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Removing the clutter!

cleaning the grill !!!

Remove the Clutter is the most important tip above. It's important so that you keep the outside looking nice and never feel like cleaning is overwhelming.

On of mine is cleaning the grill. It helps to have a product that is made for this yukky chore!

Write names on the "red solo cups" so that people know their drink and don't go get another.

 Hello, how are you? Thank you for this opportunity.  Good food to fill bad mouths solves a lot of problems. Leave the alcohol out of your gathering.

gainessimmons@aol.com

we have a lot of mosquitos so i bought a bunch of cintronella candles !

  Maintain Your Outdoor Furniture: Keep it looking good all summer

Make sure you have plenty of cintronella candles.

I love to accessorize my back yard. We have cute tables, statues, lighting everywhere. It makes it so much more comfortable!  

keeping the grill clean! keeping it spotless means better food!

Often times women are trying to stay fit in the summer (hello summer shorts...), so at your BBQ make sure you also have healthy alternative to food and drinks just in case someone is working on it.

I compost, and it is a lot of work to turn it and put it under plants, but the birds and worms love to come to that party while I am placing it around the patio.  As you can see, I am a wild life lover. 

I like to remove clutter.

thanks for the giveaway

inspecting the deck is most important

Removing the clutter is most important to my family.

Inspect your Deck: Give it good once over and check for loose nails, bricks, cracked concrete

cleaning the grill

use natural ways to get rid of outside pests --like fireants to save the environment! thanks, simms3710@yahoo.com

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Removing Clutter is the most important to me

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Removing Clutter is the most important to me

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Keep necessary cleaning materials in a deck box outside for quick access so your more likely to do it!

keep the gardening gloves near the door so if you have just a few minutes, can pull a few weeds in the flower bed or garden and keep hands clean and break the never ending job up into little bits. Also, put down newspapers between rows in the garden, they help keep the weeds away in the first place and eventually break down to be mulch.

Kill the mosquitoes!

when your windchimes start falling apart, re-string them with heavy lb fishing line!

Cleaning the grill!

I like this tip "Inspect your Deck: Give it good once over and check for loose nails, bricks, cracked concrete"

Thank You So Much!

Fiona N - iceyogurt@gmail.com

Flies are a horrible problem with picnics.  Someone told me if you put a fan in the direction of the food, it will keep flies away.  Haven't tried this one yet but I plan on it!

 always clean the grill after every use to make sure that it is clean and safe for the next time you use it      - Paul Tran ..... emscout9 at Hotmail dot com

Every year you have to do minor maintenance and upkeep on swing sets. Deal with rust or mildew, clean, tighten screws, and just make sure it is safe for the little fellers.

Since we spend most of the summer on the deck, inspecting it is most important.

Cleaning the grill! Nothing is worse than when the grease trap gets all gucky. Oooh can it smell!! Pluse it just cooks better clean!

Every year my friends & I gather & have a themed party.

Inspecting is the most important because it can help prevent accidents.

priscillavbenavides@yahoo.com

Im always cleaning little things, clutter,weeds--its a never end job-- but it always looks pretty nice.

Maintaining your outdoor furniture is probably most important to me.

I think inspecting the deck is important.  We always check for popped nails that someone could hurt their foot on.

I like the Remove the Clutter tip. It makes a space look so nice. Thanks!

romapup at gmail dot com

This is our biggest challenge every year:  Remove the Clutter: Clean up, power wash, remove unnecessary items and debris

We clean our outside furniture before we store it and when we bring it out for the year. If crummy weather is coming we put it in a covered area. Shocked that only 20 of people clean their furniture

My tip is that when you have a backyard get together have a garbage can out there so everyone can throw away there stuff when they are done with food/drinks it makes cleaning up so much faster

actual cleaning tip, use the powerwasher debbie jackson, djackson1958 at hotmail dot com

my tip is to keep it simple out there so less to clean, use plants to decorate debbie jackson, djackson1958 at hotmail dot com

Remove the Clutter

wear sunscreen

i think that the best tip of those provided is - Accessorize: Add in the little touches (i.e., plants, outdoor lighting, lanterns, centerpiece)

The one most important to me is remove the clutter

hippopurplemonkey at yahoo dot com

Jennifer B

I like the tip to power wash the deck.  This would get rid of bugs and cobwebs too.