Every first Saturday of May, thousands of nudists and horticulturists around the world strip down and head outdoors to celebrate World Naked Gardening Day. Originally founded in 2005, the mission of World Naked Gardening day is “to move toward a healthy sense of both body acceptance and our relation to the natural […]
At LawnStarter, we’re always looking for ways to make caring for your home easier and better. This spring, we’re excited to introduce a few more of those ways. GPS-Informed Predictive Matching Algorithm. No one likes sitting in traffic, and for lawn care pros, that’s time that could be spent making […]
Getting involved with your local Gardening Organization is a great way to contribute to community well-being. The psychological and socio-economic benefits of gardening aren’t just limited to eating healthier and saving money on produce at your local grocery store. Community gardening creates a social network of people who work together […]
Santa Barbara, CA, goes all out for Earth Day. Every year since 1970 — the year that Earth Day was created — the local Community Environmental Council has held the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival. The 2017 edition of the festival (April 21 and 22) will feature live music, speeches, […]
So, do you have an outdoor bug? Have you been constantly scouring the internet for your next outdoors adventure? Have you exhausted all the hiking trails that are within a one-hour radius of your house? What if I told you there are alternatives to hiking trails. Many of our communities boast beautiful gardens […]
Some of the country’s smallest metro areas have grown mightier. From 2015 to 2016, quite a few U.S. metro areas traded places in the overall metro population rankings. Some metros went up the ladder and some metros went down the ladder, while others simply stayed on the same rung. A […]
Thousands of people — both tourists and new residents — flock each year to the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, metro area for the beaches, the abundant sunshine, the golf courses and more. It’s safe to say that most Americans think first and foremost of the Myrtle Beach area as […]
By Jennifer Riner Trulia During tax season, maximizing tax refunds or minimizing taxes owed is on the minds of many. For homeowners, the mortgage interest deduction is a must-do, but fewer understand the tax benefits of sustainable home upgrades. Green home improvements deliver three-fold benefits. First, your household’s carbon footprint […]
A whole lot of Iowans love their lawns. A LawnStarter analysis of Google Trends data from March 2012 to March 2017 shows the combined area of Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Iowa City and Waterloo in Iowa led all U.S. metro regions in Google searches for the term “lawn care” during the […]
Hebron — once the home of three cotton gins and a post office — is a tiny town of about 400 residents sandwiched between two affluent suburbs of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX. To the north of Hebron is The Colony. To the south is Carrollton. Certainly, those two thriving suburbs overshadow little […]
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