Sometimes, we want to refresh our clothes and linens beyond just setting a normal washing machine cycle.
23.08.2024 - 13:45 / thespruce.com / Ashley Chalmers
After a long winter, it's exciting to look forward to pulling out summer furniture when the weather warms up. But it can be disappointing when you pull out your outdoor items and they've been ruined by a rough winter and poor storage.
From water-logged barbecue accessories to moldy outdoor cushions, this revelation often means an expense you weren’t prepared to take on. Rather than chalk it up to bad luck, though, now is the time to get ahead of the issue.
Before you pack it up for fall, our pros gave us their top tips for correcting your outdoor storage mistakes so you’re ready to go when spring rolls back around.
One key way to keep your seasonal items in good shape is by making sure they’re packed in their own, separate space. This means you should keep your true summer items, like pool toys and outdoor throw pillows, stashed away from anything you might still access regularly during the fall and winter.
As Cate Singleton, Tilly’s director of design, points out, the items you might want on hand include things like recreational items, like sports equipment and bicycles. Doing otherwise can cause two potential issues.
First, it’ll help your seasonal items stay well-packaged and protected. Just as importantly, though, it’ll also keep your recreational items more easily accessible—and therefore, more likely to be used. This can keep your overall storage area more organized in general.
“If you have to dig through lawn equipment and stored furniture to get to these items, they likely won’t be used,” Singleton says.
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Sometimes, we want to refresh our clothes and linens beyond just setting a normal washing machine cycle.
When you picture the perfect fall-styled front porch, it’s safe to assume there are a few staples: a few pumpkins, gourds, and some potted mums.
While mums are particularly popular during the fall season for their lasting power and bright multi-colored blooms, they aren't the only stars of the show for this upcoming season.
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When the air gets cooler and you are finding you need an extra sweater more than not, it can be easy to want to prune all of your plants and flowers to get ready for the upcoming season.
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Whether you own or rent your home, anyone who has ever moved into a new place knows that decorating can be more than a little daunting.
If you've just embraced the beauty and magic of starting a homegrown garden, then you know there's lots to learn… and mistakes to make. From overwatering to underwatering, not planting the right companion plants, failing to remove weeds or pesky pests, anything and everything is bound to happen when you start your own garden.
With a little bit of planning ahead now, you can work toward ensuring a larger harvest in your fruit or vegetable garden next year all by following one simple trick: letting fruits and vegetables grow larger and longer and then saving their seeds.