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Gardening
Ultimate Guide to Growing Beets
A popular member of the vegetable garden, beets are pleasingly easy to grow and harvest. A brilliant choice for northern gardeners, beetroots will happily survive frosts and almost freezing temperatures….
How to Grow Your Own Lantana Plant
Lantana may be a showy plant but it is pleasingly easy to grow and care for. Drought tolerant, this summer flower is also pleasingly robust. Depending on the USDA zone…
How to Care for Hibiscus Plants
Hibiscus is an attractive plant which produces distinctive trumpet-shaped flowers. While tropical varieties are best grown undercover, hardy varieties can thrive in a garden. Their flowers, in shades including red,…
Ultimate Guide to Growing Lettuce in Pots
Growing lettuce in pots is a great solution if you only have a small garden, balcony or patio. If you are able to begin growing lettuce in pots indoors you…
Backyard
25 Fun Backyard Games to Play with Your Kids
Backyard games are one great way to create and spend quality time with your children. Aside from the fact that it allows your kids to enjoy their time away from…
10 Super Cheap Meals That Taste Delicious
Learning to cook well, and knowing what to cook, can be a difficult challenge. For many people, cooking is an expensive and time-consuming hobby that just doesn’t fit with everyday…
DIY Hammock Stand & Outdoor Hammock Area
“A hammock is like a steady drip of morphine, without the danger of renal failure.” ― Dale Gribble If you don’t have a hammock in your yard, then your yard…
How to Select, Install, and Maintain Shade Sails
Easy to install, and cheap to buy, shade sails are the modern-day answer to escaping the blazing sun in the outdoor areas of our homes and gardens. The devices have…
Home Improvement
7 DIY Desk Ideas to Make Working From Home Easier
Working from home can be difficult. Whether you work remote full-time or are currently working from home due to quarantine; you need to find a workspace to help separate work from the rest of your life. I’ve been working from…
How Much to Build a Garage and What are Your Options?
A new garage can prove to be one of the best investments you make as a homeowner. Apart from the usefulness of added storage space, it also serves as a great way to keep your car secure and protected from…
Cost of Installing Central Heating
The cost of installing central heating is determined by the size of your house. On average, this is between $2,500 and $5,000. Take note the price can go up if your home requires extensive ductwork. Central heating costs are also…
How Much Does it Cost to Rewire a House in 2020?
For so many of us, rewiring our home is at most a once-in-a-lifetime event. Given what a disruptive and often expensive chore it can be, that’s probably a good thing, though it does present a few problems, especially when it…
Home Decor
Mexican Style Home Decorating for An Instant Upgrade
Looking for a home improvement project or a creative way to change your home? Need ideas for how to decorate a new space? Want to completely redesign your home this…
15 Laundry Room Ideas for Maximizing a Small Space
Overlooking the laundry room is easy to do. It’s not the place where you eat, watch TV, or sleep. The laundry room is the small space in your house that…
25 Interior Design Styles Explained
There are so many options when it comes to selecting an interior design style for your space. And it’s an important choice! The interior design style you choose has the…
How Much to Plaster a Room
Plaster is one of the most common forms of interior décor and finishing in a house. It is used to create plain, smooth surfaces for door surrounds, windows, and walls….