Categories for Lawn and Home Care

Activities to Keep You Busy During Shelter-in-Place

We’ve compiled a list of our favorite activities, games, tours and other ideas to alleviate the stress that being isolated at home can bring. Most of these ideas can be done both alone or with family. Visit your favorite animals via live cam at the National Zoo, San Diego Zoo, the Monterey Bay ...

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How to File an Insurance Claim After a Storm

After a massive storm, it can be overwhelming figuring out how to deal with the damage inflicted upon your home. Even with proper precautions taken, there is no 100% effective method of shielding your home from foul weather. Should an incident happen, follow the steps below to correctly file an ...

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Preparing Your Home for Winter

The leaves are starting to fall from the trees, it’s getting darker earlier and many people—ourselves included—have broken out their winter coats. While it may not officially be here, winter is certainly coming. To help you prepare for cooler weather, we’ve put together this list of five helpful home maintenance tips. Completing these simple tasks will ...

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How to Kill Japanese Grass

Japanese grass, also known as stilt grass, is a prolific, invasive species that arrived in the United States from Japan, perhaps in packing materials, about 1900. It has a wiry stem from which sprout thin, pointed, lime green leaves that grow about 4 inches long. Japanese grass is unsightly in ...

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