Now that Winter’s snow and ice has cleared, it’s time to clean off your home’s deck and outdoor areas for spring. Over those frigid months, your porch, windows, screens, and drainage system may have taken on dirt and damage. This is Mother Nature’s prime time for cleaning, gardening, and enjoying the sunshine. Look High and […]
It’s important to clean gutters and downspouts regularly to prevent water damage to your home. Over the Winter months, leaves and other debris have had a chance to build up. And according to the NOAA, even though severe thunderstorms can occur any month of the year, the peak Severe Weather Season is during the spring months of March, April, […]
Every garden needs hummingbirds! These tiny jeweled birds are a joy to observe zipping about from flower to flower. Sometimes they zoom by you close enough so that you can hear the whir of their wings and rapid trilling chirps. Because of their fast metabolisms, they have to eat every 10 to 15 minutes and […]
We’ve all been fantasizing about it for months, and finally warmer weather has arrived. Of course all you want to do is fire up the grill and start working on your tan, but before you can kick back in your hammock or poolside, there are a few tasks you’ll need to tackle. And you can bet they’re […]
Do you know about @CheapOldHouses — the addictive social media phenomenon with nearly 3 million followers? Well, it has inspired a new HGTV series called Who’s Afraid of a Cheap Old House?,which will showcase what it’s like to actually renovate stunning historic homes. Who’s Afraid of a Cheap Old House? premieres Tuesday, May 14, at 10|9c on HGTV. Led by historic preservationist Elizabeth […]
April 22 is Earth Day, a celebration of all things green and sustainable. You can help honor the planet that sustains us by pitching in with a few of these home improvement ideas from Safewise. Start Composting Coffee grounds, egg shells, veggie clippings, and tons of organic materials get tossed into landfills every day. Turn […]
After a long winter and a spring cleaning, a pre-summer declutter can prove incredibly fruitful and is a great thing to add to your Spring Home Maintenance Checklist. After all, the warmer weather always feels like a fresh start, making it a great time to rid your home of things you no longer need, use, […]
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, homeowners now spend more time in their backyards than ever. For a growing share of owners, it’s become a new hobby or a place to relax. Sixty-nine percent of Americans recently surveyed say that doing yard work—either maintaining it or adding or updating features—is one of the ways they like to […]
An oft-overlooked early Spring Maintenance To Do is performing simple fireplace maintenance. Many choose to skip this home maintenance task because the budding spring tide signals that our Fireplaces will be turned off and put away until fall. But does this mean you leave your fireplace totally alone until then? Absolutely not! Spring is the […]
Every year since 1933, All-American Selections (AAS) gives out its top awards for the best plants and flowers of the year. AAS is a non-profit that rigorously tests new plant varieties for the home gardener. Their anonymous, impartial trials performed by professional horticulturists select the new plant introductions not yet sold to the public with superior performance. […]