Whether you’re putting your home on the market or just looking to enjoy your home’s curb appeal yourself, there is more to it than just landscaping your property and maintaining your lawn.  To really up your curb appeal be sure to maintain your home’s paint and siding by periodically checking for damage, mold growth, or [...]

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Selling your home can be a stressful experience, but you can make it easier on yourself with a few easy improvements to make your home stand out in the market.  The first thing to do is to up your curb appeal.  Curb appeal is the first impression potential buyers get of your home, so make [...]

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If your driveway is in need of a little TLC, now that the weather is warming up, it’s a perfect time to patch it up.  You definitely want to patch driveway cracks because it will slow deterioration and keep moisture out.  When moisture gets into your driveway it can cause expansion and contraction that works [...]

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Five Steps to a Healthy Lawn Lawns have long been part of the landscape.  They are the canvas upon which our gardens are created, a playground for our children, the walkways, and a living surface that keeps our feet from getting muddy when it rains. You can have grass as part of your landscape and [...]

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In keeping with this week’s theme of landscaping, one great way to up the quality of landscaping in your home is to add some color with flowers.  Here are five options you can plant now: 1.  Petunias.  Petunias come in a wide range of sizes and colors, so they work in many situations.  They are [...]

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With landscaping on the brain, here are three great options if you’re looking to add a bit of shade to your yard: 1.  Plant a tree.  Obviously… trees are good for the environment, fantastic for the local ecosystem, and provide shade to boot.  But not all trees are created equal.  You have a lot of options, everything [...]

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Yesterday I wrote about how landscaping and a healthy lawn can actually bring up the value of your property.  But how do you get that money-making, weed-free lawn?  Whether you do it yourself or pay a professional, the best thing to do is start by removing any weeds.  If your lawn is primarily covered in [...]

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Now that it’s Spring and hopefully Spring weather will be on the way soon, it’s time to start thinking about landscaping projects.  Landscaping is a great way to add both curb appeal and value to your home.  All good landscaping starts with a lush lawn.  An ugly yard brings down your home’s value, while a [...]

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    Whether you believe it or not, the front door of your home is a powerful tool to help you sell.  Your front door provides the first impression for everyone who comes to your home and helps them form an opinion of your home before they ever even come inside.  To help give your [...]

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Yesterday I talked about how to update your home’s entry way to increase your curb appeal. Here are five more ways to increase your home’s curb appeal:

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