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The summer season is the prime time to use your lawn for outdoor picnics, barbeques, and entertaining. The best lawns require regular attention in order to produce a lawn that will beautifully match your new home. Follow these 6 quick tips in making sure that your lawn stays lush all summer long:
1. Give It Air
If your lawn is well watered, summer is a great time to aerate the lawn in order to fight against thatch buildup. Rent an aerator from the store or consider aerating the lawn yourself with a pitchfork and some elbow grease. Other aeration tools are available like spiked boots that can be worn while walking all over the lawn. Aeration is important for lush lawns as it loosens the soil as well as provides the grass with important air flow.
2. Feed It
Feeding your lawn during the summer is the perfect time to give it the nourishment that it requires following aeration. Consider going natural by adding energy from your compost pile or pick up a bag of fertilizer from the store that is good at feeding the type of lawn that you have. Avoid a heavy dose of fertilizer during the summer to keep from burning the lawn but instead apply a light coat of fertilizer a few times during the growing season to get the maximum use of the added energy.
3. Let It Drink
A lush lawn obviously needs hydration during the hot summer months but knowing how to water is important as well. Avoid light daily watering that won’t reach down to the grassroots. Doing so can encourage a thirsty lawn that doesn’t ever get the full benefit of watering. Consider watering for a longer amount of time a few times a week in order for the lawn to soak up as much water as possible and reach the important root system.
4. Cut Just the Top
Keep an eye on your lawn and be willing to cut it when it needs it, not when it works into your schedule. Your lawn may need to be mowed every few days during the height of the summer growing season. Remember that grass cuttings should only take off the top third of the blade in order to boost growth. Removing more than that can damage the grass. Shorter grass has a tendency to dry out quickly and can be easily scorched by the summer sun.
5. Prevent Weeds
Just like everything else that grows well in the summer, so do annoying weeds that want to take up residence in your lawn. Kill weeds before they have a chance to grow by applying a weed preventer to your lawn on a regular basis. Take care of those weeds that have already appeared by doing spot treatments in areas of your lawn that have more weeds than others. Consider planting new grass seed in bare spots to encourage grass growth instead of allowing the space to become a hotspot for weeds.
6. Keep It Maintained
There is nothing like a broken sprinkler system to put a damper on a lush lawn. Make sure that your tools and watering systems are in top notch condition in order to avoid any mishaps during the summer. Delaying watering or cuttings, even if just for a few days while you fix a maintenance issue, can turn into a dire situation during the hot summer weather. Make sure that everything is in great working order before the heat of the summer arrives.
Growing a lush lawn during the summer takes some time and energy. Make sure to keep your lawn maintained with regular mowing and watering. Add some weed preventer and new grass seed to discourage weed growth. Aerate and fertilize your lawn as well in order to create a healthy lawn environment.
You might think all of this is excessive and expensive. However, consider the cost of replacing a lawn, and what a beautiful lawn can do to curb appeal. As with all things in property ownership, it is important to budget for maintenance costs so that you can make investments in what matter. Investing a moderate amount of of time and money into these simple lawn care tasks will help in making sure that your lawn stays lush all summer long and healthy long term.
Timothy Johnson is a green living and landscaping writer. He can often be found hiking with his two dogs or in the lavish garden he curates in his backyard.
Queen Creek, Ariz. – June 2018 – Join Lennar on Saturday, June 23rd for the highly anticipated Grand Opening of Destiny at Ocotillo Heights in Queen Creek from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come out and enjoy complimentary food and a fun atmosphere as you tour the stunning model homes that showcase thoughtfully designed floorplans for the modern buyer, encompassing open-concept layouts and a high level of Everything’s Included® features. You can also learn more about Lennar’s popular multigenerational floorplan, Next Gen® – The Home Within A Home®, available at Destiny at Ocotillo Heights. Summer is the perfect season to discover your dream home!
“We could not be more excited to be Grand Opening Destiny at Ocotillo Heights which will offer new single-family homes for sale in a city that enjoys the benefits of small-town living with big-city perks,” said Alan Jones, Division President for Lennar Arizona. “The Town of Queen Creek is one of the best-kept secrets in Arizona and invites homeshoppers of every lifestyle to set down roots and discover their best life.”
This premier new home community will offer spacious, single-family homes starting in the high $300,000s. Choose from four single-story floorplans ranging in size from approximately 3,061 to 3,617 square feet of living space including three to five bedrooms, three to four bathrooms and three to four car garages. Floorplans accentuate open and connected living spaces, so you can entertain, relax and make new memories comfortably in your new Lennar home.
For homeshoppers seeking a home that can accommodate a dual living situation, Lennar’s innovative Next Gen® – The Home Within A Home® is available in the Revelation and Biltmore models. This unique floorplan is designed for multigenerational or dual living, offering a separate living quarter attached to the main home. The private suite includes one bedroom, one bathroom, a private living area with kitchen and even its own private entrance, suitable for grandparents or extended family. With Next Gen®, you can have two households under one roof without sacrificing anyone’s comfort or privacy.
Each home also boasts Lennar’s Everything’s Included® program which outfits each home with custom-like designs and features as standard. Enjoy slab granite countertops, keyless home entry, home automation and so much more as a standard in your home—always at no additional cost. The home automation technology pairs well with Lennar’s new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Home Designs, also included in every home at no additional cost. Commercial strength wireless coverage in every room provides truly superior smart home automation technology for a connected and easy lifestyle.
Residents will love their life at home at Destiny at Ocotillo Heights. With 330 days of sunshine annually, the area offers plenty of outdoor recreational activities and family-friendly events to keep residents entertained year-round. Spend a Sunday afternoon throwing the ball or having a picnic at the award-winning Desert Mountain Park with sports fields, playgrounds, basketball courts, picnic ramadas and more. Go hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding or enjoy a leisurely stroll at The San Tan Mountain Regional Park, comprised of over 10,000 acres of land. Get a feel for the town’s equestrian and agricultural roots at the Horseshoe Park and Equestrian Centre. There’s also many 18-hole golf courses available near the area, as well as an interconnected network of parks, trails and open spaces. Queen Creek has something for everyone.
Interested homeshoppers are encouraged to attend the Grand Opening of Destiny at Ocotillo Heights located at 22342 E. Pickett Court. For more information, visit www.lennar.com/Phoenix or call 800-864-1058.
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of Lennar’s homes and others. Lennar’s Rialto segment is a vertically integrated asset management platform focused on investing throughout the commercial real estate capital structure. Lennar’s Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. Previous press releases and further information about Lennar may be obtained at the “Investor Relations” section of Lennar’s website, www.lennar.com.
Stuart Miller, Lennar’s Executive Chairman, discusses how Lennar leverages data and cutting-edge technology to stay at the forefront of the industry while creating meaningful homebuyer experiences. Learn more about how Lennar continues to revolutionize the home building industry in this BUILDER Online article by Jennifer Castenson.
With its recent acquisition of CalAtlantic Homes, Lennar is now the largest home building enterprise by revenue, operating in 49 markets across 21 states.
Let’s talk about what that means in terms of the data the company collects, analyzes, and uses to run business successfully–from site selection, acquisition, consumer preference, design, and sales, the amount of data is nearly obscene. And considering the raw numbers—an estimated 240,000 homesites and 1,300 active communities—making it all a productive part of the sales process and beyond is a behemoth task.
And, yet, it’s a necessity. As Stuart Miller, executive chairman at Lennar, describes in this short video, “The world is changing very quickly. If we are comfortable with change, then there is plenty for us to do.”
His team is leveraging traditional, conventional processes with trustworthy information in a way that it can use for better performance. Right now, it’s about trying things and finding reliable data sources that will prove results.
In order to better manage the data, Lennar has refined its information infrastructure so that there is a singular pipeline that accumulates data and then populates it across the entire enterprise. Miller says that this single source of information is the first piece of forward progress.
More progress is on the horizon. He predicts that the next 10 years will be revolutionary in the way we use data.
Lennar aims to use this new data funnel to create better, more relevant product and to reach consumers in a more timely, significant way. Yet, it all has to be flexible, responding to all the ways that consumers are researching new home options. Miller is embracing it and rethinking it to create the right way forward.
SALT LAKE CITY – June 15, 2018 – PrZen — Lennar Utah donated 12,063 diapers to the Utah Diaper Bank at the end of their Builders for Babies month-long diaper drive. The Utah Diaper Bank is a non-profit organization that provides donated or purchased diapers free of charge on a regular basis to local agencies. The donation event on Thursday, June 14 was a celebration and Lennar was thrilled to support their local community.
The Utah Diaper Bank is a local chapter of the National Diaper Bank Network. Founded in 2012, the program regularly donates to local organizations such as The Road Home, South Valley Sanctuary and other local shelters.
An adequate supply of diapers can cost more than $100 per month and national safety-net programs such as the Food Stamp Program and WIC, a special nutritional program for women and infants, do not cover diaper costs. In poor and low-income families, a baby can suffer from health issues from having to spend a day or longer in the same diaper.
Adding to the issue, low-income parents cannot take advantage of free or subsidized childcare without providing disposable diapers. Cloth diapers are not accepted at most licensed day care centers and typically, families struggling in poverty won’t have access to affordable washing facilities.
Lennar is proud to celebrate their annual diaper drive every year, which across the country hosts the fundraiser in a partnership with other builders and trade partners. For more information on how to get involved with donating to the Utah Diaper Bank, visit www.utahdiaperbank.org.
About Lennar
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of Lennar’s homes and others. Lennar’s Rialto segment is a vertically integrated asset management platform focused on investing throughout the commercial real estate capital structure. Lennar’s Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. Previous press releases and further information about Lennar may be obtained at the “Investor Relations” section of Lennar’s website.
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Wood Village, Ore. – June 2018 – Lennar is excited to announce a new home community coming soon to Wood Village, Riverwood Village. This charming new home community boasting a beautiful collection of two-story single-family homes in the suburbs of Portland. Experience innovative home designs with open-concept floorplans and Everything’s Included® homes that have everything you’re looking for in your dream home already included.
“We’re so excited introduce Riverwood Village, a new home community showcasing three distinctive floorplans that were designed with the modern buyer in mind, plus each home comes with added value with Lennar’s signature Everything’s Included® program,” said Sia Howe, Marketing Manager for Lennar Portland. “Ideal for young couples and families of every type looking to set down roots, Wood Village offers the perfect mix of outdoor recreation, suburban appeal and local charm.”
Riverwood Village showcases a collection of three distinctive floorplans to choose from with home designs ranging in size from approximately 1,831 to 2,306 square feet. Starting from the mid $300,000s, homes boast three to four bedrooms, two and one-half bathrooms and two-bay garages. Designed to reflect today’s lifestyles, floorplans showcase an open-concept layout where the kitchen, dining room and great room effortlessly connect to create the hub of the home, perfect for entertaining, relaxing and making new memories. Homeshoppers will love the patio located off the dining room that provides additional living space and helps blur the line between indoor and outdoor living.
Each home also features Lennar’s Everything’s Included® program that was created as a way to make the homebuying process easier, so that home buyers know exactly what they are getting for one price and never have to watch it climb. By conducting research and surveys, Lennar is able to simply include the features and upgrades that today’s modern homebuyers seek. Beautiful gourmet kitchens with center islands, granite counter-tops, upscale cabinetry and stainless steel appliances are all included, along with energy-efficient features that help elevate the home’s quality and value.
Located approximately 12 miles east of Portland, Wood Village sits between Troutdale, Fairview and Gresham along I-84. Wood Village’s location puts you between two of Oregon’s premier recreation areas: Mt. Hood and the Columbia Gorge. Mt. Hood and the Mt. Hood National Forest are perfect for individuals who love to get outdoors, from climbing to the top of Oregon’s tallest glacial peak, to hiking, camping, biking and fishing. Additionally, several parks are located just minutes away from Riverwood Village that are perfect for getting the kids outdoors or walking your four-legged furry little friends.
Interested homeshoppers are encouraged to visit www.lennar.com for additional information or call 888-211-7607.
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of Lennar’s homes and others. Lennar’s Rialto segment is a vertically integrated asset management platform focused on investing throughout the commercial real estate capital structure. Lennar’s Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. Previous press releases and further information about Lennar may be obtained at the “Investor Relations” section of Lennar’s website, www.lennar.com.
The Second Annual Millsboro Stars & Stripes Fireworks Celebration is quickly approaching! Once again, the event will be held at Cupola Park in downtown Millsboro. Get the party started on Saturday, June 30th at 6pm with music, food trucks, and fun for the entire family! Stick around for the main event – the fireworks show will begin at dusk.
Grab your family and friends and join the fun – this event is free to all! Should the celebration need a rain date, the fun will be held on July 1st.
Want to live near the fun? Plantation Lakes Golf and Country Club is an established Lennar community with all the finest amenities of a luxury resort. Residents will enjoy a Golf Clubhouse and Restaurant, community clubhouses, swimming pools, tennis and pickle ball courts, fitness centers, and more! Millsboro has a great location, on the Indian River, near US 113, SR 24, SR 20 and SR 30. It is less than 20 miles from the beaches of Rehoboth, Dewey, Bethany, and Lewes.
Visit the Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce website for more information on this event and other events in the future! Click here to visit the Millsboro Chamber of Commerce website.
