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Cleaning Your Outdoor Fountain

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Incorporating running water into your home’s landscape can be a great way to add elegance and prestige to your property. Fountains represent contained water systems that can be placed anywhere on your property. In order to ensure that your outdoor fountain remains a positive focal point in your landscape design, you need to keep the fountain clean. Here are three tips that you can use to ensure the safe and successful cleaning of your outdoor pond fountains in the future.…

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4 Good Reasons To Have A Generator

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If you are questioning whether or not you should get a generator to help you in case of power outages, there are several good reasons why you should choose to have one, whether it’s a big generator that can keep your whole house running or a smaller generator that can just run a few things.  Food One reason to get a generator has to do with your food. If you have a generator that can run your refrigerator and/or freezer during a power outage, you aren’t going to lose whatever food you have in your fridge or freezer.…

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Could Your Gardening Strategies Decrease Your Termite Protection? 3 Things You Need To Know

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Homeowners know that termites can damage your property and decrease its value, and no homeowner wants to deal with a termite infestation. Preventative pest services are well worth the cost to prevent the destruction caused by termites. However, once the preventative work is done, could your gardening and landscaping actually decrease your termite protection? Take a look at a few things that you need to know about gardening and termite protection.…

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