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Las Vegas, Nev. – May 2017 – Lennar is thrilled to announce the Grand Opening of their newest community, Oluna, will be this Saturday–Sunday, June 17–18. Set at The Clifffs in the Summerlin masterplan, this community is a wonderful opportunity to live in a thriving neighborhood rich with amenities, close to great schools, shopping, dining and entertainment. Oluna offers four distinctive floorplans to choose from each with stunning architectural details and fantastic Everything’s Included® features.
“We are so excited to Grand Open this community,” said Paul Parkinson, Sales Manager for Lennar Las Vegas. “We’ve designed floorplans specifically for this community, which already enjoys fabulous amenities.”
Oluna offers four distinctive floorplans for home shoppers to choose from. These spacious homes vary in size approximately from 3,290 to 3,800 square feet of living space and include Lennar’s revolutionary The Home Within A Home®. Designed to accommodate multigenerational and dual living situations, these special homes include an attached private suite complete with its own entrance, living room, bedroom, bathroom, laundry area and kitchenette. Known as the Terra plan at Oluna, The Home Within a Home suite also comes with its own private one-bay garage.
Lennar is offering the best features to date in their Everything’s Included® program at Oluna. Designed to simplify the homebuying process while adding both value and style, Oluna homeowners will enjoy a high level of standard features. These include stainless steel appliances, extra-large refrigerators, upgraded cabinetry, smart home features such as wireless access points and home automation, huge outdoor living spaces, and much more!
Oluna will offer gated privacy and its location is set very close to Downtown Summerlin, which features numerous highly-rated schools, shopping, dining and enterrtainment. Summerlin is a 22,500-acre masterplan that offers its residents an on-site golf course, 150 neighborhood and community parks, meandering trails throughout, swimming pools, tot lots, baseball fields, basketball courts and so much more.
To learn more about this community and view floorplans visit https://www.lennar.com/new-homes/nevada/las-vegas/las-vegas/summerlin/oluna.
The Grand Opening event will take place this weekend, Saturday–Sunday, June 17–18 at the Oluna Welcome Home Center, located at 10325 Jade Point Drive.
With hundreds of communities nationwide and homes designed for first-time, move-up and luxury homebuyers, Lennar has grown to become one of the nation’s leading and most respected homebuilders. Lennar has a longstanding history of building homes of enduring quality in only the most well planned and desirable locations throughout the country.
Continually keeping up with your lawn care is especially important during the summer months, as it may require more upkeep than normal. The team from Modernize shares tips for how you can keep your lawn healthier and provide eco-friendly lawn care.
You do your best to keep your yard tidy, but many common lawn management techniques run roughshod on the environment, adding to carbon emissions or polluting rivers and streams. Of course, there are always alternatives, and when it comes to keeping up with your lawn, there are lots of ways to keep your turf in check without dealing a blow to the local ecosystem. But the more you know about your grass and what it needs and wants, the better you’ll become at avoiding harmful “one-and-done” solutions—and you’ll reap a healthier lawn for your trouble. Here’s how you can become an eco-expert in your yard and still mow with the best of them.
It’s easy to buy into products that promise you the world—and a green lawn to match!—especially when you don’t know all that much about your backyard. The best way to understand what’s going on beneath the ground is to have your soil analyzed for its chemical composition. Many university cooperative extensions offer soil testing programs that will access your dirt for its pH, nutrient makeup—including calcium, magnesium, potassium and phosphorus levels—and for the presence of hazardous chemicals like lead. Most extensions also provide fertilizer recommendations based on your test results to make the process of keeping a healthy lawn a little bit simpler.
You can also get some hints about your lawn if you keep your eyes open and study what’s growing there. Weeds are a fairly good indicator of common soil issues. For instance, if you’re being overrun with plantains, you probably have clay soil, so your lawn could probably use some amending with organic matter. If you see a lot of dandelions pop up, your grass likely needs calcium. Dandelions, along with other frequent invaders like mullein, sorrel, and stinging nettle, are also a sign that your soil acidity is high. This common lawn woe can be resolved by working in an appropriate quantity of dolomitic limestone—and your soil tests results should tell you just how much lime you need. Chicory, on the other hand, often thrives in soils that are compacted. If you see it sprout up, you probably need to treat your lawn with an aerator and invest in some beneficial earthworms to loosen the soil so that other plants can grow.
We at Modernize frequently hear from homeowners who are drawn to synthetic, nitrogen-laced fertilizers because of the fast results: patchy or thin lawns respond to these chemicals with a burst of production. However, what’s good for your lawn is often terrible for nearby waterlife. The chemicals that encourage your lawn to go into hyperdrive have a similar effect on algae in nearby streams, rivers, and lakes when fertilizers are washed into waterways by heavy rains. The algae blooms very quickly and then dies as the nutrients are carried away to other parts of the water, and the decomposing algae blossoms remove oxygen from the water. When this process becomes very elevated, it can create what are known as aquatic dead zones, areas too polluted for any marine life to grow. There are now 405 documented dead zones in the world, up from 49 in the 1960s.
Besides the environmental damage, nitrogen-heavy synthetic fertilizers have additional drawbacks for your lawn. Often, these can cause grass to grow too quickly, directing their extra energy to foliage growth, rather than to steady production, which can in turn stunt the grass’s roots. When used in excess, nitrogen fertilizers also cause a buildup of mineral salts, which depletes hydration, giving your grass a brown, burnt look. The quick growth spurt also draws pests, who see the tender young shoots as an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Compost isn’t necessarily a miracle cure for every ailing lawn, but it distributes nutrients more evenly and slowly. It also returns water to the soil, rather than stripping it with mineral salts. Compost should be dropped in small piles and then raked out to about ⅜ of an inch for optimal turf nutrition.
It’s no secret that mowing your lawn isn’t great for your home’s environmental footprint. In 2011, gas-powered lawn equipment use was responsible for about 12 percent of the US’s national CO2 emissions. It was also responsible for 4% of all VOCs, a hazardous gas that has been associated with increased respiratory conditions, skin and eye irritation, and even potentially cancer, according to some sources.
If you have a small lawn, you can help green your lawn care maintenance by switching to a cordless electric mower. Many of these come with high-efficiency ENERGY-STAR rated battery chargers, which use approximately 35 percent less energy than conventional models. They’re especially environmentally-friendly if you use solar energy or other renewable sources to power your home. Or if you’re feeling really industrious, you can opt for a push mower, which generates absolutely zero emissions and definitely counts toward your daily exercise!
If you’re not ready to purchase a new lawn mower, there are other options. You can start by doing some landscaping: incorporating beds or borders of ornamental grasses or native plants means there’s less surface area to mow. Not only does that reduce your mowing run time, it also lowers your time spent on chores—something we can all appreciate!
About the Writer
Erin Vaughan is a blogger, gardener and aspiring homeowner. She currently resides in Austin, TX where she writes full time for Modernize, with the goal of empowering homeowners with the expert guidance and educational tools they need to take on big home projects with confidence.
New Homes by Top Homebuilder Ready for Move-in
Lennar Atlanta, the Roswell-based division of Lennar (NYSE:LEN), the second largest homebuilder in the United States, is building 36 beautiful new homes in Charleston’s Walk in McDonough (Henry County), and eager homebuyers will be happy to learn that a number of them are ready for immediate move-in.
Lennar Atlanta’s well-designed, well-crafted homes in Charleston’s Walk are built according to a variety of floorplans. Homes in this family-friendly community start from the $190s and are selling rapidly.
Charleston’s Walk
With its winding sidewalks, community lake and clubhouse, Charleston’s Walk is perfect for growing families and single professionals alike. Features include classic exteriors, gracious interiors, rear patio or deck (per plan); a gourmet kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances including a gas range and a stainless steel refrigerator; an elegant owner’s suite – all in a great neighborhood.
Charleston’s Walk is conveniently located in ever-popular McDonough off Highway 81 in Henry County. The single-family neighborhood is centrally located, with quick access to nearby shopping, recreation and the charming boutiques near the historic square in downtown McDonough.
McDonough in Henry County
McDonough, the county seat of Henry County, is a growing city with approximately 30,000 residents. Henry County, an easy 30-minute commute to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and downtown Atlanta, straight down I-75, offers residents a solid education system and a wide variety of economic and recreational opportunities. Henry County is one of the fastest-growing counties in Georgia, with a healthy share of metro Atlanta’s top employers in the retail, manufacturing, service and distribution industries. It is also a major hub for Georgia’s booming movie industry.
Nature lovers will appreciate great trail hikes and education at Cubihatcha Outdoor Center and at Panola Mountain State Conservation Park, while racing fans will be drawn to the famous NASCAR host, Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Everything’s Included®
“In addition to our quality construction and thoughtful design, you will also appreciate Lennar Atlanta’s Everything’s Included® plan,” says Patti Dunn, Director of Sales of Lennar Atlanta.
“With Everything’s Included®, Lennar is able to deliver tremendous value by simply including those features that are most desirable, while simultaneously removing the hassles, headaches and guesswork from the home-buying process,” she notes. “Thanks to our national purchasing power, we are able to provide all these great features at the best possible value.”
To learn more about living in Charleston’s Walk in McDonough or in other beautiful Lennar Atlanta communities, please call 404-931-7462 or email: lennaratlanta@lennar.com.
Charleston’s Walk
461 Best Friends Turn Alley
McDonough, GA 30252
About Lennar Atlanta
Since 2010, Lennar Atlanta, part of Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN), has developed more than 50 residential communities throughout the greater metropolitan Atlanta area and Georgia, with additional new home neighborhoods scheduled to open in the near future. Headquartered in Roswell, the Lennar Atlanta team is led by Steve Atchison, Division President.
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