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Chelsea’s Choice: Love Where You Live
**This giveaway has ended. Scroll down to see the winner and check out my giveaway tab for my next giveaway! I’m so glad springtime is almost here! Nothing is prettier on a sunny day than freshly-blooming plants and green grass! My main access to my house is through the back door. Since I park in the garage and do most of my projects out there too, I’m constantly walking across our back deck to get to and fro. I’ll soon be adding some fresh, new planters and flowers to my back deck. But before I do, I have a great opportunity for you to improve your deck with my “Love…
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Featured on Today’s Homeowner: Spring!
If you haven’t noticed by now, I’ve been highlighting different episodes of Today’s Homeowner that I co-host. It won’t be every week. But when there’s a project I’m excited about, I’ll be sharing with you! This week’s episode is a handy, dandy checklist to get your home ready for Spring. We’ve broken down the “must-dos” from the “could dos” to make it easier than ever to maintain your home year-round. This is the 1st of 4 from our Four Seasons of Homeownership episodes. Dad, Allen and I had a great time helping Sharla and Stuart work inside and outside of their home doing some improvements to make a big difference…
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Recycle Christmas Tree into Mulch
How to Recycle Your Christmas Tree Nothing compares to the scent of a fresh Christmas tree. Which is why my family always had one growing up and why I continue to buy a fresh one each Christmas season. Now I’ve got a way to make my dollar, and the fresh scent, stretch a little further. Mulch! I did it last year and I’ll do it again this year. It’s so easy to cut up your real tree and use the branches as mulch around the yard and the trunk as firewood! After you’ve removed and stored your ornaments and twinkling lights, drag it outside and grab a pair of loppers.
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Update: Perennial Flower Bed
A quick update on a lovely flower bed in my back yard. I pass it everyday so it was painful when the plants were overgrown and droopy! Click to read how I freshened up the area!
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Transplanting Monkey Grass and Potted Fern
No deck is complete if the surrounding plants are in disarray! Click to read more on how I'm continuing my back deck fix-up by transplanting monkey grass and a potted fern.
