With summer quickly approaching it’s time to get ready for longer days, a change in schedule – especially if you have school aged children – and warm weather fun! A quick assessment around your home and a few fundamental changes… Read More
The How-to on Growing Tomatoes in Containers
When it comes to home gardens, tomatoes are one of the best plants to cultivate, especially since home-grown produce tastes better than store-bought! Even if you have limited space, tomatoes are within reach of any aspiring gardener. With the right-sized… Read More
The Official Kick-Off to Summer: Grill Season is Here!
As Memorial Day approaches, grill masters everywhere, rejoice! Nothing kicks off summer like cooking outdoors for your family…or for a crowd! Most people agree everything tastes better when it’s grilled – from healthy vegetable kabobs to burgers, chicken, and fish. Your… Read More
Favorites for Your Edible Garden
Throughout the Mid-Atlantic, all of us – especially those with green thumbs – are thrilled with the springtime temperatures seemingly here to stay! As our thoughts turn to the outdoors, planting a garden is one of the most rewarding activities… Read More
Staging Your Home to Sell
The spring and early summer are typically the best times of the year to sell your home. However, no matter when you choose to place your home on the market, some things are universal – selling your home as quickly… Read More
Pruning 101 – Improve the Health of Your Plants
Your outdoor landscape and plant life is an important part of your home’s exterior aesthetic, and seasonal maintenance is necessary to ensure its natural beauty and well being. Proper pruning is a way to do so, although the average homeowner… Read More
Go Green – Plant a Tree
With both Earth Day (4/22) and Arbor Day (4/27) fast approaching, it’s a perfect time to talk trees. Trees provide a long list of benefits, as well as adding beauty to our landscapes. From cleaning the air and providing shade… Read More
Native Plants for a Mid-Atlantic Landscape
When choosing plant life for your landscape…go native! With four distinct seasons and average rainfall here in the Mid-Atlantic, we are fortunate to have a good variety of native plants that work well in borders and gardens. Keep a few… Read More
Self-Storage Units – Everything You Need to Know
In addition to the 10% of households in the US that utilize self-storage units for their excess belongings, home sellers and buyers often find themselves in need of storage. Whether it’s to de-clutter your home to sell it, or you… Read More