Waking up Your Garden for Spring

As the Winter morning fog lifts off your yard’s dew-kissed grass, it’s the perfect time to prepare your garden for the spring. It’s about tending to your soil, which has been snoozing under the winter’s crisp blanket. Time to start composting, folks! Kitchen scraps, garden wastes, and a little bit of patience are all you need. Turn the compost pile once a week with a pitchfork to oxygenate it and speed up the decomposition. The result? Rich, crumbly compost that your plants will eat up!

Larry’s One-Trip Move: Start a compost pile in a sunny, easily accessible corner of your yard. Remember the green-brown rule – for every green (nitrogen-rich, like vegetable peels) you add, toss in some brown (carbon-rich, like dried leaves or paper).

Unleash the Power of Your Vacuum Cleaner

DIY projects can be messy, from sawdust to tiny screws that love to play hide and seek. Enter: your vacuum cleaner, the unsung hero of your toolbox. Not just for cleaning your carpets, a vacuum can swallow sawdust, collect spilled screws, and even unclog drains (yes, really!). Just wrap a small cloth around the end of the vacuum hose, secure with a rubber band, and plunge away.

Larry’s One-Trip Move: Don’t let your vacuum collect dust in the closet. Use it to maintain a clean workshop and make your DIY projects smoother.

Transform Your Patio Into an Evening Haven

With warmer evenings returning, why not make your patio sparkle under the cosmos? May I suggest string lights? They transform a humble patio into a magical twilight sanctuary. Opt for dimmable LED lights with a warm spectrum. Go for a roughly-shapen zigzag or a delicate scallop, and let the flow of conversation match the gentle glow around you.

Larry’s One-Trip Move: Add more enchantment to your evenings. Tie up some string lights around your patio and enjoy the outdoors, even after sunset.

March Maintenance: Starting Up The HVAC

With March teasing summer’s warmth, it’s time to bring your HVAC system out of its winter hibernation. Start by inspecting the external unit for debris. Inside your house, clean or replace the air filters. Besides improving air quality, this also extends your HVAC’s lifespan. Finally, give the old beast a start. Now’s the time to spot small issues before the mercury starts skyrocketing.

Larry’s One-Trip Move: Show your HVAC some love. A clean unit is an efficient unit. Remember, a happier HVAC means a cooler home – just like mom’s lemonade on July 4th!

Community Corner: Birds of Song Drive

Over on Song Drive, our neighbors kickstarted a fun community project: a birdwatching challenge. Armed with binoculars, notepads, and a giant bird book, kids are spotting robins, jays, and even a few red cardinals. It’s not just an adventure for the kids, but a moment of connection for the entire street – a reminder that the best things in life are indeed free (and feathery).

Larry’s One-Trip Move: Bird watching is a beautiful pastime. You can create a bird-friendly environment in your backyard by maintaining trees, shrubs, and feeding the birds.

🧢 Larry’s Note

Did you know there are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth? Yet, isn’t it funny that finding your screwdriver can sometimes feel like a search across the cosmos? Stay organized, folks!

“Always remember to explore the universe around you but never forget the universe within your toolbox.” — Larry