Before you plan your next fete outdoors, here are a few garden ideas that can help you keep bugs at bay. And you can even add some plants to the menu! Plants that help flavor other vegetables make ideal companion plants, and many also serve as insect deterrents. Basil is an effective herb that, when planted next to tomatoes, helps the tomato plant produce a fuller, more delectable yield, and basil is also known to repel mosquitos and flies. It’s delicious when added to many foods that may also include tomato, lemon or other vegetables.
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Spring cleaning can feel like a huge undertaking at the beginning of the season, so you may wonder if there is a point to all the work. Spring cleaning is all about giving your home a fresh start for a new season. Not only does it make your home feel more inviting, but it also helps us to maintain a healthy and stress-free environment.
While neutral hues and black and white decor are easy on the eye, they don’t make much of a statement. What better way to showcase your personality (and perhaps even your mood) than with color?
Cold weather won’t deter a motivated home buyer. Corporate relocations often take place before the new year and those employees want to find a home now. Buyers want to get their children enrolled in school before the second semester begins. Home buyers may feel they have a better chance of finding a home while their competitors nest at home until the snow melts.
Whether you are moving for the first time or have a couple of moves under your belt, relocating to a new home is exciting - but the process of moving can be time-consuming. This is where full-service moving companies step in, offering comprehensive solutions to make the transition smoother and less stressful.
Budding up behind houses and in shared community spaces across the country is a phenomenon much like the victory garden of the past. During WWI and WWII, victory gardens were promoted by the U.S. government to save fuel and other transportation costs so more supplies were available to put toward the war effort and to give to the troops. Patriotic citizens were encouraged to live on locally-produced food, so homeowners planted fruits and vegetables in their ‘victory gardens’ to feed their families and to share with neighbors. Victory gardens became an important nostalgic reminder of the way Americans can pull together and work toward a common goal in times of hardship and need.
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