Strategies for today’s real estate market To be successful in any market, you must be aware of the market conditions. We have a very limited inventory and a large number of buyers are trying to find a home. As a result, prices have been ac...
Homemade gifts for mom For Mother’s Day, celebrate the nurturing nature of mom with a specially painted pot that holds her favorite herbs or flowers.
The Chalkboard Herb Pot and Mommy’s Favorite Flower Pot projects from ...
Edible gardens satisfy senses
A prominent member of the East County gardening community for more than a quarter century, Irma Perez of Perez Nursery in Brentwood has seen her customers’ gardening needs change with the times.
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DIG into spring It’s time to drag out the work tools, clean out last season’s pots and containers and get planting. And this year, as always, DIG (Delta Informal Gardeners) is here to help.
On Saturday, May 12 fr...
Easy, inexpensive home decorating Every living space needs a change from time to time – but redecorating your home from scratch can cost a lot of time and money. But there are headache-free, cost-effective ways to completely revam...
Curb appeal from the ground up When it’s time to sell your home, one of the most important things you can do is boost its curb appeal. According to the National Association of Realtors, curb appeal sells 49 percent of all homes...
Easy kitchen upgrades For most families, the kitchen is the most important room in the house. And it’s nearly always the busiest room when friends and family drop by. But if your kitchen is outmoded or looking just plai...
Nominations invited for Home of the Month
It’s the time of year when members of the Brentwood Advisory Neighborhood Committee, also known as BANC, begin looking for the city’s most outstanding front yards for the committee’s Home of the Mo...
Rose garden flourishes Antioch Riverview Garden Club’s pick for Garden of the Month is the Carnegie Library Rose Garden, located at Sixth and F streets. The planting was a joint effort between the Antioch Preservation So...
BANC salutes 2011 holiday homes The Brentwood Advisory Neighborhood Committee has chosen a pair of beautifully decorated homes to honor as Homes of the Month. In October, the committee went with the Frago family home as the best ...
Decorations go frugal and festive
It’s hard to believe, but it’s time once again to deck the halls and welcome another holiday season with twinkling lights and boughs of holly.
But transforming your home into a festive winter wond...
Recycled plastics in the garden: It's all about the 'green' Our lawns and gardens seem to be all about the “green.” We spend a lot of green on our lawns and gardens – nearly $30 billion a year. We grow a lot of greens – nearly a third of us grow food in ou...
Get ready to enjoy your home's exterior beauty (BPT) - It’s time to make your home’s exterior shine with some added summer curb appeal. You can quickly do the easy stuff – wash your windows, plant annuals, install pathway lights – to spruce th...
Looking for a greener way to clean your pool? (BPT) - There’s no better way to enjoy the summer than by lounging by the pool. Unfortunately, this backyard family oasis requires regular maintenance throughout the summer that can include expens...
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