A Beginner’s Guide to Organic Gardening

A Beginner’s Guide to Organic Gardening

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When it comes to planning our garden this year, aside from growing vegetables and maybe herbs; I might attempt to do a butterfly garden with Squeaker. I think it would be fun for her and a way to really get her involved with gardening. Another thing that we’re considering is whether or not we go the more organic route or stick to tried and true from last year. We are not green people though we’ve made a few eco-friendly lifestyle changes, we have not fully adopted that lifestyle. I do think that there are merits and benefits of going organic and one way that we might try to shift is through organic gardening. Take a look at this beginner’s guide to organic gardening to see where you…

How to Start Planning a Garden at Home

How to Start Planning a Garden at Home

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In the Spring of 2015, we ventured into the world of home gardening. We had wanted to start a vegetable garden in the backyard and possibly branch into other plants or create a butterfly garden. I have many fond memories of growing vegetables with my mom and hope to share this experience with Squeaker and Sweet B as well. Unfortunately, we didn’t prepare enough so we were unable to grow much of anything. That and our backyard still needed some work done. While we ended up going with a container garden last year, this year we’ll probably do a mixture of raised bed gardening and container gardening. I want to share with you, some of the steps that we took and places that we looked…

Preparing Your Home for Winter

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Whether we like it or not, Winter is around the corner. And for those of us in the Northeast or in the Midwest, it means bracing for snowstorms, freezing cold temperatures, and all of the other joys that come along with winter. Now, I don’t mind it too much and while I’m not a huge fan of shoveling snow; I can’t deny that sometimes winter does make for a breathtaking view. But that still doesn’t mean that I’m looking forward to everything else- especially the cold. And while we may do whatever we can to prepare ourselves for winter by breaking out the long sleeved clothing, thermals, etc; we should also be preparing our homes. But how do you start preparing your home for winter?…

Four Season Lawn Care: Fall and Winter

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Now that we’re getting into the heart of Fall here in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s time to start talking about lawn care for the rest of this season and into next. While we might not think it’s quite as important because we may not see our lawns quite as much, especially if we’re in an area of the country that gets a lot of snow; taking care of our lawn during all four seasons is important. We had briefly touched on spring and summer lawn care, so today let’s talk about fall and winter lawn care. Fall Lawn Care Many people feel that fall is the time to let the mowing go and not have to worry about the lawn. But fall is the time…

8 Easy Energy Saving Tips to Help Save You Money

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As homeowners, we’re always looking for ways to cut down on our bills. One of the biggest expenses for us, especially getting into this time of the year, are with heating and energy use. We’ve started insulating the house to hopefully cut down on our heating expenses and we’re looking into ways that we can become more energy efficient. Hopefully we’ll notice a difference in our monthly bills by using some of these easy energy saving tips. “Projects that provide more energy efficiency have proven to help reduce heating and cooling costs, in some cases by up to 15 percent.” explains Danny Lipford, homebuilding expert and host of the television show “Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford.” Lipford says that homeowners would be wise to seek…

A Beginner’s Guide to Basic Cat Care for The New Cat Owner

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Do you have any pets at home? Growing up, we always had dogs and I am very much a dog person. I’ve always felt that dogs truly are man’s best friend for so many reasons. And one of these years, I hope that we can get a dog again. That’s not to say that I don’t like cats, I do. But, because both my mother and I have mild allergies to cat hair, we never had a cat. That all changed six years ago when my ex-husband and I decided that we wanted to adopt a cat. At the time, it was agreed, that the cat would be mostly his responsibility since he wanted the cat more than I did. Little did I know that…