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You don’t have to compost your kitchen waste or pick bugs off plants by hand to help the environment. From the red carpet to your favorite garden shop, new “green” products are making it easy to have a beautiful yard while being good stewards of the earth in your own back yard.
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Now that temperatures are warming up, backyard barbeques are once again gaining in popularity. They offer the perfect venue for a small party with your closest friends and family.
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Spring; with it comes a long list of lawn and garden chores. Whether it’s planting a new garden, taking on a landscape project, or just completing routine spring lawn and garden maintenance, already time-starved homeowners can spend countless hours working around the yard rather than enjoying the warmer weather.
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Nothing beats the flavor of a fresh-from-the-garden tomato; warmed by the sun, plucked right from the plant and eaten in the garden. More than 43 percent of U.S. households plan to experience this and the other benefits of homegrown fruits, vegetables and herbs this summer.
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Now that spring is here, kids will be spending a lot more time outdoors, riding bikes, kicking the ball around, and if they have access to one, enjoying the backyard playground. They know what’s good for them.
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With the housing market in a slump, more homeowners are putting efforts into smart updates of their current property. For many, this means creating the ultimate relaxation destination right in their backyard. Hot tubs and strategic landscaping improvements are leading the trend as homeowners are changing their simple backyards into peaceful havens their family and friends can enjoy.
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The wet weather pattern blamed for this winter’s record snowfall in the East and mudslides in the West is expected to wreak more havoc this spring and summer with a surge in insects.
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