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Front Yard Landscaping: Spring Clean Up!

Family Balance Sheet

We spent the past weekend yanking weeds, trimming the edges, spreading mulch, and sprucing up our front yard landscaping. We clean up the front yard every April and the project always seems so overwhelming when the mulch is delivered. It has been a problem area ever since we re-did our landscaping in 2007. and more WEEDS.

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Square Foot Gardening: Spring Clean Up

Family Balance Sheet

We spent Easter weekend sprucing up our front and back yard landscaping. We spent this past weekend, cleaning up my square foot garden. If you would like to receive FREE updates of FBS, there are four ways to do so: have updates sent to your email , through your RSS Feed. Let us kow in the comments. Thanks for reading.

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Six Fall Money Savers

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Make your own free mulch. Use free plants to landscape. Daffodil bulbs multiply under ground each year – free bulbs for you! Pull out your furnace filter and either replace or clean it before winter sets in. Your HVAC operates more efficiently with a clean filter and it only takes a few minutes to do.

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9 Tips for Setting up and Settling into a New Home

Koupon Karen

This vibrant city in Arizona is known for its stunning desert landscapes, rich cultural history, and more than 350 days of sunshine per year. Plan Ahead The key to a stress-free move is meticulous planning. Take this opportunity to deep clean every nook and cranny, from ceiling fans to baseboards. Take Tucson, for instance.

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That Works for Me! E-Book Review & Giveaway

Family Balance Sheet

I was delighted that they included one of my posts on do-it-yourself landscaping (it's #275). Win FREE House Cleaning Hop on over to That Works for Me! During the month of April, your submitted tip enters you into a contest to win $150 towards house cleaning. Disclosure - I was given a free copy of That Works for Me!

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Alternative and Sustainable Energy Sources: Wind Power

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This research focuses on ways of harnessing “free” and readily available energy sources, in an economical and environmentally-friendly manner. The most common application of wind turbines is in rural areas, where the open landscape allows for maximum air flow with minimum disruption to people.

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Refresh Your Roof for Less Than $50

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In my bathroom shower, for years, I have been spraying the base of the tiles (at the bottom) with a bleach/cleanser solution after cleaning the tiles and shower basin. How to clean off the algae and moss. The next morning, the shingle was free of black and back to its original color. It keeps the mold and mildew from growing.