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Just like shaping up for summer time, now is the time of the season to increase your house’s curb appeal.

Small improvements to your lawn, flower beds and along your walkway can be inviting to potential buyers. Quick and easy ideas can make the difference when trying to make the right impression.

Curb appeal makes buyers driving or walking by eager to stop and investigate the interior.

The lawn should be a carpet welcoming people to your house and should look its best with fresh mowing and neatly edged. To make sure that it’s green and full, be sure to water and apply fertilizer.

Flower beds with a new layer of bark mulch will invigorate the look of a yard. A side benefit will be keeping weeds from growing.

Whatever plants already there should be trimmed, pruned and ready for their close-up. Anything dead or dying needs to be removed.

Planting summer annuals will make the front walkway into a colorful path for your home’s potential buyers. An explosion of color in a planter near the front step will announce their arrival.

Using native plants give them a better chance of surviving the summer heat than a non-native plant. A professional can let you know which ones will endure the sun’s unrelenting rays the best.
Make sure that the side yards and backyards are ship-shape as well. Buyers have been known to investigate without an invitation.

A summer spruce-up for curb appeal can make your house is worth moving into and not have buyers moving on. Let the professionals at Embark Tree and Landscape frame your house with a healthy lawn and garden by calling them at 713-462-3261 or going to the Web site to make an appointment.

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Taking care of man’s best friend means controlling fleas during the summer when these pests thrive.

If your house is flea infested, a pest control operator may be the best choice since service staff can access specialized products that the public can’t.

After becoming well-established, fleas are tough to control. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of control when it comes to these pesky bugs.

The first step is taking care of the pet. Treat your cats and or dogs with an insect growth regulator and or an oral medication that prevents hatching of flea eggs. The local vet or pet store can provide the best advice.

Addressing the situation indoors and outdoors next will maximize success.

For the outdoors, think like a pet to get good results and understand where they like to hang out, rest and sleep the most. They’re living the good life, so treat soil in shaded areas where pets spend a lot of time. Patios, porches, sidewalks and garage floors may need to be treated as well.

The pet bedding in their dog house should be washed or replaced and then treated.

For indoors, be sure to clean thoroughly so fleas will have no place to go. Mop, vacuum and dust, including floors, cushions, under curtains and furniture. Be sure to toss the vacuum bag contents after use.

Again, the pet bedding probably at the foot of your bed or elsewhere should be washed or replaced and then treated.

Curtains and furniture cushions are nice dark cool places for fleas to escape the Texas summer. The service pro will treat those with an aerosol or fogger.

Flea control, at best, is a difficult task that may take several applications of a pesticide and weeks to control.

Trust the professionals at Embark Pest Control to rid you of your flea problem. Call 713-462-3261 for a free, no obligation quote or fill out the online form to have a specialist contact you.