If you are currently or soon to be shopping for your first home, or your first home in a planned community, you may want to familiarize yourself with homeowners associations, or as they are more commonly referred to, HOAs. HOAs are the management organizations that create and enforce rules governing condominium and home communities. HOAs draw mixed feelings from homeowners. …
Why October is Perfect for Planting
Did you know that October is actually the ideal month for planting many of the flowers and shrubs that make our yards look so colorful in the spring? Roots grow best when the soil is warm, between 55 and 75 degrees, so in the spring, soil is often still too cool to promote root growth before the long dry summer …
Upgrading the Great Outdoors!
Are you starting to make small upgrades and changes in order to sell your home? Or do you just want to know what you can do now that will make your home easier to sell in case you decide to move in the future? Don’t neglect the great outdoors when looking for ideas to increase your selling price. From small …
Is Your Flower Garden For The Birds?
Do you have a beautiful flower garden that never seems to attract the songbirds you long to hear singing in the morning? Or do you have the opposite problem – noisy birds that never give you a moment’s rest? Did you know that the color of your flowers and shrubs could be the reason why feathered friends are missing from …
Hydrangea Colors Explained
With 75 distinct varieties that love the mild Georgia climate, hydrangeas are an easy and colorful additional to your outdoor scape. They’ve been a staple in Southern lawns for generations, with early cultivators soon noticing that their flowers seem to change colors on a whim. Eighteenth century gardeners experimented by burying rusty nails near the plants, pouring tea in the …
Home Upgrades that WON’T Help You Sell
Keeping our homes up-to-date, comfortable and visually pleasing is important to all of us, and as we invest large amounts of money in upgrades, we always tell ourselves that are adding to our homes’ value. The money you spend on your home now may very well come back to you later in the form of a higher selling price and …
Bring on the Bees!
You don’t need to have a backyard apiary to be concerned about having enough honeybees in your garden or yard. Almost one-third of plants, from your flowering bushes to your backyard herb garden, are pollinated by bees. Some flowers even need particular kinds of bees for effective pollination and those bees in turn need the nectar from those specific types …
Repel Mosquitoes Naturally with These Plants!
Spring has arrived in Atlanta, and the temperatures are slowly creeping up! We are all enjoying the warmer weather and longer days, and all the outside activities that come along with this time of year. However, as summer approaches, one thing none of us are looking forward to are mosquitoes! Particularly if your yard includes a pool or water feature …
Get Your Yard Ready for Spring!
The long winter wait is over at last – spring is here! Many of us have spent the last few months bundled up inside, not overly concerned with our patchy brown yards. But that maintenance vacation has come to an end and it’s time to tackle all of the tasks necessary to have your lawn on the road to summer …
Staging Tips for Your Home’s Exterior
If you’ll be putting your home on the market soon, you’ve probably already thought about the interior staging tricks you’ll employ to maximize your home’s value and potential. But don’t forget about the curb appeal! Failing to give proper attention to the outside of your home can leave potential buyers with a bad impression, affecting the way they view a …
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