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Planting Trees

What are the best small trees to plant beside my home? A: Trees planted near the home are considered foundational plantings. Trees and shrubs soften harsh architectural lines and can provide shade and insulation which promotes energy efficiency. Trees or … Continue reading →

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Ways to Boost Your Home Value: Clean Up

Appraisers use six levels to describe the condition of a home, explains Jonathan Montgomery, president of the Real Estate Appraisal Group in Washington. The first level (known as C1) is reserved for houses that are brand new and haven’t been … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Entity

Outdoor plants are like the trim of a house or the molding of a door a house its landscaping should all feel like one entity. Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real … Continue reading →

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Freshen up landscaping

Think of this as decluttering, but for the outdoors: trim overgrown hedges, clean up flower beds, collect loose branches, spread fresh mulch, paint your front door. “Those are going to be relatively inexpensive enhancements that will really improve the look … Continue reading →

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Gardening

People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us. – Iris Murdoch In the garden the door is always open into the holy – growth, birth, death. … Continue reading →

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