We’re past the mid-point of summer. So this summer will soon be winding down. Vacations will be coming to an end, and kids will be going back to school. Autumn leaves will soon begin to swirl, and evenings will arrive… Read More
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Majority of Homeowners Planning a Home Renovation Project This Year
If you’ve been considering a home renovation project for 2015, you’re hardly alone. According to a survey that was performed in March, 57% of homeowners are planning to spend money on some sort of home improvement project this year. That’s… Read More
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Smart Sprinklers May Save California Lawns
“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” If you read the Rime of the Ancient Mariner when you were in school, you might remember that line. And if you’ve spent any time in California lately, you might have felt… Read More
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Hot Outdoor Lighting Trends for 2015
Not so long ago, landscape lighting was a rather unsophisticated affair. More often than not, the goal was simply to banish the darkness by lighting up a home’s landscape. Not a lot of consideration was given to the finer aesthetics… Read More
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It Looks Like It’s Going to Be an El Nino Winter
Making forecasts for the upcoming winter during the midst of summer involves a certain amount of guesswork. Forecasting the weather that far in advance is far from a precise science. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t make some pretty… Read More
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Letting Your Lawn Go Brown: A BAD Idea
Here we are in the middle of another scorching-hot summer. People suffer. Animals suffer. But we sometimes forget that plants can suffer too. In fact, plants can suffer so much that it might take a long time to recover and… Read More
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What would you do with $50,000, a basement, and a book?
What would you do if you had: $50,000 to spend A favorite book A basement Well, if you were a superfan of the book, you might do what this guy did: blow the entire $50,000 on a basement remodeling project… Read More
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Is your garage floor making you sick?
Did you know that your garage floor could be making you sick? No – I don’t mean sick as in disgusted from looking at stained, scruffy, perpetually dirty-looking floors. I mean your garage floor could be making you or your… Read More
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Winter is Finally Over in Boston
Here we are smack in the middle of a sweltering-hot summer, and winter has just ended in Boston. How could that be? Well, the east coast had lots of snow last winter. And that included Boston. In fact, it was… Read More
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August 4 is National Night Out Against Crime
This year’s National Night Out Against Crime is coming up on August 4. The National Association of Town Watch (NATW) sponsors this event each year. For more than 30 years, National Night Out has been building community awareness, promoting neighborhood… Read More