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Outdoors

Easy Ways To Save On Yard Care And Landscaping

A beautiful yard is the welcome mat to your home. It creates a beautiful look that completes your home and gives it great curb appeal. However, creating that beautiful yard and beautiful landscaping takes a long time and a lot of money — whether you do it yourself or hire someone to do it for you.

Fortunately, there are many ways to save money without sacrificing the quality of your yard and the curb appeal of your home. Here are a few tips:

Hire a Neighborhood Kid

Simply mowing your lawn regularly will make a huge impact on the look and health of your yard, but hiring someone to do it can be expensive. You can hire a neighborhood kid who will be more than happy to mow your lawn to make some extra cash, and you’ll end up spending far less than you would for a professional. Your yard will look just as good!

May 8, 2013

Household

How To Reduce Your A/C Costs With The Right Landscaping Design

With the right landscaping design you could save a significant amount of money on your energy bills. According to the Department of Energy, proper landscaping is the best way for homeowners to decrease their carbon footprint and save money, especially in the summer months when we blast our air conditioners. In fact, without a properly placed tree or shrub, we are essentially throwing out money each time we pay our utility bills. Just like we protect our homes against thieves, we should also protect our homes against the sun during the summer months. Here are some ways to reduce your A/C costs with the right landscaping design.

Plant deciduous trees on the south and east sides of your home. During the summer months is when the heat will be pouring through our windows and heating up our homes. With properly placed and planted deciduous trees, the leaves can block out up to 60% of sunlight during the summer months and when the tree loses its leaves during the winter, it can bring the sunlight back to warm the house. You could even plant evergreen trees on the north and west side of the house to protect against the heat from the setting sun.

May 7, 2013

Outdoors

How To Make Over Your Backyard On A Dime

Although the housing market finally appears to have stabilized, and prices are even starting to rebound, you might have decided that sticking with your current home for the foreseeable future offers the soundest financial plan for your family. But you likely still want to do what you can to increase the value of your property in the meantime, not to mention make your home more functional and beautiful while you’re still living there. You just might not want to spend an arm and a leg doing it, especially when it comes to “extra” space like your backyard. Let’s be honest: you probably feel okay about dropping a few thousand dollars on a kitchen or bathroom because you stand to see an excellent return on investment down the line. But the same cannot be said for backyard renovation. However, with a little planning and some elbow grease you can still turn your backyard into the functional living space and relaxing retreat you’re looking for. Lawn care companies such as TruGreen Massachusetts can ensure that all your hard work pays off by keeping your grounds looking great after you have completed your landscaping project.

April 2, 2013