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(StatePoint) - It’s time for raking leaves, pruning shrubbery, and other seasonal fall lawn care tasks. Never has the old adage “work smarter, not harder” been more apt than when tackling yard work and preparing lawns for next sea-son. “After a long summer mowing lawns, many people lose enthusiasm for lawn care when fall hits,” says Bob Monahan, creator of the EZ Lawn & Garden product line, and a former frustrated leaf-raker looking for cost-effective ways to make yard work easier. “There are several tips to streamline yard work -- from knowing the best time to pull weeds to using the right equipment to make tasks simpler,” he says.Here are some smart ways to handle fall lawn care:

Be Body Smart Good posture can prevent backaches when raking leaves. Keep your head up and back straight. Relieve back pressure by raking using the “scissors” stance: whereby you place one foot forward and the other back, reversing position after several minutes.

When mowing, move the mower with your body weight as much as possible, rather than relying on your arms and back. And use ergonomically designed rakes, shears and pruners that require less hand strength than traditional ones.

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Try An Easier Approach Rake leaves onto a tarpaulin and drag it away. One innovative tarp solution is the EZ Leaf Hauler, which has been dubbed the “gi-ant dustpan for leaves.” It’s a modified tarp with sides that holds up to five wheelbar-rows of yard debris. Stakes are attached and can be pressed into the ground to hold it in place on windy days. Approved by the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, it uses tent construction technology to form sides and a back, and has reinforced pockets and stitched handles for easy hauling and dump-ing. And if you already have a tarp, you can

easily clip handles to it to make it easier to haul when full of leaves. For example, the EZ Tarp Tugger is a low-cost option that combines handles with stakes, so you can keep your tarp in place and then pull it away when it is full of debris to bag or compost. Remember, dragging leaves away is easier on your back and environmentally friendly.

Weed Wisely Weeding can be made less painful if you adhere to the old gardener’s trick of weeding after it rains. When earth is dry, it’s harder to pull out the whole weed without break-ing off the top. After rainfall, the ground is damp, making it easier to pluck out entire weeds.This way, weeds can easily be added to leaves and other debris that need to be hauled away. More information on innovative tools for raking, hauling and bagging yard debris can be found at www.ezlawnandgarden.com.Remember, fall is your last chance to put your lawn in order before next season’s warm weather.

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Heat oven to 350 F (325 F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease pan with butter or nonstick spray. In a medium bowl, mix brownies as directed for fudge brownies, using water, oil and eggs. Bake as directed. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Once brownies are cooled, cut into 1-inch cubes and set aside. Then in a medium bowl, beat milk and pudding mixes with whisk for 2 minutes, or until thickened. Stir in 1 cup whipped topping. Place 1/2 of brownie cubes in 2-qt. bowl. Top with a layer of Dark Chocolate & Peppermint Pretzel Crisps, followed by half of the pudding mixture and another layer of whipped topping. Repeat all layers. Sprinkle the top with crushed peppermint and one whole Pretzel Crisps. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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The weather these days seems to be more volatile than ever -- swinging from record-setting heat waves to deep freezes, seemingly from one day to the next.With the weather more varied and unpredictable, homeowners nationwide have learned lessons from the past year and are tak-ing steps to ensure their houses can efficiently withstand whatever Moth-er Nature dishes out. It’s all about keeping homes sealed tightly, so water and wind can’t leak in and tempered air doesn’t leak out -- causing heating and cooling bills to rise.

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Water is the enemy of your home’s foundation. A change in moisture con-tent of the soil around your home allows water to put pressure on the foun-dation, causing cracks and leaks. Dry weather can cause the soil to shrink, while wet periods can cause it to soften. Poor drainage from your roof or improper ground slope around your home can funnel water against the foundation. Make sure gutters are clean and that downspouts extend away from your home. Check that the soil, grass or pavement prop-erly slopes away from your foundation.

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From classic Persian to striking contempo-rary designs, nothing enhances the beauty and individuality of a home like hand-woven area rugs. These ever-popular floor coverings come in a wide array of styles, sizes, and prices to fit virtually every décor and every budget. And one of the prime sources of high quality handcrafted area rugs is India.

Here are some terrific tips that will help you incorporate hand-woven area rugs into your decorating plans courtesy of the Oriental Rug Importers Association (ORIA) and the CEPC, a nonprofit association of India’s leading area rug manufacturers.

Start from the Rug UpRugs are often the last things people buy

for their rooms. However, area rugs should really be the “foundation” of your design plan because they often become the focal point of the space. Selecting the rugs first will also help you to plan the overall color scheme and create a mood for the room.

Size MattersThe actual room size and your specific

decorating scheme are important consider-

ations when deciding on the size of the rug. For example, a dining room rug should be large enough to cover the table area and the chairs when pulled back. A bedroom looks best with one large area rug that extends from the sides and front of the bed, or two smaller rugs, one on each side of the bed. If you have a small room, leave as much of a border of flooring around the rugs to make the room appear larger.

Two’s Company and Three’s Not a CrowdYou can make an extra large living room

and/or family room more inviting and inti-mate by using two or more area rugs to cre-ate separate “conversation” and TV areas, a “music” area, or a “hobby” area, etc.

On The Surface Of ThingsArea rugs look terrific on finished wood floor-

ing, ceramic and other types of natural tile, and many other surfaces. However, if you are renting a furnished home or apartment whose main rooms are covered with broadloom, there’s no rule against placing area rugs over the carpeting, provided that the rug colors and patterns work well with those of the carpet.

Mix It UpThere’s no decorating rule that says you

shouldn’t mix area rug styles within a home or even within the same room. If space per-mits, don’t worry about placing a transitional or contemporary design rug in a room with the traditional Persian carpet you inherited. Go ahead and mix ‘em up. The best designs are those that appeal to you.

Order in the HouseThere is no such thing as a problem space.

Thanks to innovations in rug weaving tech-niques, hand-knotted area rugs can be made-to-order in any size, shape, design and color combination. So, if you have an unusual or oversized space, or other special decorating requirement, a local floor-covering retailer can order a rug custom-made for your par-ticular needs.

Want more information? Download a free brochure, “A Shopper’s Guide to Hand-Wo-ven Rugs from India”, at www.rugsofindia.org. You can also follow “Rugs of India” on Twitter at www.twitter/rugsofindia.com.


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