Acorns fall from oak trees. If you are a squirrel, this is a good thing. It means you will have food for the winter months, but many homeowners don’t share in that happiness. They see all the extra work needed to pick up the fallen acorns or acorns that may have germinated. Oak trees don’t ...
Fall looms ahead like so many leaves attached to branches just waiting to fall to the earth. With thoughts of autumn come children back in school, red apples begging to be picked, orange pumpkins, and your yard a colorful display of leaves lying all about. Get ahead of the race between man and leaf buy ...
Each night I struggle to get to sleep. My husband snores very loudly, and unless I get to sleep before he does (which is rare since I struggle with insomnia), I find it very difficult to get to sleep. I have been using ear plugs every night for the past five years, and believe me, ...
It never fails. Every fall, I watch thousands of people place their leaf-stuffed plastic garbage bags out at the curb, where they’ll get hauled to the city dump. And, with every spring that follows, these same people generally spend a small fortune at the local Gardening Center for organic compost. As most gardeners have discovered ...
When I was a child, my parents owned a fast-food restaurant with a large asphalt parking are in front. At night, when all the customers were gone and the business closed, one of the jobs my sister and I had was washing down the asphalt drives and parking areas. Back then, we weren’t as aware ...
One reason to seal coat the driveway yourself would be to save on the cost of labor. This would end up saving you anywhere from $300 – $1000. A team of professional seal coaters usually consists of three people that make money based on the quantity of driveways they complete in one day. Therefore, if ...
Do you have a wood deck attached to your home? Many homeowners do. Decks are an attractive place to set patio furniture, plants, and many other types of outdoor decorations. Decks are also great for hosting barbecues and other warm-weather get togethers on when you want to enjoy the weather. Just like every other part ...
