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• Spring Cleaning

  Upswing in Spring Cleaning, Says SDA

  More people are Spring Cleaning. Find out how and why.
• Mold

  Silent Menace in Your Home: Mold

  Hannah Keeley offers this first installment in her Healthy Home series about hidden dangers in your home — and what to do about them.
• Garage

  Cleaning Garage Floors

  Cleaning your garage floor is the first step if you want to change the room into a livable space, lay down new flooring, or just to improve overall appearance and safety.
• Smoke

  Home Restoration After the Smoke Clears

  The Clean Trust provides tips for fire victims facing clean up.
• Pest Control

  Invasive Bugs Can Cause Serious Damage to Your Home

  National Pest Management Association reports an increase in insects of foreign origin.
• Sprinklers

  Tips for Winterizing Your Sprinkler System

  Part of maintaining a healthy lawn is making sure your irrigation system is protected against harsh winter weather.
• Saving Water

  Drought Or No Drought: Saving Water Is Important Year-Round

  Save money and prevent water damage with the same techniques used to preserve the water supply.
• Winterizing

  Organize to Survive the Cold

  If you live where the winter is harsh, it's all the more important to be prepared.

• Protect Your Property From The Elements

  Careful maintenance of your home's outer shell prevents costly indoor messes caused by water damage later.
• Pest Control

  Falling Temperatures Send Pests Indoors

  Fall yard maintenance helps keep intruders out.
• Pest Control

  Repelling Rodents

  With mice and rats, the best cure is prevention. The best "Plan B" is immediate action.
• Organizing Strategies

  Organizing Your Home on Wheels

  What you need to take around town with you.
• Child Safety

  Childproofing: Protect Your Family's Breathable Air

  Indoors and outdoors, here are steps you can take to protect your children.
• Gardening

  Spider Mites - Getting Them Off Your Plants

  What to do if your plants are on the spider mite menu.

• Mealybugs

  Control mealybugs to protect your plant and prevent mold growth.

• Outsmart Insect Scale Infestation

  Insects under cover, scale can suck the life from a plant.
• Insects

  Plant Pests: Getting Rid of Whiteflies

  A combination of methods may be necessary to rid your plants of whiteflies.
• Pest Control

  Aphid Alert

  Recognize and defeat an aphid infestation.
• Gardening

  Container Classics — Sprucing Up a Deck or Patio with Plants

  Improve your view with eye-pleasing plant combinations.
• Gardening

  Tomatoes in a Can

  Apartment dwellers and those with otherwise inadequate yards can still eat from a home-grown garden.

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