Choosing Plants for your Garden
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Choosing Plants for your Garden

Do you ever walk into your local hardware or garden store, see all the amazing plants and colorful flowers, and feel completely overwhelmed and leave with nothing? Or, walk out with $100 in flowers that don’t actually make sense for your garden? I hope your answer is yes, because I’ve done both of these several…

Your Go-To Outdoor Spring Cleaning Checklist!
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Your Go-To Outdoor Spring Cleaning Checklist!

Everyone has a list of things they Spring clean indoors (or at least, would Spring clean if they had the time and energy!), but your porch and yard needs a little love too before the Summer heat strikes and before you start entertaining outside. Here’s my go-to things on my outdoor Spring cleaning checklist that…

Starting Seeds Outdoors
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Starting Seeds Outdoors

Hi friends! The weather in Northern Virginia has been so nice the last few weeks, so I’ve been spending a lot of time getting the garden ready for planting. I know I wrote about starting seeds indoors a few weeks ago, but today I’m going to share my tips on starting seeds outdoors. Growing up…

Does Your Fence Need a Facelift? Power Wash It!
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Does Your Fence Need a Facelift? Power Wash It!

Active Time: 30 minutes for my fence (could be more or less depending what you have to power wash) Total Time: same as above Cost: $0 if you have or can borrow a power washer Help Needed?: Nope! It’s a great solo project! Difficulty Level: Beginner (like total beginner) Hi friends! I’ve been a little…

How to Remove a Small Tree
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How to Remove a Small Tree

Active Time: 1 hour Total Time: 1 hour Cost: $0 (I had the shovel and used my dad’s reciprocating saw) Help Needed?: Maybe, but I’d lean towards yes to be safe. Difficulty: Advanced Beginner (Be comfortable using a shovel and possibly using a reciprocating saw) Hi friends! Here’s a project I never planned on tackling–removing…