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Home Help: How to keep your grass looking its best

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Appearances count, especially when you're trying to sell a home. Many of the most effective staging tips are also inexpensive.

Warm weather brings everyone outdoors to play on the lawn. How is yours holding up? To maintain a lovely lawn the experts at Lowe's offer these tips:

 
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Reduce garden watering and weeding

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It’s possible to put a garden on a path to summer self-sufficiency that can radically reduce weeding and watering chores all season. For example, thirsty annuals planted in a hot dry exposed setting will wilt by mid-summer without daily watering. Why not change the site dynamic? Introduce a small shade tree and plant drought-tolerant shrubs and perennials instead of annuals. Add mulch to retain water and keep down weeds. Double weed prevention with a pre-emergent such as Preen. Combined, such steps reduce long-term maintenance.

Home-Selling Tip, Did You Know and Garden Guide.

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Decorating Tip: Painting exterior surfaces

With its exposure to the elements and various surface types, exterior painting has its list of challenges. Here are a few tips to make outdoor painting a breeze.

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Less-stress laundry lessons

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Laundry seems to always be a never-ending chore. With all of the other household tasks you have to accomplish, the last thing you want to worry about is the freshness of your family's clothing and bedding.

From the washer and dryer to the detergents used to keep your clothes clean, there are many elements involved in your laundry experience. With all of the money families spend annually on clothing, towels and bedding, keeping these items in shape is important. It all starts with proper laundry care.

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Climbing plants for sun and shade

Home-Selling Tip, Did You Know and Garden Guide.

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Decorating Tip: Add pops of color

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Tips for anyone looking to add color to their home.

David Bromstad, HGTV star and celebrity interior designer, offers the following tips for anyone looking to add color to their home.

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Storage ideas for kids' rooms

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To many parents, the process of keeping kids' rooms clean never seems to end. And while a kid's room may never look quite like the perfect rooms in magazines, a few clever solutions can make it easier to get - and keep - toys, books and clothes more organized.

To many parents, the process of keeping kids' rooms clean never seems to end. And while a kid's room may never look quite like the perfect rooms in magazines, a few clever solutions can make it easier to get -- and keep -- toys, books and clothes more organized.

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Impress buyers with a fresh fireplace

Home-Selling Tip, Did You Know, Garden Guide.

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Decorating Tip: How to use fake flowers

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Here are tips for using artificial flowers in your home.

Here are tips for using artificial flowers in your home.

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Breathe new life into your decor by 'upcycling'

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If you've ever looked around your house and gotten the urge to purge, you might consider pausing and first thinking about how you could transform that old, damaged piece of furniture or outdated light fixture into a fresh-faced showpiece for your home.

If you've ever looked around your house and gotten the urge to purge, you might consider pausing and first thinking about how you could transform that old, damaged piece of furniture or outdated light fixture into a fresh-faced showpiece for your home.

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