Category: Tips and Tricks
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Protect Your Plants Before a Freeze
Three Things To Do to Protect Your Plants Before a Freeze Much of the U.S. is entering freeze season. I’m not talking a light morning frost, but a full-on freeze. While ideally we would all be planting natives that are well-accustomed to our local climate, it’s not always realistic. We like what we like and…
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Air-Purifying Plants for Your Home
Plants to consider when you want to purify the air in your home.. In 1989, a NASA study seemed to show that many indoor houseplants purify the air. It was said that these air-purifying plants remove airborne toxins, dust, and germs. Since then, scientists have poked holes in the study. Although plants can clean the…
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Storage Solutions for a Dorm
Some Ideas to Create More Storage in Your Dorm When you’re heading off to college, it’s fun to imagine how functional your dorm will be. But, reality hits you the moment you walk in there for the first time. It’s small….really small. Dreams of a clutter-free living space disappear as you realize that you’re expected…
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Gardening Tasks
Three gardening tasks to tackle this month to get ready for fall Here are the major tasks to tackle in July. Mow your strawberries Strawberries season was short this year, but now that it’s over, you can put your bed to bed. With strawberries, you can run your lawnmower over them to give them the…
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How to Clean Grease & Oil Stains From Your Concrete
You can clean up stains from things like motor oil and get your concrete back to like-new condition. An unblemished concrete patio, driveway, or walkway can feel like a magnet for leaking vechicles and spilled oil, which will pentrate the porous surface of a concrete and leave a lasting stain. That is, if you let…
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Heat-Tolerant Plants
Choose from these top heat-tolerant plants for your summer flower garden. Blanket Flower: The brilliant hues of the native North American blanket flower have a place in any garden. Blanket flower thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. Celosia: These fiery, heat-tolerant plants thrive in scorching summer weather. It will grow well in a wide…
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Balancing Your Wants and Needs
Balancing your wants and needs as a homebuyer this spring! Though there are more homes for sale now than there were at this time last year, there’s still an undersupply with fewer houses available than in more normal, pre-pandemic years. The Monthly Market Trends Report from realtor.com puts it this way: “While the number of…
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Should You Rent Your House or Sell It?
If you’re a homeowner ready to make a move, you may be thinking about using your current house as a short-term rental property instead of selling it. A short-term rental is typically offered as an alternative to a hotel, and they are an investment that’s gained popularity in recent years. According to a Harris Poll…
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Preventing Bird Strikes on Windows
We know sometimes birds hit windows, and it’s much worse during migration. Here are a few simple things you can do to stop window strikes. Unfortunately, sometimes birds run into windows. It can be much worse during spring and fall migration. It’s never fun to see our feathered friends suffering after these window strikes. Luckily…