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Home tips for Hampton Roads homes.

Simple tips and guides for keeping up with your home, timed for our weather and written for the homes we actually live in.

Tips, not professional advice.
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For the cooler, wetter months

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Lawn and yard Updated Nov 2026

Winter lawn care in Hampton Roads: what your yard needs now

Our winters are mild, and most lawns here are tall fescue, a grass that likes the cold. A little care now shows up in spring.
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Exterior

What’s growing on your siding?

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Lawn and yard

Leaves on the lawn: rake, mulch or leave them?
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Lawn and yard

Winter lawn care in Hampton Roads: what your yard needs now

Our winters are mild, and most lawns here are tall fescue, a grass that likes the cold. A little care now shows up in spring.

Exterior

What’s growing on your siding?

Green streaks on the shady side of the house are common here. Our humid air feeds them, and gentle cleaning takes care of most of it.

Lawn and yard

Leaves on the lawn: rake, mulch or leave them?

Fall leaves can feed your yard or smother it. What you do with them, and where they end up, makes the difference.

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