This month is Thanksgiving, a great time to be grateful and reflect on why we’re thankful. Yet there are times when we can become so bogged down with responsibilities, heartaches, and many other stresses that feelings gratitude can be difficult…. Read More
Archive for the ‘Bob’s Blog’ Category
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How Things Have Changed in the Landscape Lighting Industry
I read a press release awhile back that really got me to thinking. The release was from a company called VOLT Lighting. They manufacture lights for the outdoor lighting industry. In fact, the company is the leading factory-direct manufacturer of… Read More
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The Story of a REALLY Smart Homeowner
A few years ago, Simon Maddocks installed a smart controller in his home’s outdoor sprinkler system. Maddocks is a vice chancellor at Charles Darwin University. So you’d expect him to be a pretty smart guy. And, as it turned out,… Read More
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Use Landscape Lighting to Keep Furry Intruders Away
We frequently talk about one of the greatest benefits of outdoor lighting: enhanced safety. A well-lit landscape that eliminates murky, dark areas is a wonderful deterrent to bad guys. Numerous studies have shown that to be true. And countless police… Read More
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Why Do These Homeowners Get Special Treatment?
The move to conserve water is gaining great momentum all across the nation. And not just in areas that you think of as suffering greatly from drought, like California. News stories about a communities’ effort to conserve water pop up… Read More
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What’s More Important: Your Water or Your Health?
Which is more important to you: your water resources or your healthcare? At first glance that might seem a silly question. After all, you’re going to say that your healthcare is more important than water, right? Who wouldn’t say that?… Read More
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The Smartest Home Products on the Market
Did you know that 2015 was sort of a banner year for ‘smartness?’ That’s because there was an unprecedented wave of new (or radically improved) smart products for homeowners. Consumer Affairs published an article that listed some of those products… Read More
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How Much Water Does Your Landscape Really Need?
We’ve got a couple of problems in America. Well, far more than a couple. But let’s focus on two particular problems for a moment. Both of these problems have to do with water — quantities of water, to be more… Read More
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A Community Gets Really Smart About Water Conservation
Lots of people these days are getting really smart about water usage. It’s partly because of the news we hear on a regular basis from drought-stricken areas of the country. Many areas — places like California, for example — are… Read More
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Dealing with Winter’s Damage to Your Garage Floor
Winter can be brutal for garage floors. In particular, the road salt residue that drips from your car after you park it in your garage can be very damaging. Road salts aren’t composed of the type of salt that’s in… Read More