Using Drupal 7 ... Zen theme as a base, created a subtheme etc. which went well. After creating a tpl.php file just for the front page, I have now added a custom region (between the main content and the footer) and added three blocks to this custom region using the Block Administration page of the theme. Using weights I can arrange the order of the three blocks I have, provided I want them one below the other.
However, I want them side-by-side and I want each block to have some custom formatting. After Googling the drupal site I found this link http://drupal.org/node/1151704 which seems to address my problem.