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With the pleasures of home ownership come many responsibilities. The most important of these is protecting your substantial investment through proper home care. Frequently, home care means repairing damage done by storms or general wear and tear, but more often it means preventing future problems by timely inspection and maintenance.

One of the most important steps we can take to caring for our home is to take five minutes to jot down work needing done, and a calendar for that work. Some jobs, like installing a quality home security system, are one-offs. Others, however, are regular inspection and maintenance jobs that need performing with certain frequency, like servicing your home's HVAC equipment.

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Time to fertilize the lawn

Growing a tough and beautiful green lawn requires care, attention and the right fertilizer at the right time. How to get the balance right between nitrogen, phosphates and potassium and when to apply them. Fertilize the lawn.