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When it comes to your lawn, the biggest problem you should have to face this summer is getting your kids to actually mow it once in a while. Just like a car, regular maintenance is the first step in avoiding serious lawn problems. This involves fertilizing, generally four or five times per year with annual programs from your local Ace Hardware. Frequent mowings to maintain grass height between 2″and 3″will also keep your lawn healthy. If blights do strike your lawn, however, here is the battle plan that will return it to glory: Weeds You must first get to know

Fertilizer: Why Do You Need It?                         All lawns are deficient in nitrogen because grass quickly uses up the natural supply; some also need phosphorus and potassium. Fertilizers help to replace these ingredients for a healthier and greener lawn. The Three Common Types of Fertilizers There are three common types of fertilizers: natural organic, inorganic and synthetic organic. Natural organic fertilizers, such as manure, do not dissolve in water. They are converted to usable forms by microorganisms in the soil. They help to create proper physical growing conditions, but

Lawn care Tips to Keep it Green All Season Long Let’s face it, your lawn has seen better days… There are bare spots everywhere and the greenish color you see appears to be coming from all the weeds popping up rather than your grass. While you thought the high-priced lawn service you hired last year would fix the problem, it just wasn’t the case. So there’s only one thing left to do – take matters back into your own hands. Before you get started restoring your lawn this spring, take some time to develop a plan of attack. With the

Go to our Outdoor Living Page to see a slideshow of some of the new and exciting patio sets available at both of our Sneade’s Ace Home Center locations.  There are many eye-catching, sophisticated and relaxing sets and styles available.  Each of our stores have the complete  2014 Outdoor Living catalogs available.  Please stop in and take one home.  

I know with snow and ice on the ground it is hard to think about spring.  Spring is 17 days away, March 20, 2014.  We have lined-up some great deals to help you get your yard and home ready for spring spruce-up.  See our Hot Deal page for the March Red Hot Buys and Instant Savings.

A Bluebird’s primary diet is insects and fruit.  Planting native plants like American Bittersweet is a great way to attract and help Bluebirds.  Another super way to attract and help Bluebirds is by feeding mealworms.  At 50.4% protein, they are an excellent nutrition source. You can start feeding mealworms in a cut or pan, but because many birds like’em and will eat you out of house and home, most people graduate to a Bluebird Feeder.  In a Bluebird Feeder, the bird has to go through an entrance hole to find the worms and few birds besides the Bluebird will do so. 

In winter do you leave the screen windows on?  Of course not!  Likewise it’s common sense that if you want our feathered friends to use (and benefit from) the nest boxes we have in our yards, we must winterize the.        First, clean out the season’s nests that may have gotten damp, filthy, or infested with lice.  Then, layer 3-4″ of clean dry meadow grass in the bottom of each house.  Wood shavings can work well too, but don’t use sawdust as it retains moisture when wet.       Second, plug the air vent holes (and drainage holes) in your houses

While year-round bird feeding is a source of enjoyment for our family, nothing beats the rewards of winter feeding.  Step outside to fill your feeders and just “listen” to how much the birds love you.  The bright Blue Jan will announce to the neighborhood your arrival.  Quickly I start to my favorites, the Chickadees, making their chick-a-dee-dee-dee calls.  No sooner than you step back inside than you’re likely to see the vivid red of a male Cardinal scanning the ground for seeds you’ve dropped. When should you feed?  When you can enjoy it, but you just like you and me,

We have it.  Candles, Candy, Tervis, scarves, tools and even special cards. Stop in on your way home tonight.  You won’t go home empty handed.