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How to Aerate, Top Dress, and Overseed Your Lawn

PREPPING THE GRASS Get the soil tested for acidity. Adding nutrients to the soil after aerating is highly recommended. After aerating, consider applying a mycorrhizal fungal drench to further improve the appearance of your lawn. Reduce the…

Ten Effective Methods to Treat Bug Bites

Since being a summer camp regular, I have been bitten by everything from mosquitoes and flies to bedbugs and spiders. Over the years, I've tried countless home cures for bug bites; these are the ten that have proven most effective.…

Living Room and Family Room Decorating: The Basics

PLANNING: Create a strategy for the placement of your furniture, taking into account the following: 1 Prioritize Usefulness Create a list of everything that will take place in this space as a starting point. A living room, for instance,…