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Forever Fixing Up
Our Forever Home
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We're Zach and Kiersten. Thanks for following along as we worked to make the very 2000s home we bought in 2020 more “us.” For three years we've shared everything from quick fixes to more permanent changes, along with projects you can do in your own home. Zach shared all his lawn and garden advice as he started over on the new yard, too.
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We've officially stopped blogging, which you can read all about in our last post. Thanks for stopping by!
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Planting My Favorite Tree: The Eastern Redbud
Like we shared earlier this summer, we finally cut down the rest of our big front yard river birch tree. We hired a stump grinding...
Zach
Jul 21, 20246 min read
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The Rest of the Front Yard Tree Gets Cut Down
Remember when the birch tree near our house took a hit in a storm last summer and left us with this one sad leaning section? Zach finally...
Kiersten
Apr 28, 20242 min read
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How to Create DIY Winter Containers for Your Front Porch
The holidays are officially here! If you've followed us for some time, you already know how much I love to deck the halls. Last year I...
Kiersten
Nov 26, 20234 min read
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TIMBER! Our Poor Front Yard Tree
Our poor front yard river birch took a hit during a recent early morning storm. It wasn’t much of a storm so we’re not really sure what...
Zach
Jul 30, 20233 min read
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Our Star Spangled Fourth of July Outdoor Decor
Happy (almost) Fourth of July! One of my absolute favorite holidays and times of year, I live for the fireworks, the pool time, the...
Kiersten
Jul 2, 20233 min read
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First Mow of the Season
The spring weather has been a rollercoaster so far - 80 degrees last week, freeze warnings this week. But it's warmed up enough that the...
Zach
Apr 23, 20231 min read
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Lawn Season's Back: Time to Apply Crabgrass Preventer
Spring is finally coming so it's time to get the lawn program started back up and put down your crabgrass preventer. If you've followed...
Zach
Apr 2, 20232 min read
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Our Christmas Home at Night
Silent night. Holy night. All is calm. All is bright... There are few things that bring me as much joy as singing Silent Night by...
Kiersten
Dec 25, 20224 min read
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It's Getting Spooky Around Here: Fall Front Porch Decor and Giant Spiders
We're SO close to being "done" with all things pool but we'll save our final recap for next week. I've been holding out hope we'd have a...
Kiersten
Oct 2, 20223 min read
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What Cheap Outdoor Solar Lights Can Do for Your Nighttime Curb Appeal
We do a lot of walking around the neighborhood. With a 15-year old dog with potty problems, we're constantly walking him in hopes that it...
Kiersten
Jul 31, 20223 min read
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Our 1st Blog-aversary: Top 5 Home Updates So Far and This Year's Project List
Its our first blog-aversary! Thanks for following along with us as we've been settling into our house and working on making it our...
Kiersten
Feb 6, 20225 min read
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Decking the Halls - Hanging Christmas Lights Outside
There is seriously nothing like having your house all a glow with twinkling Christmas lights. We never hung lights on the roofline in our...
Kiersten
Dec 6, 20215 min read
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How to get a better lawn - last step of the year: prep the lawn for winter and apply fall lawn food
This fall has been unusual. Our leaves fell late and normally I do the last mow of the year in early November. So to be mowing the lat...
Zach
Nov 28, 20213 min read
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Decorating Ideas to Transition Your Porch and Home to Fall
The temps are getting cooler which makes my soul so happy! But as much as I love fall, I also like to make a slow transition with my...
Kiersten
Sep 26, 20214 min read
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Is it Grass or a Weed? How to Pull Lawn Weeds and Plant New Grass Seed for a Thick and Healthy Lawn
As summer is about to wind down, I can (almost) guarantee that this grass (weed) is growing in your yard right now... does it look...
Zach
Aug 15, 20215 min read
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How to get a better yard step 4: apply Summer Lawn Food - plus a few July lawn tips
If you're following the Earl May 6-step lawn program with me, now is the time to apply the next step in your lawn program - Summer Lawn...
Zach
Jul 11, 20212 min read
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Planting Front Yard Landscaping for Year-Round Color
The landscaping on the front of the house is a big investment and should be something you like. Not only does it add value and curb...
Zach
Jun 30, 20216 min read
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How to get a better yard step 3: apply Grub Control to kill grubs and Japanese beetles
If you're following along with my lawn program series, it's time to apply the next step in the lawn program: Season Long Grub control....
Zach
Jun 20, 20213 min read
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How to Divide Perennials - Splitting Large Daylilies and Sedum Plants into Smaller Transplants
When we moved in, the front plant beds had several boxwoods that had overgrown or had died (if you didn't catch it, be sure to watch when...
Zach
May 19, 20213 min read
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How to get a better, greener lawn: step 2 - apply Weed and Feed
If you're following along with my lawn program blog series, then you've already done step 1 and put down your Crabgrass Preventer. The...
Zach
May 9, 20214 min read
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