It’s just a fact of nature: everyone has either an innie or an outie. But the terms ‘innie’ and ‘outie’ can apply to more than just navels. Your Christmas lights are also either innies or outies. That’s because some Christmas… Read More
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Your Lawn Sprinkler System Can Help Protect You Against a Most Fearsome Lawn Pest
Has your lawn – or a neighbor’s – ever been reduced to a patchwork of yellow and brown spots peppered throughout the healthy, green sod? If so, that lawn had likely fallen victim to one of the most prevalent and… Read More
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Five-Step Landscape Prep for Winter
Winter is a time of rest for landscape grasses, shrubs and trees. It’s a time of rest for landscape owners, too – your lawn and landscape will require minimal attention during the winter months. But it’s not time to relax… Read More
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Is Fall a good time to prune back my shrubs and trees?
Fall is not the best time to prune these plants, especially plants that are evergreen (they keep their green leaves through winter). These plants keep their leaves for a important reason and removing them in the fall is not a… Read More
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How to Install a Soaker Hose | Lawn Sprinkler System
http://youtu.be/JwRi0Knbeuc#aid=P8Ew0slp4Cg Consider a garden soaker hose as an addition to your regular lawn sprinkler system for those hard to reach flower and garden beds. Get more tips and ideas in our weekly newsletter, Bright Ideas Bob Carr | TLC Incorporated… Read More
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Don’t You DARE Replace Another Bulb in Your Landscape Lighting!
Well at Least … Until you’ve read this… Sorry for the dramatics. But if you have a landscape lighting system, I believe you’ll be glad you read this article before replacing any burnt-out bulbs in your system. Because there’s a… Read More
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August Yard To-Dos | Home Maintenance Tips
Courtesy of Southern Living Vegetables ― It’s time to plant fall vegetables in the Upper South. Set out transplants of broccoli, cauliflower, and collards. Sow seeds of beets, lettuce, English peas, spinach, turnips, and mustard. Lawns ― If your grass… Read More
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Adorn Your Landscape with the Magic of Moonlight | Landscape Lighting
Moonlight. It’s synonymous with beauty, with romance, with the enchanting allure of the night. A landscape bathed in the gentle cool glow of moonlight is among the grandest of natural sights: coy and yet inviting, mysterious and yet revealing. Throughout… Read More
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Mix Good People and Good Ice Cream and What Do You Have? A Good Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social!
Time passes so swiftly. We’re so busy with our day-to-day lives that we sometimes don’t even notice how the time flies. But when we pause a bit to consider it, I think we’re often astounded at how rapidly time passes… Read More
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A Lawn Sprinkler System Gives Your Grass an Early Morning Shower
The early bird gets the worm – according to the old saying. But if that early bird is worm-hunting in your yard, then it should also get a nice morning shower. That’s because early morning is the very best time… Read More