03/18/2024 ● By Family Features
While factors like climate, soil type and grass type can all impact how your yard grows, there are a few steps you can take during the spring months to help your lawn thrive.
03/12/2024 ● By Family Features
If you're looking to renovate your yard, there's a sustainable, drought-tolerant alternative to high-maintenance, water-guzzling grass that also reduces your environmental footprint.
03/04/2024 ● By Family Features
Whether on family farms or in urban backyards, chickens have the power to make your corner of the planet better. Before you bring your own flock home, consider these tips for raising chickens successfully.
When building your budget, utility bills - especially the electric bill - are likely one of your largest monthly expenditures. To help dial down your energy costs, consider these tips.
02/17/2024 ● By Sandy Kauten
Making your own all-purpose household cleaner is an easy alternative to store-bought chemicals. This version of a Homemade All-Purpose Cleaner is environmentally friendly and less likely to cause irritation.
02/12/2024 ● By Family Features
A reliable, environmentally friendly energy source, propane can help power key home systems and appliances. Consider these ways to integrate the clean energy source into your home.
01/22/2024 ● By Family Features
Without a little prep work and routine maintenance, winter weather can wreak havoc on your home. Following a few simple steps can help you avoid frozen pipes, drafty rooms and slippery sidewalks.
12/25/2023 ● By Family Features
As one season gives way to another, fluctuating temperatures can lead to extreme weather that puts your personal safety and property at risk.
12/11/2023 ● By Family Features
Sustainable architecture and materials can help ensure you rely less on limited resources while reducing the cost of operating your home.
Using propane appliances like furnaces, water heaters, fireplaces and kitchen appliances alongside other energy sources, like electricity, can help reduce the strain on the electrical grid.
Many homeowners put off upgrading essential spaces like the bathroom because they perceive the hassle or expense outweighs the benefit.
12/06/2023 ● By Family Features
If you're looking to refresh or improve your home's function and style in the new year, consider these 2024 home exterior trends.