Category: Tips and Tricks
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How to Keep Squirrels Out of Potted Plants
From a Barrier or Soil Protection to a Spicy Alternative Gardeners know that squirrels can pose a threat to nearly any potted plant. Here are all the ways to protect your plants this spring and summer. Build a Barrier Make a “cage” from bird netting, chicken wire, or using a pre-made potted plant guard that…
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Remodel With These Materials for an Easier To Clean Home
A Clean House is a Happier House! Some surfaces and materials are easier to clean (and keep clean) than others. Keeping a home clean isn’t easy. The average person spends about five hours cleaning their home each week. Keeping a home tidy can take so much time and effort due to the materials and design…
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Six Cheap (Or Free) Ways to Increase Your Home’s Value!
You Don’t Have to Spend a Fortune to Increase Your Home Value Owning a home is an investment. Although owning a house will never give you a better return on other investments, the combination of building equity in a large asset that reliably appreciates and not pouring money into the black hole known as “rent”…
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Best Decorating Tool for Your Home
Paint is the best decorating tool for your home! There are many ways to change a room through the design of its walls. Sometimes it’s just a fresh coat of paint in a new color that gives a room a new look. A change in color, pattern and texture can aid in changing the dynamics…
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Make Connecticut Safer for Migratory Birds
Why Lights Out? Twice each year, millions of birds pass through Connecticut on their way to and from their nesting grounds. Many birds use our shorelines and green spaces to rest and refuel during their trip. Some stay in the summer. Most migratory birds pass over our state at night, when temperatures are cooler and…
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Bird Strikes on Windows at Home
We know sometimes birds hit windows, and it’s much worse during migration. Here are a few simple things you can do to stop windows strikes. Unfortunately sometimes birds run into our windows. That’s why bird strike window is a common internet search. It can be much worse during spring and fall migration. It’s never fun…
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Why You Need an Oak Tree in Your Backyard
Just one oak tree provides shelter and food for hundreds of bird and butterfy species. Plus, it offers a shady escape in your backyard. Native trees offer incredible benefits for wildlife, so it’s more important than ever to plant an oak tree. Oak Tree Wildlife Benefits The oak tree is indeed mighty when it comes…
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CT Homeowners May Find Their Oil Tanks At Risk
If you are heating your home with oil, you may find that your oil tank is at risk. A not insignificant number of storage tank owners have found that biofuels have caused corrosion in their tanks and/or tank equipment and components. The reason for this is not due to the composition of the tank and…