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Summer Yard Care - Landscaping Yards

Summer keeps homeowners quite busy landscaping yards. The biggest job in summer yard care is keeping plants and lawns watered. But summer yard care also involves fighting pests and diseases. And since people rely on equipment to help them with landscaping yards, that equipment itself needs to be maintained. August launches hurricane season, damage from which can be lessened through preparation.
Summer Checklist for Yard Care
Let this summer checklist for yard care serve as a reminder of what you need to do to keep your property in tip-top shape. To combat sun and storm, insects and rodents, you need to stay on top of yard care -- all summer long!
Easier Lawn Care With Automatic Irrigation Systems
Some erroneously think irrigation systems are a wasteful component in lawn care. But it depends on how you program them. The frugal can save money on their water bills in the long run through watering lawns with irrigation systems, if they ensure the settings are at their most efficient. And there's no question irrigation promotes easier lawn care.
Lawn Mower Care FAQ - Tips on Care for Lawn Mowers
Are you a "gadgets person?" If so, you may not need this FAQ on lawn mower care. Some folks enjoy tinkering around and don't mind lawn mower care that much. But for others, lawn mower care is bothersome. For them, it's bad enough that the lawn has to be mowed; they feel put upon that, in addition, lawn mower care is required. The tips in this lawn mower care FAQ are geared for the latter group.
Mosquito Control: Landscaping to Combat West Nile Virus
You are not helpless against West Nile virus. Use mosquito repellents when you work outside, and take away breeding habitats for mosquitoes. That means common-sense sanitation, plus landscaping to eliminate areas where water would puddle. But read this article for reminders of some unlikely sources of standing water.
Deer-Resistant Plants - Preventing Lyme Disease Naturally
Deer are garden pests, but deer ticks are worse than pests -- they're downright dangerous. To minimize infestation of these Lyme disease-bearers, plant deer-resistant plants. If the deer don't come to eat, there's that much less chance of you being bitten by a tick. A natural garden pest control method, planting deer-resistant plants also saves you money, lest your garden become deer-food.
Hurricane Safety Tips
A checklist of ten reminders for hurricane preparedness. Late summer is hurricane season. Hurricane damage can be costly to your yards and homes. Reduce the costs of potential hurricane damage through prevention. Some of these tips are simple reminders; others involve more complex projects that need to be planned well in advance of stormy weather.

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