Real Estate

This 1,536 square-foot, 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom house with deep 2-car garage is offered at $490,000. This home has a covered front porch and covered rear patio with serene mountain views.

It must be insurance-renewal time. It seems many homeowners are in the process of renewing their home insurance, and the question I am asked most often is what is the price per square foot to rebuild?

A white powder is spreading dangerously through vegetable and flower beds, killing plants. This disease is circulating quickly, taking over entire gardens. Powdery Mildew is one of our most prevalent and recognized plant diseases in the rainy season.

Interested in reducing food waste and saving money on produce? You might consider re-growing vegetables from kitchen scraps.

New home sites and quick move-in homes are available for purchase now in Westwood at Deep Well Ranch. As Prescott’s premiere new-home community, Westwood offers nine versatile floor plans, and is the ideal place to plant roots in your dream home.

COVID-19 brought about changes with indoor air quality. We recently purchased a resale home and wonder if we have an issue with air quality. —Mark and Susan, Prescott Air quality has always been a concern for customers, even before COVID-19.

A unique opportunity awaits fruit trees in spring. Berries, grapes, figs and the rest of the summer fruits rejoiced with monsoon rains with a record harvest. An April frost did not allow this blockbuster harvest from local fruit trees. Let me explain.

As summer winds down, we tend to focus on enjoying the last of the season's harvests, clearing away spent plants and planning next year's garden. But indoor plants need our attention now, too.

Stringfield at Granite Mountain honors the families who cultivated the land, generation after generation, and its mission is to preserve the history and natural beauty for years to come.

What is happening with recent or planned bathroom renovation projects? From the number of calls, I receive for bathroom projects I would say the bathroom(s) are a top room to renovate by both aesthetic and functional desires.

Yellow flowers bring sunshine to a landscape, even on a cloudy monsoon day. There is room in virtually any garden for the many shades of yellow from spring bulbs, showy shrubs and perennial wildflowers. Here we put together the ‘Top 10’ showiest plants that elevate any landscape to gorgeous shade to gold.

Nothing beats the flavor of fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes. Harvesting when they are fully ripe ensures the best flavor for eating fresh, cooking, and preserving. Visit your garden often and watch for the fruit to turn from green to fully colored. Then leave them on the plant for five to eight days.

As summer turns to fall, the garden may seem to fade into the background. But there's still plenty of action going on underground, so this is no time to rest. For starters, your plants still need water.

Panoramic golf and mountain views! No homes behind to block views from this 2,495 square-foot, two-bath, three-car tandem garage plus bonus room and den. New interior and exterior paint, upgraded entry courtyard, front security door, mature aspen and pine trees are just the beginning.

Because of the hillside terrain we have in Prescott, many homes have a sewage ejection system. Many folks purchasing a home that has a sewage ejection system are unaware of maintenance and why some homes have these systems.

There are lots of vegetables that grow well through the cool autumn weather. Some plants need longer days and a bit warmer soil to really get started, but all produce through the end of the year. You can start seed in August by growing your starts in a cool shady spot in the garden.

Add a burst of fresh color to the fall landscape with mums. This traditional fall flower is still a favorite of many. These fall beauties come in a wide range of colors and provide weeks of floral beauty.

Many of the vegetables we grow in our gardens produce seeds, and if they're harvested and stored correctly they have the potential to grace us with free plants. Late summer is the perfect time to start collecting seeds

This one-level home on a wonderful property in the prestigious Southview Trails Community boasts a large living room with gas fireplace, formal dining room, beautiful upgraded eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, all stainless steel appliances and adjacent oversized walk-in pantry and laundry combo.

We took a major leap and modernized our home hardwood floors, not laminate but hardwood. Everyone is telling us various ways to clean and maintain and we are confused. What is the best way to clean our hardwood floors. -Mike and Judy, Prescott.

After a busy summer of vacations, BBQs, and garden care, it is fun to turn our attention to planting. Fall is a great time to plant perennials, and many garden centers are busy refreshing their supply of perennial plants.

Surprises abound in the gardens when it comes to uplifting scents. Brushing up against a Scented Geranium as it fills the patio with the taste of citrus. These plants not only smell great but also repel mosquitos and flies; most are javelina and animal-resistant.

A new selection of homesites and spec homes have just been released in Westwood at Deep Well Ranch. As Prescott’s premiere new home community, Westwood is the ideal place to plant roots in your dream home.

Recently we had a paver driveway installed and would like tips on sealing the pavers. — Matt and Joanie, Prescott Valley

Mint plants, Mentha, are among the most commonly grown plants in Arizona gardens. It is easy to see why mints are so famous.