Houseplants add warmth and a fresh, welcoming feel to a home, but there’s so much more to them than that. They’re adept at cleaning the air, producing oxygen and even uplifting your spirits while boosting productivity. A recent NASA study even identified some of the best plants for indoor use, and although the space agency [...]
Spring brings forth tender leaves that sprout from bare branches, and new blades of grass that peek out from dormancy. This year you’ll try again to get a greener lawn—in the past you haven’t had much success, and your neighbor’s lush yard has always made yours pale in comparison. As you mount a new effort, [...]
Enjoying some fun in the sun shouldn’t mean having to swat away buzzing bees and whizzing wasps. Enhance your landscape and home with six plants that will help keep these pesky insects at bay. Marigolds The marigold produces attractive blooms in bold yellow, orange, red, white, and variegated versions, but its scent is anything but [...]
Not only does mulch give your landscape a clean and polished look, it can enrich your soil, help to retain moisture, and prevent weeds. So what do you use? Here's what you need to know. 5 Materials to Mulch Your Landscape in Your Midland, TX Home Here are five mulches to consider for your yard: [...]
Texas winters can be unpredictable. Some are mild. Others bring days when temperatures drop below freezing and flowers suffer frost damage. If you want color in your winter landscape, but are unsure of what to plant because you’re concerned about a hard freeze and dead plants, here are some hardy flowers to consider during the [...]
Selling your home in the winter can be difficult. The weather is harsh and there is likely snow all over the ground. It seems like the spring and summer seasons frame houses perfectly with their lush green grass and beautiful shining sun. Still, houses do sell in the winter. There is no reason to put [...]
If you're in the process of selling your home, there's already a lot on your plate. But don't forget this one important spring chore! Home ownership comes with a lot of unsavory maintenance work, but perhaps none more than the cleaning of gutters. Gutters are not something people think about much until there is a [...]
Is home staging even worth the extra effort and expense? Many are shocked to learn that even in a sellers' market, home staging is worth the effort and expense. Staged homes sell faster and for more money than they would typically sell for. It may seem like a waste to redecorate your home that you [...]
If a home had termites years ago, exterminators were able to come through and use extremely powerful pesticides on the wood destroying insects. Not anymore though. The old system doesn't work as well, because the chemicals have to be less powerful for health reasons. Now, there's a newer system that can also be used. It [...]
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension promotes the use of Earth-Kind® landscaping principles in order to get low maintenance lawns that are better for conservation. These principles can reduce the amount of fertilizer, pesticides and water that you use on your property for landscaping purposes. The following principles are used in Earth-Kind® landscaping. Mulch Texas A&M Agrilife [...]
