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The winter finally appears to be in retreat, and soon we’ll be in full-blown Spring. It will be nice to not have snow on the ground and to get back outside, but of course, outside means you’re going to be looking at your lawn. And …

As the country faces polar vortices and months more winter, we turn our thoughts toward how to stay warm at home. Furnaces, fireplaces, and space heaters can all keep the chill away, but you need to consider energy costs, or maybe one of these options …

Every year, we make resolutions for ourselves. Even if we don’t follow through on all of them, keeping up with part of the list will usually make us happier and healther. It’s the same with our living spaces, especially our homes. It’s always a good …

One benefit of owning a home is you don’t need to wait for a landlord to get around to taking care of any problems for you. The downside, of course, is that you need to be the one staying on top of things. The best …

As beautiful as they are when they turn colors, we all know how annoying leaves are when they cover our yards. Depending on how many trees you have nearby and your landscaping plan, that lovely foliage might represent a lot of hours of back-breaking work. …

It’s inevitable that sometime after you sign the paperwork and take possession of your new house, you’ll have to wake up in the middle of the night to deal with some kind of problem, like a toilet that won’t stop running or a leaky pipe. …