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Eco-Smart Gardening
While a well-maintained lawn and garden can provide a rewarding opportunity for weekend botanists, all that grows in the yard is not necessarily green for the environment.
The EPA has determined that gasoline-powered landscape equipment like mowers, trimmers, blowers, and chainsaws account for over 5% of our urban air pollution.
When combined with the vast amount of water used (30% of water consumption in urban areas in the eastern United States is for watering lawns), the tons of waste produced from mowing, and gallons of chemicals washed into the water supply from fertilizers and pesticides, your lawn could be one of the greatest spoilers of the environment in your neighborhood.
But keeping your yard healthy does not have to be at the expense of the community or planet if you take the green path to greenery. With a little bit of effort, education, and commitment, your yard can be a healthy tool to not only conserving natural resources but also improving the state of the environment.
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Volume 6, Number 5
May, 2009
Welcome to the May 2009 issue of “At Home with HouseHunt,” HouseHunt’s monthly consumer newsletter. It’s our last full official month of spring as summer prepares to take hold in the coming weeks. Could the housing market be bottoming out sooner than perhaps expected? Some think there’s a chance in Builders See Housing Market Bottoming Out. Looking to add to your garden anytime soon? Before you do, make sure you spend some time studying over The Dirty Dozen: 12 Plants to Avoid. More and more people are recognizing that right now is great time to be a buyer… and an even better time to be a first-time buyer. However, there’s many pitfalls that first-time buyers typically fall into. Make sure you do your best to avoid them with Top 10 Mistakes of First-Time Buyers. With a possible influx of buyers onto the market in the next few months, sellers will need to up their game as well to keep their house competitive. Several great tips are presented this month in Sellers: How to Make Your House Irresistible. Looking to possibly refinance in the coming weeks or months? For some handy advice concerning refinancing, What to Know Before you Refinance, should prove to be a terrific resource. Finally, our seasonal suggestion satisfies the cravings of every sweet tooth out there, while our tip of the month helps out people looking to become a more eco-friendly gardener!
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The chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders predicts this year will end on an upswing, but rising job losses have other experts more worried. By Steve Kerch, MarketWatch. more>>
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The Dirty Dozen: 12 Plants to Avoid
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A look a several plants to avoid planting in your yards and gardens. By Marilyn Lewis, MSN Real Estate
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Sellers: How to Make Your House Irresistible
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The longer your house sits on the market, the less cash it commands. To maximize your profits, use these expert tricks. By Colleen Moriarty, Good Housekeeping more>>
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What to Know Before you Refinance
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It’s important to calculate how long it will take to break even on the costs of refinancing your mortgage. But don’t overlook other factors that also influence whether you should refinance and the type of loan to select. By Marcie Geffner, Bankrate.com more>>
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