By Matthew Roberts of Ginkgo Gardens One of my favorite movies, especially during the dark depressing days of winter, is Enchanted April. It’s mostly about the transformative powers of love, but also has a lot to do with gardens. Or more specifically one particular garden around a castle on the Italian coast in spring. During […]
Live Green and Repax partnered to help give you a little nudge to get started on your spring cleaning. They’ve partnered with local drop off locations to accept your gently used clothes as part of DC’s largest clothing drive, benefiting Goodwill of Greater Washington. Fortunately for us, there are three locations convenient to the Hill: […]
No one really likes taking down the Christmas decorations when the holiday passes. It’s not quite as exciting as putting them up and getting ready for a visit from Santa or holiday meals with family and friends, unless you’re one of a select group that really enjoys sweeping up pine needles. It’s a necessary evil of […]
Guest contributor Jessica Wilkie is a Hill resident and Realtor with DCRealEstate.com. This post also appeared on her blog, Wilkie on the Hill. DC is a progressive city, and as a general rule, “going green” pays off in our local real estate market. Even in a hard-hit economy, when people are spending less, the benefits […]
This Saturday, October 22, between 10am and 1pm the Sherwood Neighborhood Volunteers invite you to join them for the fall clean up at Sherwood Recreation Center (10 & G, NE). Bring gloves, if you have them, and pitch in for a little mulching, weeding, and planting hundreds of spring bulbs (courtesy of the Capitol Hill […]