How To Make Your Home Smell Like Fall Candles are great – their fall scents ranging from ‘Autumn in the Park’ to ‘Caramel Apple Cake’ will make your room smell like a nice warm autumn day; however, many of these scented candles are made of petroleum-based paraffin with suspicious artificial scents. This season we are …
How To Take Care Of Your Lawn This Fall Fall may be the best time of year. We can finally look forward to many nights outside by a fire, making s’mores, roasting hot dogs, and hanging out with friends and family while the chill fills the air and we get our jackets out of the …
What Does Your Lawn Struggle With? This summer has been a hot one in the Queen City. With the heat and lack of rain, the summer of 2016 has been especially hard on our yards. Nobody wants to go outside to do yard work when it’s hot enough to bake cookies on the back patio …
Build Your Home Stadium With These Hardscapes It’s finally football season in the Queen City! While you’re cheering on the Panthers as they claim their victories at the stadium, consider taking your own domain to the next level. We all know that the setting is sometimes just as important as the presentation, and these hardscapes …
How can you tell the difference between a mosquito and a bed bug bite? Picture it: you wake up on a summer morning, the sun is shining, birds singing and then you notice a red bug bite on your leg?….and another…and another! Was it because of that extra hour you were playing corn-hole? But, you …
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How To Make Your Own Eco-Friendly Mosquito Repellent With all of this humidity we’ve had lately, the mosquitoes seem extra bothersome. But, before you start dousing yourself daily with store-bought bug spray, consider making a more natural, eco-friendly repellent at home. Sure, the supermarket has tons of brands promising to keep you itch-free, but the …
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How Short Should You Cut Your Grass? Who doesn’t love walking outside to the smell of freshly cut grass? Depending on your grass type, you might need to give your yard a break from the lawnmower to achieve the healthiest possible lawn. Cutting your grass shorter than recommended could lead to fewer roots, more weeds, …
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Bring The Freshness Of Spring To Your Home Spring has sprung—almost. As the winter months come to an end here in the Carolinas, it’s time to start prepping your yard and home for spring! Winter storms and cold weather can cause damage to your home, so there is no better time than the present to …
Drain Bugs–What Do They Mean For Your Home? Believe it or not, the moist and dark conditions your home’s water drain provides a variety of bugs with everything they need to live, eat, and breed. That’s right, most drain bugs thrive in moist environments, they feed on organic matter like hair and food waste, and they …
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How To Plant A Garden Bed When was the last time you exercised your green thumb? A great way to get outside in the summer is to plant your very own garden bed! Sounds intimidating? Don’t worry. We are breaking it down into easy steps that will walk you through this exciting DIY. 1. Plan …
