Yard & Exterior

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Getting the Outside Ready for the First Freeze

Posted on October 16, 2025In Yard & Exterior

Hose bibs shut off and drained, hoses in, the AC condenser cleared and patio chairs stacked. Our mid-October list after last winter's split spigot.

Posted on July 20, 2025In Yard & Exterior

Four gallons of exterior paint on sale, two scrapers and a lot of 6 a.m. starts. Painting our 1952 garage ourselves for $298 instead of $2,200.

Posted on June 28, 2025In Yard & Exterior

Our backyard silver maple dropped seeds into every gutter this June. An arborist sized it up, quoted the pruning and told us what to watch.

Posted on June 7, 2025In Yard & Exterior

Two 4x8 cedar beds, a borrowed miter saw and $492 in lumber and soil. What we built, what we'd change and why Moose stays out.

Posted on May 14, 2025In Yard & Exterior

Our sump pump ran every few minutes in April. Two extensions and a yard and a half of topsoil later, water drains away from the back corner.