The days are still short, and the air still frigid. Mother Nature has not yet loosened her icy, wintry grip upon the land. But it won’t be long. As the days lengthen and twilight shadows linger, hints of springtime will… Read More
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Mood Lighting for Your Home and Landscape
How are you feeling today? Whether the answer to that question is a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down, the interior and exterior lighting of your home has something to do with it. Though most of us go through our lives without… Read More
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How to Lower Your Landscape’s Toxicity
With every passing week, it seems, more bad news comes out about pesticides and the harm they may be causing to the environment. The media attention spurs an ongoing, heated argument about the positives and negatives of pesticide use. There’s… Read More
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Use Landscape Lighting to Fight Post-Holiday Blues
Are you susceptible to coming down with a bad case of the blahs after the holiday season has ended? If so, you’re not alone. It happens to millions of people every year. After all, for many of us, the holidays… Read More
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4 Off-The-Track Ideas for Your Bathroom Renovation
Is there any room in any home that’s more likely to be boring than the bathroom? Probably not. That’s partly because bathrooms have very specific roles to fill. You use a bathroom for very specific purposes. And you can get… Read More
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It’s Time to Think Differently About Water
A leaky faucet. A sprinkler pattern that laps over onto the street. Applying more than the just-right amount of water to your landscape. These are all things that haven’t been high on our list of concerns for most of us…. Read More
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Remodeling Tips for Smaller Bathrooms
Not all bathrooms are big and spacious. Some are small and cozy. But when they become old, outdated, and faded, small bathrooms deserve some renovation love just as much as larger bathrooms. When the time for a renovation comes, there… Read More
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Top 4 Ways Homeowners Can Help the Environment
Every homeowner wants to save money. And most homeowners would like to do what they can to help the environment, too. Happily, modern technology has made both goals easier to achieve than ever before. And in most cases, making strides… Read More
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9 Out of 10 Water Utilities Getting Smarter
Water is a precious and dwindling resource. In some parts of the country, notably California, the shortage of water is generating both hardships and societal upheaval. And over the long-term, the water shortage is expected to only worsen and become… Read More
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7 Action Steps for Making Your Home More Earth-Friendly
It seems that there’s a growing wave of concern over the earth’s environment and man’s impact upon it. It’s a topic that generates lots of energetic discussions because not everyone agrees about the extent to which mankind’s actions impact the… Read More