Landscaping is a great way to add curb appeal to your home. If you are looking to sell, it’s an important factor in making your house stand out that you may not have considered. But does professional landscaping increase your home value directly? It’s a good question to ask yourself before you begin to work on your landscaping or invest … Read More
How To Get Brilliant, Non-Stop Color In Your Maryland Garden
Spring is here and the garden beckons. Perhaps you have decided that this is the year you will have the perfect lawn and flowerbeds. Maybe you will add a winding walkway lined with non-stop color and ever-present blossoms in magnificent colors, blooming all summer long. Either way, it helps to know how to get non-stop color in your Maryland garden … Read More
What Are The Benefits of a Healthy Lawn?
If you ask homeowners to list the benefits of a healthy lawn, they will probably just answer that their lawn provides their home natural beauty and a place for their family to hang out. They may not be aware of additional environmental benefits beyond aesthetic appeal. Let’s examine several benefits of a healthy lawn. Healthy Lawns Increase Your Home Value A vibrant … Read More
How To Buy a New Home When You Have a House to Sell
It’s nerve-wracking to buy a new home and sell one at the same time in any market, let alone the competitive one we’re experiencing in Washington, D.C.-Bethesda-Baltimore. On one hand, you’ll suspect, rightly, that as a buyer, you’ll be competing with several others for a particular home, and you don’t want your offer to have a sell-existing-home-first contingency. As a … Read More
5 Lawn Care Myths To Stop Believing Now. #3 Will Shock You!
A healthy lawn sets off the design of your home and is a beautiful and comfortable place to relax. Providing the best garden maintenance, but misconceptions abound. To a new or inexperienced homeowner, some common practices sound logical – but they are actually garden maintenance myths! Why not cut the lawn very short to slow the growth or throw away … Read More
How To Be Awesome With Eco-Friendly Home Construction
Spring has finally arrived, and with the new season comes the opportunity for some fun home projects and lots of new home construction breaking ground. When looking at all the options for tackling your next update or home construction, consider going green! There are so many new and awesome eco-friendly ideas out there, and we promise they are as beautiful as … Read More
Learn 3 Expert Tips for Planting a Luxurious Lawn: When & How
You’re looking for that lush, luxurious green lawn that creates neighbor-envy. Who isn’t, right? But how do you get it? When should you plant grass seed and how do you do it? The task may seem daunting. Horror stories from your neighbors about wasted time and money spent on seed have you a little apprehensive. But it really isn’t all … Read More
Tips for Choosing Colors: 2016 Home Color Trends
Throughout our service area of Bethesda, MD and beyond, you want to concentrate on the colors to use for your new home. This means both indoors and outdoors. It is going to have an impact on curb appeal as well as how you feel as you go from room to room in your house. Here are some tips to help you … Read More
Home Financing Checklist: What You Need for Mortgage App
If you are a first time home buyer or builder, it will help to have your paperwork ready and make sure you have what you need for your mortgage application. To help keep you from being overwhelmed, here’s a home financing checklist: Documents Needed for Mortgage Application Proper Identification Make sure you have a valid form of ID like a … Read More
It’s Spring! Get Your Maryland or Washington DC Yard Ready!
Spring cleaning is typically considered a time to open all the windows and thoroughly cleaning the interior of your house. Yet, Maryland and Washington DC yards, lawns and flower beds also need tending to at this time of year. Consider the following tips for how to get your yard ready this spring. Rake Gardens & Lawn Over the winter it is … Read More