Fall Lawn Care That Lasts All Year For many homeowners, a lush green lawn is something to achieve, maintain and take pride in. A healthy lawn looks good and feels good to walk and play in. It’s also good for the environment. When your lawn is well maintained it can improve air quality, generate oxygen, provide erosion and …
How to Keep Cockroaches Out of Your Home When you’re controlling a cockroach infestation, you will need all hands on deck. It’s important to note that they thrive off of moisture, food, and shelter. So our plan of action to prevent these invaders is to cut off these three things that make them feel at …
Labor Day, A Celebration of American Workers For most Americans, Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer. Many people celebrate with picnics, BBQs, parades, and backyard lawn games but actually, there’s a lot more to celebrate than just the end of summer as the holiday has a much deeper meaning in our country’s history. What …
Lawn Care Fit for a Cookout Are you ready to host your 4th of July cookout? Whatever outdoor activities you have planned, whether it’s grilling out or playing corn hole, we want you to be able to show off your green lawn! Here’s a little checklist for you to get your yard ready for hosting. …
Old School Cleaning and Housekeeping Hacks That Will Blow Your Mind Often, the best solution for a mess, clog, stain, scratch, order, and so on… is something you have laying around the house but would have never thought to use. Below we’ve compiled a list of our favorite “old school cleaning and housekeeping” tips and …
Fill your toolbox with these essential tools Owning your own house is really exciting! Until something breaks and you’re the one responsible for fixing it. You’re your own landlord now, which means when it comes to things like leaky faucets, creaky steps, dead light bulbs, and broken locks you are the one responsible for making the fix. So, …
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On this season of The Real House Pests, we’re in North Carolina, a state home to a wide variety of pests. But when these pests decide to move into homes (uninvited might we add), things get a little dramatic to say the least. Stay tuned to see how the madness will play out. Let’s meet …
Composting 101 It’s getting harder and harder to deny that our environment is in trouble. From air, water, soil, and land pollution to climate change, ozone layer depletion, loss of endangered species, and loss of biodiversity, the list of current environmental concerns goes on and on. You might feel like there is nothing you can do …
Identifying Your Brown Patches If you see a brown patch in your lawn, there could be various reasons causing it. Look at the possibilities we compiled below to help you diagnose and doctor your yard back to health! 1. Chemicals Gasoline, fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides can all burn your grass if they’re spilled on your …
Beautify Your Mailbox When you’re looking to add curb appeal, don’t overlook the closest thing to the street – your mailbox! We compiled three different ways to put your green thumb to the test and decorate your mailbox for better curb appeal. 1. Colorful (Yet Strong) Flowers Mailboxes are right up against the street, which …
