March 2025 Newsletter

Top o’ the morning to you (or whatever time of day you read this)! Spring begins this month, and with that comes planning and preparing for outdoor activities:

• Sharpen tools and mower blades now so they’re ready to go when the time comes to use them. 
• Start planning your garden by sketching a plan for this year’s plantings or changes to your hardscape. Perhaps you want a new path or fence. 
• Spring and fall are the best times to plant trees and take advantage of wet weather and cooler temps. 
• Inspect your exterior concrete to see if any repairs are needed after winter temperature fluctuations.
• Clean your patio furniture and outdoor play equipment.
• Clean the exteriors of your windows.

On the inside: 

• Clean mirrors and lamps. 
• Clean the interior of your windows. 
• Dust high corners and baseboards that might get missed during regular cleaning. 
• Spring-clean the kitchen. 

Building Update

Home Builders Tour of Remodeled Homes

Next month, the Home Builders Tour of Remodeled Homes will be held from April 26 to 27, from noon to 5 each day. Admission is $5 for those aged 13 and above to view all homes on the tour. Tickets can be purchased at any Tour Entry. We’ll have two projects on the tour this year. 

Featured Project: Regent Heights

Here is our Featured Project for March: Regent Heights.

Design Corner

Getting organized is an event — being organized is a lifestyle. If you need to be more organized, your first step might be making your bed every day. This one act helps the entire room feel more organized.  

Fun Fact

The U.S. Treasury’s first legal paper currency started circulating in 1862. Here is the first $1 bill with the picture of Salmon P. Chase, who put his own image on the bills in hopes of becoming President. He lost against Abraham Lincoln, who later made him Treasury Secretary. Paper currency started as Demand Notes, which could be redeemable in gold. The earliest paper money can be dated back to 1690, issued by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was roughly the size of a playing card and included fractional denominations.