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Timeless grace best describes this distinctive proper-ty, where tranquility is only the beginning. With fam-ily and friends, share the joys of togetherness - the chime of glasses raised to sunsets and melodies of the sea and singing crickets and lilting laughter - all, voices in the choir of joyful noise. In the village of Irvington, but with a richly warm, rural feel. Unsur-passed views. 8’ MLW. Ancient trees ....... $890,000.

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Spring has officially sprung. Okay, so it’s still a tad chilly and it’s not exactly shorts

and tee-shirts weather. But the season officially arrived by calendar on March 20 and the daffodils and tree buds are starting to bloom.

Our thoughts have shifted from snow shovels to garden tools and spring cleaning.

It’s time to de-clutter, scale down, maybe even invest in a tiny house. Check out the plans of a recent retiree.

If sprucing up the house is your goal, then take a tip from Iris Treakle of White Stone, who has turned a circa 1914 Victorian farmhouse, purchased at auction, into a showplace filled with thrift store finds.

Want to protect those valuable finds? We’ve investigated the latest home security systems, from professionally-installed systems to do-it-yourself ones purchased at big box stores.

Spring also means it’s time for garden week tours. We’ve highlighted ones in Gloucester County, Essex County and the Northern Neck’s Colonial Beach. Take a trip to those locales to tour antique, elegant and interesting properties.

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Reprinted in part from Arthri-tis and Gardening: A Guide for Home Gardeners and Small-Scale Producers, supplied by the National AgrAbility Project.

Gardening is one of Amer-ica’s most popular hob-bies. In addition to the

enjoyment it brings, gardening is a great activity for maintaining one’s range of motion, bone den-sity and strength, joint flexibility, and overall quality of life. It has also been shown to relieve stress, anxiety, and depression. Getting outdoors to soak up the sunshine and fresh air can help your mood, giving you a chance to relax and get your mind off the problems of the day.

Many people with arthritis pain or limitations may think they have to give up this popular pastime. However, with a little education, the right tools, and an open mind, even those with arthritis should be able to enjoy the popular pastime.

Tasks like bending, kneeling, pulling, lifting, and carrying, associated with gardening, can cause joint stress and pain for those with arthritis. But pre-plan-ning can help.

While some gardeners may dream of acres of vegetables, fruits, or flowers, this may not be possible or practical if arthritis or other physical limitations are involved. Among the things to consider are garden type, size, and location; plants to grow; and, based on those decisions, the necessary tools and accessories. Type of garden

While traditional gardening usually refers to raising plants in a ground-level plot, other types of gardens can be advantageous for those with arthritis. These include raised bed, tabletop, con-tainer, hanging basket, and tower or trellis gardens. Growing plants in these alternative settings can minimize having to reach, bend, or kneel, which can reduce strain on the back, knees, shoul-ders, and arms. They usually are lower maintenance, requiring less weeding and watering when mulched and allow for easier harvesting.

• Raised bed gardens are usu-ally soil-filled wood, brick, or

concrete block frames placed directly on the ground or other hard surface.

• Tabletop gardens are gener-ally large wooden or plastic boxes placed on legs to raise the garden surface to table level or an appro-priate height for the user. These are especially useful to those who use a walker, wheelchair, or scooter, or those who must sit or stand up while gardening.

• Container gardens can con-sist of pots, boxes, barrels, or any other portable container. Container gardens can be placed at various heights or hung on a wall, and they are especially useful for smaller spaces such as a front porch or patio.

• Tower and trellis gardens can be placed either on the ground or in containers. Size of garden

Whether you are gardening as a hobby or as a source of income, it is very important to plan out the size and scope of the garden. Taking the time to study each type of plant’s growing require-ments, space needs, and amounts of harvest will help. If contain-ers or raised beds are going to be

used, there are more variations and uses of space available than if a ground garden is tilled and planted.

Rows need to be wide enough for walking, carrying baskets and operating cultivating tools such as tillers. Wider row widths can also be mulched to help control weeds. Long rows require more walking, which may be difficult for some, especially when carry-ing heavy containers. If the rows are very long, consider placing a bucket or bale of straw half-way down for resting. What plants would be best to grow?

Selecting lower-maintenance plants can make gardening more enjoyable.

Herbs can be easily grown in containers. Greens such as lettuce, spinach, and kale are cool-weather crops and can be planted and harvested several times. However, some of these crops require ground harvesting in a conventional setting, which requires stooping or kneeling.

Some vegetables can be staked to raise the growing and har-vesting level up to a comfort-

able height. Peas and pole beans grown on trellises are easier to pick.

Perennials, like hostas and peonies, are good options for low maintenance gardening because they only need to be planted once.

Helpful tools and accessories

For gardeners with arthritis, it’s essential to do tasks in the safest way possible, while mini-mizing the physical impact on the back, knees, shoulders, arms, wrists, and hands.

Consider such things as the tool’s weight, handle size and shape, overall length, and grip-ping surface. Choose the light-est weight option yet one that is sturdy enough to do the job. Although a fatter handle may feel comfortable, it may fatigue the hand more quickly. The thumb and forefinger should meet when wrapped around the handle.

A tool with a curved handle may help reduce the amount of wrist bending during a garden-ing task. The handle should have a textured, non-slip surface to minimize the gripping strength

or should be covered with a pli-able material for cushion, com-fort, firmer grip and minimal slippage.

The best hand tools have han-dles designed to keep the wrist straight. Some hand tools have forearm braces that let arms do the work instead of the wrists. Others feature spring- assist han-dles, swivel grips, and ratcheting gears..

Long-handled or telescoping tools allow the gardener to work standing up or sitting without having to reach, bend over, or kneel. They also provide more leverage and can be used with a two-handled grip, which tends to distribute the work load to the larger muscle groups. Adding an extra handle and/or a fore-arm brace to a long-handled tool makes for easier work from the shoulder and elbow.

Creating a place to sit and rest may relieve stress on the lower back, hips, and knees. A seat could be as simple as a large overturned bucket. Folling garden carts can be used to pull tools to the garden and provide a seat.

Gardening with arthritis is doable withthe right attitude, tools and precaution


S omething inexplicable drew Iris Treakle to the Victorian farmhouse she now calls Southern Charm Manor on Ocran Road in White Stone.

It wasn’t until months after purchasing the house and its surrounding three-plus acres and outbuildings that she stumbled upon a family connection. Apparently Treakle’s grandfather Henry Mitchell could have helped build the house and he also was com-pelled to buy property at an auction.

“So 85 years later, here I go buying a house at auction just like he did, and it’s a house he could have helped build,” she said. “No wonder this house kept calling me.”

Treakle bought the house for a mere $125,000 in an auction on July 29, 2016. The three-story home actually belonged to her late in-laws and her father-in-law had instructions in his will that the home be auctioned off exactly one-year after his death.

“Something just drew me to this house,” she said. “And I didn’t even tell [my husband] Brian I was going to bid on it.”

Prior to the auction, she contacted her bank to see if she was eli-gible for a loan on her own, then showed up at the auction with a friend. Her husband thought the friend was doing the bidding and all she remembers hearing is a loud, “WHAT?” when he realized she’d purchased the house over two other bidders.

“This was something I wanted to do on my own, something I could say was my own,” said Treakle.

She closed on the house a month later then was struck with not one but two family tragedies, including the death of her dad and sister, which delayed work for a couple of months.

“I have dedicated all the work [to my dad],” she said. “He believed

Renovating charm:

Layers of wallpaper were stripped off the walls in the foyer.

The original plaster walls in the foyer were stripped of wallpaper, cleaned and painted.

Iris Treakle pulls the extension on one end of a table she uses as an island in her kitchen. The table extends at both ends to make a long dining table if needed.

A ‘do-it-yourself’ projectby Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi

Flowers and stuffed animals adorn a guest room for Iris Treakle’s great-nieces. A bear, wearing a red and purple hat at the head of the bed, coordinates with the picture overhead.


The Victorian farmhouse on the day Iris Treakle purchased it at auction in 2016.

With red and black chairs and lots of greenery, the front porch is inviting.

Dozens of dolls and porcelain figurines fill the children’s playroom.

Even the items used in the smallest of decorative details was purchased secondhand.

an old home like his had great bones and he believed in bringing things back.”Treakle is the fourth owner of the home, which was originally built in 1914 for

Capt. William Bellows by Raymond Humphreys. It was then purchased by Raymond and Evangeline Robinson from New Jersey in the 1960s and then in 1994 by Treak-le’s in-laws, Paul and Carol Treakle.

After the renovations, Treakle was given the book, The Men All Singing, which fea-tured a photo and a little history of her home. Apparently, it was used by local ship captains as a meet-ing place and a menhaden fishery may have been founded around the dining room table. Treakle’s grand-father worked for Humphreys and may have helped build the house.

The property includes three acres with a barn and two-car garage. The four-bedroom, three-bath home was completely empty when Treakle purchased it. There was wall-to-wall carpet and old gold linoleum throughout the 2800-square-foot home. “And wallpaper everywhere,” she said.

She began the tedious task of stripping the walls of paper and ripping up carpet to reveal original tongue-and-groove pine floors.

She replaced the linoleum in the kitchen and ran a new wood floor through the kitchen, office and foyer. She kept the original hardwoods on the second floor. She pulled the red carpeting off the stairs and refinished the hardwood.

But furnishing the expansive home, after living in a 900-

This corner wine rack was a steal for the purchase price of about $20 from a local thrift store.

“So 85 years later, here I go buying a house at auction just like he did, and it’s a house he could have helped build. No wonder this house kept calling me.” ––Iris Treakle

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The kitchen remodel included painted cabinets, new flooring and new appliances. Kitchen before the remodel.

Everything in the formal living room, including the lamps and unusual wall clock, was purchased at a thrift or consignment store.

The master bedroom includes a four-post bed and the original wooden door.

plus square foot cottage for many years, seemed like a daunting task. Treakle tackled it by thrift shopping. Yes, thrift shopping.

An insurance agent by day, Treakle is a weekend trash-to-treasure hunter. In fact, she should have her own HGTV show alongside Flea Market Flip or I Brake for Yard Sales. She brakes for local consignment and thrift stores.

“I only paid $4,100 for everything in this house,” said Treakle, who completely furnished the home with second-hand finds and depart-ment store linens, curtains and rugs.

“The cost of the house, the renovations and all the furnishings in every room was $189,790. I saved every receipt,” she said. “We have very talented and reasonable professionals here in the Northern Neck and the thrift shops and consignment shops are fabulous.”

There were some big ticket items for sure, like replacing all 38 win-dows in the house, putting in central air conditioning and replacing the roof and hot water heater. But she saved on the furnishings.

“When I was president of the [Lancaster By The Bay Chamber], I wanted to be ‘boots on the ground,’ so I was in town every Saturday in all the stores,” she said. “And that’s the key, going to the consignment and thrift stores once a week, because they get so many new things.”

She stumbled upon a beautiful metal wine rack still in its box when it had just arrived at one store. The pair of matching occasional chairs in her formal living were new arriv-als at another.

As she renovated the house, she collected chairs, beds, tables, cabi-nets and knickknacks and stored them in the two-car garage.

Ironically, the piece-meal pur-

“I was able to furnish this whole house with beautiful things and it didn’t cost me a fortune, and it was all pur-chased locally.” ––Iris Treakle

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Iris Treakle chose to leave the wallpaper in the dining room. The new “used” dining table includes multiple leaves and easily seats eight.

chases came together and her home looks professionally decorated. Paintings, like the one of cats wearing purple and red hats, in a guest room for her nieces, match perfectly the stuffed bear wearing a purple and red hat that sits on the bed.

A chair in the master bedroom matches identically the pattern in her rug. They were purchased at different shops.

Every painting in the house was purchased at a thrift store. All the blue and white pottery in her kitchen, the crystal vases and bowls in her dining room, the dozen or so porcelain dolls and figurines in her nieces’ playroom — all purchased at second-hand stores. Even the red comforter set in her guest bedroom was found, new in its original packaging, for a mere $20 at a consignment store.

“I was able to furnish this whole house with beautiful things and it didn’t cost me a fortune, and it was all purchased locally,” she said.

She has made the house a home and brought the beauty back to its old bones. “I love this house,” she said. “It just called to me for some reason. I feel like every

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When spring is here, home-owners are often eager to get out-side and spruce up their yards. It’s important when doing so to keep safety in mind.

“Before you use a mower, trim-mer, blower, chain saw, pruner or other piece of outdoor power equipment this season, it’s impor-tant to refresh yourself on han-dling and safety procedures,” said Kris Kiser, president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), an international trade association representing outdoor power equipment, small engine and utility vehicle manu-facturers and suppliers.

These six tips can help:1. Read your owner’s

manual. Follow all guidelines for your outdoor power equipment. If you have lost your manual, look it up online (and save a copy on your computer for easy reference in the future).

2. Inspect equipment. Check for loose belts and missing or damaged parts. Replace any parts needed or take your equipment to a qualified service representative for servicing.

3. Drain old fuel. Never leave fuel sitting in the gas tank of your equipment for more than 30 days. Untreated gasoline (without a fuel stabilizer) left in the system will deteriorate, which may cause starting or running problems and, in some cases, damage to the fuel system.

4. Protect your power by using only E10 or less fuel in outdoor power equipment. Some gas stations may offer 15 percent ethanol (E15) gas or higher-ethanol fuel blends but any fuel containing more than 10 percent ethanol can damage—and is illegal to use in—small engine equipment not designed for it.

5. Store fuel safely. Label your fuel can with the date of purchase and ethanol content of the fuel. Never put “old” gas in your out-door power equipment. Always store fuel out of the reach of children or pets and in approved containers.

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Keep your flower vases filled all summer long with beau-

tiful blossoms picked right from your own garden and containers. Growing seeds, plants and tender bulbs that can double as cut flow-ers makes it easy to create casual, fresh-cut bouquets for your dinner table, guest room or to share with family and friends.

For early spring flowers, look to spring-blooming bulbs like tulips and daffodils, and cool weather annuals like pansies and snapdragons. Clipping branches from trees and shrubs such as forsythia, quince and daphne is another good way to bring spring into your home. Your perennial garden can provide bleeding heart, iris, hellebores, peonies and much more.

If the selection in your spring garden is limited, strike up a trade with a friend. Pick some of theirs in the spring and share some of yours in the summer. Then make a note to add more spring-bloom-ing bulbs and perennials to your landscape.

Gladiolas and dahlias add pizazz to summer and fall bou-quets. These spring-planted bulbs combine nicely with other summer flowers and they con-tinue to bloom well after other flowers have faded in the heat of late summer. Get some free help planning your additions with the “How to Design a Cutting Garden” article found at long-field-gardens.com.

The flower-packed spikes of gladiolas are available in a rain-bow of colors that will inspire your creativity. These inexpensive bulbs are easy to plant and take up very little space. Start planting in mid spring and continue every two weeks until midsummer for months of colorful flower spikes.

With dahlias, you can choose from dozens of different flower sizes, flower styles and colors. For easy, eye-catching bouquets, plant a color-themed blend. Another option is to select colors that will harmonize with flowers that are already in your gardens such as phlox, sunflowers, asters and lilies.

Hybrid lilies are perennial garden favorites as well as fabu-lous cut flowers. Plant the bulbs of Asiatic lilies, Oriental lilies and Oriental-trumpet lilies in

spring, for color and fragrance that lasts all summer long. To ensure months of flowers, be sure to plant a few bulbs of each type of lily.

Annuals play an essential role in any cut flower garden. Extend your budget by starting zinnias, sunflowers, larkspur and cosmos from seed, and supplement with greenhouse-grown transplants of snapdragons, celosia, amaranth and statice.

Foliage can elevate an ordinary homegrown bouquet from good to great, and your garden can provide all sorts of interesting options. Incorporate the leaves of perennials such as hosta, bap-tisia, artemesia and sage as well as flower farmer favorites such as bells of Ireland, bupleurum and dusty miller. Shrubs such as ninebark, boxwood, viburnum and holly are another source of attractive foliage and some offer colorful berries as well.

Cutting and arranging flow-ers is a fun way to exercise your creativity and bring the beauty of your garden indoors. The more you do it, the easier it gets, and you’ll soon be sharing your flowers with friends, neighbors, family, coworkers and everyone who stops by.

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“Stuff expands to fill available space.”So goes the comedy bit from the

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There’s some truth in jokes.Stuff builds slowly. Pieces of paper pile up.

Things you were going to do sink to the bottom. And the pile becomes intimidating. Disturbing the pile is the hardest step.

Some time ago I developed the “single pile file.” Papers to be processed are put in a single pile. In this way, I know the paper I’m looking for is in the pile that is arranged chronologically.

I used to place things on different shelves. When it came time to retrieve them I’d be look-ing here and there, not really sure which pile they were in.

But every system has to be maintained. I recently went through the “single pile file,” starting at the bottom where items are oldest. Some of what I found amazed me.

Ideas abounded on scraps of paper with notes and sayings, things I’d meant to do—but never did. One example, “In the glow of your smile,

all else is nothing.” There—I used it. You can too, write it on an anniversary card.

Deep in the pile I found things from 8-10 years ago. If I hadn’t done anything with them by now I could safely toss them.

Most of it went in the trash, including notes that I’d scribbled years ago that I’d totally for-gotten. Oh well, I don’t need this . . . that ain’t gonna happen.

I culled my good ideas into a small pile of ideas that may get used. They’re clipped together waiting for me to get back to them. . . .

Life’s leftoversA few of the scraps were saved. But what to

do with them? Clip them all together, put a date on the “file” and use them later. Maybe.

Clearing piles can be rejuvenating. Like when you find a map from 2007 tracing Captain John Smith’s exploration of Chesapeake Bay.

You may find that you don’t remember where some of the stuff came from. So much the better, you can toss it without worry.

I also discovered the “bulldog clips,” those strong spring clips for

holding papers together. You can clamp a pile of papers together and instantly have them in a collection, which is in chronological order. Use smaller bull clips to make sub files.

I don’t trust paper clips—they come undone too easily.

Found and lostWe store things because we think there is

value in them. On a shelf, in a drawer or under the counter they go—out of sight, and soon, out of mind.

But there comes a time to de-clutter. It’s then you find that many things, if not most, have lost their value. You may have worked hard, sacrificed and obsessed for some of them. Now they’re collecting dust in an attic, basement, garage or self-storage center.

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Someday, someone will discover your old stuff. It will take on a new value, perhaps because it’s being given away, or sold for a pittance at an estate sale. It saddens me to see the collection of someone’s life spread on tables and going to the lowest bidder. On the other hand, it’s being recycled. Someone will rejoice with the bargains they find.

Free stuffI was at an estate sale that was about to

end. The manager announced “everything in the garage is free.” People swarmed and picked stuff as fast as they could. They reached in front of each other. I was among them. Free stuff, what could be better?

The frenzy only lasted a few minutes. I remarked to the manager that it was sad to see leftovers from another’s life piled in a garage. As she rolled down the garage door, she said, “It’s a reminder that we don’t take anything with us.” Whoa! I wasn’t ready for that thought.

Moving onI recently helped an elderly lady move

her stuff. She was downsizing, moving in with a daughter. I came away from her house with an empty feeling.

A large construction dumpster in her driveway was half full of things from her past. I watched as she’d look at large framed photos and stuff from the past and recalled what they were. Then they were carried to the final resting place, the dumpster.

The huntI used to enjoy yard sales. Maybe I’ll

find something for nothing, which is the ultimate prize. But I’d drag home some junk, put it in a box and most often forget about it. What was I thinking?

I’ve become a discerning buyer. I ask myself, “Will this end up in the attic?”

Even then, it’s hard to walk away from a bargain.

It’s the thrill of the hunt and what led to this stuff being purchased when it was new.

I read that it takes a lot more mental energy to stop yourself from doing some-thing once you have made a commit-ment. For example, we say, “I’m going shopping.” We want something, anything to make us feel better, or give us some excitement.

We make the commitment to get some-thing, priming us to buy something. Will it be future clutter?

Just look at the growth of self-storage centers for stuff we can’t store at home. What are we going to do with it? Where did I put that?

At a self-storage center sale, the owner was telling people that he has a business clearing stuff from estates. He gets paid to cart the stuff away, then tries to sell it to increase his profits. I got the feeling resell-ing wasn’t worth it to him.

I picked up something and offered him a single dollar bill. He said how about $3? I told him I didn’t want it that bad and started to put it down. He took the dollar from me.

A dollar doesn’t buy much, but for him it was one less thing for him to dispose.

Some native American tribes of the Northwest hold a “potlatch,” a ceremony where property is given away.

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• Embrace your personal taste. Don’t hesitate to deco-rate your walls with art you like. When buying furniture for a home, it can make sense to follow certain rules. For exam-ple, parents of young children might want to purchase dark-colored furnishings that can hide stains. But no such rules should govern your choices of artwork. Art reflects the person who made it, but it also reflects the person who buys it, so buyers should embrace their personal taste when furnishing their homes with art.

• Shop around. Thanks to the internet, billions of pieces of art, from tapestries to pho-tographs to paintings, are at your fingertips. Comparison shopping can be fun and help novices discover their personal tastes. It also can be a great way to support artists. For example, 90 percent of all image royalties on art purchased from YourArt-Gallery.com goes directly to the artist, ensuring much of buyers’ money is going toward support-ing the people responsible for the art they plan to hang in their homes. That can give people a greater sense of pride in their home’s decor.

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Lighting is a key component of curb appeal

Curb appeal can affect pro-spective buyers’ perception of a home. When addressing curb appeal, homeowners may be inclined to focus on features that are easily seen from the street during the day. But what can a homeowner do to improve on his or her home’s nighttime aes-thetic?

Outdoor lighting is one aspect of curb appeal that is often overlooked, advises the home improvement experts at The Spruce. Homeowners may fail to recognize the importance of how proper illumination can provide their homes with a warm glow and make it look beautiful after the sun has set.

Lighting for evening hours also helps maintain a safe envi-ronment for people who are vis-iting the property. Illuminating walkways and doorways pro-vides a clearly visible and safe path to and from the home.

The following are a few ways to improve outdoor lighting.

• Focus on architectural fea-tures. Outdoor lighting can focus on the external features of the home’s architectural style. Use light to draw attention to interest-ing gables, dramatic roof lines, dormers, or curved entryways.

• Play up landscaping. Styl-ish lighting can highlight trees, shrubs, pathways, gardens, and all of the elements of softscapes and hardscapes on a property. The lighting experts at Vernon Daniel Associates say that soft lighting can make homes feel warm and cozy. Uplighting trees or other elements can add a dra-matic effect.

• Light up all doors. Make sure that doors, both entry and garage, are properly lit for ease of entry and egress from the home. Safety.com, a home and personal security resource, says a home burglary occurs every 15 seconds in the United States. Installing motion-activated lights or lights on timers can deter break-ins. Consider using home automation to control porch lights and other outdoor lights remotely, if necessary.

• Create entertaining areas. Outdoor lighting can be used to extend the hours residents can spend outside. This is great for entertaining and can be an excel-lent selling point.


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system.The demand for security products in homes, businesses, churches

and museums has grown as technology and general acceptance and affordability of security systems has grown.

Michaelene Fortner of Starbrite Security Inc. in Mathews Court House has been in the home security business since the company was founded in 1991. The firm specializes in the install and repair of electronic security systems and fire alarm systems.

She said that over the past 28 years her business has grown on the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula as more second and third homeowners have come into the area.

"So many people moving into this area come from areas where the people living there would not think of not having security in their homes," she said. "Summer homes and cottages are vacant much of the year, which encourages owners to install equipment to protect their properties."

Insurance companiesInsurance companies are encouraging homeowners to install moni-

toring alarm fire systems in their homes and, on an average, insur-ance discounts for home security is 20%.

Jason Knott, a specialist in home security, wrote in an article that nationwide fire and lightning claims are almost 10 times higher than claims for burglaries. Knott also wrote that discounts from insurance companies sometimes can be substantial enough to pay a portion of the monitoring costs or installation of the system.

The systems usually need to have the ability to notify the fire depart-ment, whether or not anyone is at home or able to call for help, and this is vital in reducing the cost of claims and protecting building occupants, he wrote.

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systems are more affordable, versatile and dependable than ever before. A 2011 Rutgers University study stated that the availability of home security systems to middle class homeowners has helped reduce crime. It also stated that an alarmed single-family home is more than 60% less likely to be burglarized than a similar home with-out an alarm.

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Michaelene Fortner, owner of Starbrite Security Inc. at Mathews Court House demonstrates how the main Honeywell "keypad" monitors security at the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal building in Gloucester Court House. Security was installed in 2000 and later updated throughout the building.

Security features Standard home security systems may include features like motion

detectors that when triggered, alert authorities or the home security company. More advanced home security systems might include ele-ments like security cameras, which can be viewed from a centralized terminal or internet, depending on the specifics of the configuration.

Another feature called home automation or smart home security allows homeowners to use devices such as cell phones, smartphones or tablets that can be accessed on a daily basis to control many of the features inside the home. Tablets can be used to check up on security camera's feed while at work or on vacation. A smartphone can be used to remotely control elements like door locks or motion detectors.

Not only can a home security system help protect the home from


robbers, fires and CO poisoning, many of the added features can also help homeowners check in on their home when away for an extended period of time.

Self-installed systemsSimplesafe is a home security self-installed system that can be pur-

chased and installed by the homeowner. It includes sensors and cam-eras so small and precise that it can tell the difference between an intruder and the family pet. The placement of the devices is up to the homeowner. It is designed to work through "power outages, storms, downed WiFi, and cut phonelines.” The do-it-yourself version costs $289.93 but there are others. For instance, lMeshbean Wireless Home Security can be purchased at Walmart for $92.99.

Professional installationAdvantages of working with a installation company, said Fortner of

Starbrite, would be that she works with the homeowner individually to "specifically" determine his or her needs. "I always ask the homeown-ers what do they want when the job is finished?" she said.

"We can do custom work for a homeowner who just wants a motion detector," she said. "They don't have to buy all the other gadgets that come in a packaged system that they don't need.

"It is all about getting to know the customer, their home or busi-ness building and their wants and desires," said Fortner. "I'm straight forward with customers and I listen to their wants and then I tell them

what I can do and I give them a price."We've done this for 28 years and we have an understanding of the

business that a first-time buyer of a self-install home security kit will not have when it comes to the best placement and installation of equip-ment," Fortner said.

"When you get right down to it, it is all about what you want to pro-tect your home, family and property," she said. "We can make a system that will work and give you what you want. We do it all the time."

Maintenance of a system should also be considered, said Fortner. Starbrite Security uses mostly Honeywell products, which have a his-tory of reliability and good accessibility of parts to fix a problem.

"If something goes wrong we are here, in the area, to fix it and we can get the parts pretty quick," she said. "We have a one-year warranty on work and equipment and when there is a problem we are right there to fix it," she said.

After there were two break-ins in 2000 inside of the newspaper build-ing of the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, publisher Elsa Verb-yla hired Starbrite Security to install and maintain a security system throughout the building and property.

"The break-ins prompted us to install security but we have it as much for fire protection as anything else," said Verbyla. "We have the fire-house next door and I'm thankful for that. Our security system is just another tool for making and keeping our building safe."

Motion detectors are used by many businesses in the area to discourage burglaries. The motion detector above was installed in the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal in Gloucester Court House by Starbrite Security Inc. of Mathews Court House.

Michaelene Fortner and Daniel Perkins of Starbrite Security provide the most updated security for some of the largest businesses, museums and homes in the area. The firm primarily uses Honeywell products because of its history of reliability and availability of parts.


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Gloucester County's rich history dates from just after the settlement of Jamestown in 1607. Its role during the American Revolution was pivotal. The southern tip of the county’s peninsula extends into the York River and is directly across from Yorktown. This prime military van-tage point is the location of one of this tour’s properties, Little England, built in 1716. Visitors will enjoy access to additional private homes and grounds, including Sweet-grass, a low-country style home that looks across the Severn River to Warner Hall, George Washington’s great-great-grandfather’s estate. Also open is Belvinhem Quay, which overlooks Timberneck Creek and is the light-filled home of an artist. Abingdon Episcopal Church, the larg-est Colonial church in Virginia and one of only eight built in the form of a Latin cross, will be the tour headquar-ters. All properties are in the community of Hayes.

The tour will be hosted by The Garden Club of Gloucester. For more information contact Durfee Betts, chair, at 617-448-3724 or Peggy Montgomery, co-chair, at 804-516-5261 or [email protected].

TicketsTickets include admission to four tour locations and

many other historic/educational sites. Guidebook and local brochures with area maps will be available at the tour headquarters and all tour locations. Children age 12 and under will be admitted free. No single-house tickets will be sold.

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Day-of-tour tickets will be $45 per person and will be available at the tour headquarters, Abingdon Episcopal Church, and on tour day by credit card, cash or check. Tickets will not be available at the houses.

Tour proceeds fund the restoration and preservation of more than 40 of Virginia’s historic public gardens and landscapes, a research fellowship program, and a Garden Club of Virginia Centennial project with Virginia State Parks.

Headquarters Abingdon Episcopal Church, 4645 George Washington

Memorial Hwy., Hayes (White Marsh) 23072. Lunches, tours of the church, live organ music, tickets and local brochure with map will be available on tour day. Direc-tions to Abingdon Episcopal Church: from the Coleman Bridge, follow George Washington Memorial Hwy. (Rt. 17) north for 6.8 mi. past Hayes to White Marsh. The church is on the east (right) side 1.1 mile after Brays Point Rd. and the Exxon station. From the north, follow Route 17 south past Gloucester Courthouse for 5 miles. Pass the White Marsh Shopping Center on your right and the church is .5 mile on the west (left) side.

Ticket includes admission to the following 4 proper-ties:

Abingdon Episcopal ChurchAbingdon parish was established in 1650—43 years

after the first British settlement at Jamestown. The cur-rent building was erected between 1751 and 1755 on land donated by George Washington’s grandfather. Built in the shape of a Latin cross, it is Virginia's largest colo-nial church and the third largest in the colonies. Much of the interior is original. The reredos (Lord's Prayer, Apostles’ Creed and Ten Commandment tablets), the top section of the high three-decker pulpit, the baptis-mal font, the stone floor in the north and south aisles, and major portions of the wainscot paneling are all of

original construction. The two balcony galleries, used for wealthy plantation owners instead of the typical slave galleries, are the most complete example from the colonial period. It was in the northwest portion of one of these galleries that young Thomas Jefferson attended worship when visiting his friend John Page. During the Civil War, the church was occupied by federal troops who used the building as a stable and the wood and pews as firewood. The colonial silver donated in 1703, the pulpit, and some additional furnishings had been removed for safekeeping and are in use today. The church is known for its large collection of historic trees; a self-guided map is available for touring the grounds. Abingdon Episco-pal Church was one of the stops on the first Gloucester Garden Week Tour in 1929—90 years ago.

Belvinhem QuayAccessed via shuttle from Abingdon Elementary

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Creek with views of the early 1700s farmhouse on Tim-berneck Farm. The house is large and open and is burst-ing with an extensive art collection. Owner Leslie Belvin, an artist herself, has some of her own works displayed. The collection includes oils, watercolors, prints and sculpture, with a concentration on portraiture in every

Gloucester tour to feature four properties

Sweetgrass


Garden Week – �medium. A mostly glass wall in the living room bathes the art collection in natural light. The usual public rooms and bedrooms are augmented by a game room, an art room for drawing and painting, and a home theater. Mature trees around the property give the home a green and lovely ambience. Boating or just relaxing in hammocks are easily accessed on the pier. The beach sitting area lures the visitor to sit and contemplate water and sky and a private tennis court greets visitors at the property entrance. Belvinhem Quay is open for the first time. Leslie and Keith Belvin are the owners.

Little England Farm8066 Little England Road, Hayes 23072

Originally called Sarah's Creek House, this property occupies a point between the York River and Sarah's Creek and enjoys sweeping views of water on three sides. A prime military vantage point, which served as a lookout for ships during the Battle of Yorktown, as a hospital for wounded soldiers during the war of 1812 and as a garrison during the Civil War, Little England Farm lies almost directly across the York River from the site of Cornwallis' surrender in Yorktown during the Ameri-can Revolution. It occupies 58 acres of open landscape with meadows, white fences and grazing horses. The property, a 14-room Georgian brick home with a slate roof, is one of Virginia’s least altered and best preserved colonial plantation homes. The central portion was built by John Perrin in 1716 from a design by Sir Christopher Wren using Flemish bond brickwork. The flanking white clapboard extensions include the original frame house built prior to 1690, which currently serves as the kitchen, and a 1950s addition. In the 1716 section, the windows are a striking 7 feet tall under 13-foot ceilings, and the brass doorknobs and locks on the main doors are original. The current owners have decorated the old house with a mix of con-temporary furniture and art resulting in a home full of surprises. Karen and Steve Barrs are the owners.

Sweetgrass4523 Osprey Lane, Hayes 23072

This property enjoys dramatic views of the northwest branch of the Severn River, overlooking pastoral Warner Hall built by George Washington’s great-great-grand-father on the earliest land grant in Virginia. Built in 2007, Sweetgrass is airy and open and would be right at home in South Carolina's low country. The predominat-ing colors are blue and grey throughout, giving a summery ambience of river, water and sand. The dining room holds a collection of porcelain. Of the myriad interest-ing artworks, a standout is the portrait of a southern lady over the antique chest in the foyer and the serene landscape over the mantelpiece. The name of the house is inspired by the handwoven baskets that are made exclusively in the coastal area of South Carolina, many of which are on display throughout the home. The copper gas lights out front are from Charleston. Dr. and Mrs. Vaughan Howard are the owners.

Lunches$12 pre-ordered box lunches from Nuttall Country Store and VA Blue Crab will be

available for pick-up at tour headquarters. The VA Blue Crab food truck will also be available at tour headquarters serving crab cakes, crab soup and other crab special-ties from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The parish house will be open for lunchtime seating with the organist playing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pre-order box lunches from Nuttall Store (804) 693-3067 or [email protected], and from VA Blue Crab (804) 694-7990, both by Friday, April 19. Gumbeau’s Catering will provide French-countryside themed soups, sandwiches, cheeses and salads from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Brent & Becky’s Bulbs, 7900 Daffodil Lane.

ParkingAvailable at Abingdon Episcopal Church, Little England and Sweetgrass. Belvin-

hem Quay is only accessible by shuttles. Shuttles will pick up and drop off at Abing-don Elementary School located at 7087 Powhatan Dr., Hayes.

Special eventsLemonade and cookies are complimentary and served from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at

Belvinhem Quay. Take the shuttle from Abingdon Elementary School.Art in the Garden will take place at Brent & Becky’s Bulbs at at 7900 Daffodil

Lane, Gloucester 23072 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will showcase art and garden vendors as well as plein air painters in the garden.

Master Gardeners tours are available of Brent & Becky’s Bulb’s Chesapeake Bay-friendly gardens from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. See address above.

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The Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula’s public tour, “A Tidewater Preservation and Restoration in Essex County,” will be held on Friday, May 3. The

event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is part of the Garden Club of Virginia’s Historic Garden Week in Virginia.

Five Dunnsville area homes located in lower Essex County just off Route 17 South will be open. Four of the homes, dating to the 18th century and often referred to as Tidewater South, share common architectural features: gabled roofs, dormer windows, and a large chimney at either end. The fifth house is a reconstructed farm house featuring original fireplace and mantel, barn wood floors, and river views. The tour features interior floral designs by garden club members, elegant and period furnishings, gardens, and restored out-buildings that reflect colonial life.

All proceeds from this tour support the mission of the Garden Club of Virginia: restore historic gardens and landscapes, conserve Virginia’s natural resources, inspire a love of gardening, and provide education for members and the public.

Tickets may be purchased for $30 in advance by visit-ing www.vagardenweek.org. Tickets are available for $35 on tour day at Rappahannock Christian Church, tour headquarters, located at 339 Dunnsville Rd., Dunns-ville, VA 22454. A marketplace of regional vendors at Rappahannock Christian Church will feature jewelry, crafts, and plants.

Ben Lomond269 Ben Lomond Road, Dunnsville

Ben Lomond, a home rich in American and Virginia history, is owned by Craig Shirley, renowned biographer of Ronald Reagan and presidential historian, and his wife and editor Zorine. The Shirleys purchased Ben Lomond in 2014. The house was built as a half-house in 1730 with a wide hall and two rooms on the main floor and the same on the second floor over a large English basement. The house remained as such through many owners: the Youngs, Dunns, Richards, Evans, Hayes and Matthews. In 1838, Muscoe Garnett married Sarah Gatewood and they purchased the home from the heirs of Kemp Gatewood, Sarah's father. Muscoe Garnett was the first judge of Essex County and a member of the House of Delegates. In the early 1840s he had a mirror addition added to the home which made it the foursquare Georgian that exists today. Many of the brass H and L hinges, brass lock boxes and door knobs remain in the house. The property originally extended to the Rappahannock River with wide sweeping views from the back portico and from the rooftop obser-vatory.

In the antebellum years, there were dependencies on each corner of the house: the office/school, the kitchen, stable/carriage house, the Men's House for bachelor males, and a greenhouse. The well and one dependency still remain; the others were sold to pay taxes in the 1800s.

The Garnetts had five sons. Three died early in the Civil War and the remaining two died within a week of each

other, one in battle and the other from “sickness after cav-alry battle.” The early demise of their mother was proba-bly a result of this tragic loss. They are buried in the family plot on the grounds of Ben Lomond along with Revolu-tionary War and Civil War soldiers.

Muscoe then married Mary Tyler; they had a daugh-ter named Mary, who saw the gradual decline of the once beautiful home. After 114 years in the Garnett family, the house was sold in 1952 to Captain and Mrs. Charles Baird who restored and modernized the house. Subsequent owners continued the restoration.

The portraits of Muscoe and Sarah Garnett grace the center hall; a mural in the dining room depicts the town of Tappahannock and the surrounding countryside as it would have looked in the early 1800s. Views of the Rappahannock River can be seen from the back portico and from the rooftop observatory.

Riverside264 Lower Field Road, Dunnsville

Riverside, located in Ware’s Wharf, Dunnsville, is a blending of old and new. The original home, c1900 and subsequently added on 11 times, was substantially reno-vated in 2015-2016 by the Taliaferro family. Patsy and Spottswood Taliaferro currently reside in the home. A modern yet traditional design, the home retains several original features. The fireplace from the 1900s house

was dismantled and reconstructed with the same bricks along with the original mantel. Two of the banisters going upstairs are from the old house, and the wooden inlay in the front entrance hall are boards from the original floor. Another homage to the past is the first floor heart pine boards that were taken from a 19th-century barn from Lily Mount, the Taliaferros' family home in Caret. Although not original, the rosettes around the windows and doors are replicas of the ones in the old house. Family portraits and antiques mix with a modern kitchen and contempo-rary art to give this home a sense of appreciation for the past and the present. A view of the Rappahannock River can be seen from most of the rooms.

Aspen Grove1234 Wares Mill Road, Dunnsville

Aspen Grove, owned by Paige and John Garrett, was built by James Cauthorne, c1721. Just as it must have looked in the earlier century, it appears today in the middle of a field beside a winding country lane. The original center section of the hall and parlor family design, or one room and a hall downstairs with an enclosed stairway leading to a bedroom above, was enlarged in 1810 to include the pres-ent parlor and a second upstairs room. In 1993, Red Dog, a 16-by-16-foot, two-story 1770's house in Sperryville, was dismantled and then reassembled as a master bedroom wing on the right rear of Aspen Grove. Other structures

May 3 house tour to highlight ‘Tidewater Preservation and Restoration in Essex County’

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Rose Hill

Aspen Grove

Woodland Manor

Riverside

on the 80-acre farm also date to the 18th century: the smokehouse, the pool house, the former kitchen of Red Dog, and the workshop, a portion of a 1790's barn. In the yard, a brick dependency from the 1780s functions as a guesthouse. In 2016, John Garrett, builder and owner of Virginia Building Solutions, added a two-story addition in keep-ing with the style of the 18th-century house. Gardens on the property include a fenced cottage garden and an informal, pool-side garden with shrubs and carpet roses.

Rose Hill305 Dunnsville Road, Dunnsville

Set just two miles from the Rappahannock River lies Rose Hill, built by James Dunn, c1790. Flowers, shrubs and trees planted by the Dunn family, who lived in Rose Hill for 190 years, fill the yard. The two-story frame dwelling with basement is entered through a broad doorway into a wide center hall. To the left of the hall is a story-and-a-half addition built in 1843. The staircase to the upstairs is original as are the five fireplaces in the house. A bathroom with a fireplace is the result of reconfiguring the upstairs to accommodate electricity and running water during a renovation in the late 1960s. The upstairs floors are original heart pine. Many window panes are hand-blown and original to the house. The brick floor in the basement is laid in a herringbone pattern in dirt while the brick chimneys on either side are in different bonds: one English, the other Flemish. In 1993, owners Elizabeth and Scot A. Katona erected a rear wing which expanded the kitchen and added a bedroom and bath in keeping with the style of the house.

Woodland Manor26275 Tidewater Trail, Dunnsville

Sycamores, magnolias, and boxwoods beckon a step into the past at Woodland Manor, c1790. Its first floor interior consists of high ceilings with a wide central hall-way and a room to either side; two more rooms are upstairs. Each room, as well as the English basement, has a fireplace with an original mantel, and original heart pine floors are on all three floors. One room is completely furnished in the style of a 1920's bedroom, and some antique furnishings are on display throughout the house. Interior chimneys are located at either end of the building. From 1847 to 1849, Woodland func-tioned as a girls school; today, it serves as a venue for weddings and special events. A room has been added in the back that now serves as a dining hall, and the basement is used as a pub. Woodland Manor, owned by Linda Ludeke, is an example of retaining the integrity of a historical home while making it functional in the 21st century.

Places of interestThe following places of interest to visit on the day of the tour are within walking

distance of each other in nearby Tappahannock: The Essex Inn built in 1851 and located at 203 Duke Street. House and grounds are

open to garden tour guests with a wine and cheese sampling from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Essex County Museum and Historical Society, 218 Water Lane.Tappahannock Artists Guild, 200 Prince Street.St. John’s Episcopal Church, 216 Duke Street.Essex County Courthouse, 305 Prince Street.


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Northern Neck tour to focus on 'The Playground on the Potomac'

The Garden Club of Virginia and the Garden Club of the Northern Neck on May 1 will host the annual Historic Garden Week tour in Colonial Beach, "The

Playground on the Potomac."This small town, bordered by the Potomac River and

Monroe Bay, has melded its river, beach, and fishing resort history with today’s bird sanctuaries, unspoiled beauty and golf-cart attitude to make it a favorite spot to come and play.

In this quiet northwestern part of Virginia’s historic Westmoreland County and the Northern Neck, visitors will experience the second-longest public beach in Virginia, bungalows, cottages and easy coastal living.

The tour will feature five homes. Tour hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Starfish CottageStarfish Cottage, 1203 Irving Avenue, is a perfect 1930's

beach bungalow that relishes spectacular vistas of the Potomac River. From its whimsical décor to its quintessen-tial wraparound screen porch this home personifies the atti-tude and magnetism of this river beach community. Notice the vintage ‘30s features throughout the cottage: pine floors, glass doorknobs, interesting moldings, and exposed beamed ceilings. The rear garden is alive with summer color featuring a myriad of roses and hydrangea. Don’t miss the classic customized 1957 Chevy golf cart. The home is owned by Glenn and Teri Lewis.

Sweetwater HallSweetwater Hall, 1109 Irving Avenue, is a "new" Victo-

rian, built in 2010. The current owners purchased the prop-erty in 2018. It has been modeled from an original family home onsite, using the same footprint and floor plan. Light and water dominate the house through its 69 windows. The upstairs veranda could cause one to spend hours doing nothing but soaking in the activities on the water, beach and sidewalk. The home is owned by Thomas and Julia Savage.

WideRiverWideRiver, 121 Irving Avenue, overlooks the town beach.

The original two-story wood frame house dates to 1886 and was built by John B. Hammond, a well-known early devel-oper. The house reflects similarities to another Hammond development project, the Bell House, the once summer home of Alexander Graham Bell. The two-bedroom, one-bath cot-tage on the property was constructed in 2017. Although the cottage mirrors many features of the main house, it was built in the Katrina shotgun style used in post-Katrina, La. The home is owned by Neil Austriaco and Terry Miller.

Duff HouseDuff House, 910 Bryant Avenue offers a cottage-style

design. The interior deviates from that typical style, how-ever, to accommodate an extensive collection of American

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Starfish Cottage

and European watercolors, etchings, paintings, lithographs and Japanese woodblock prints. The house and environs continue to evolve as the owners add to their outdoor living spaces. There is a sampling of special perennials and colorful seasonal plantings. Japan maples and crepe myrtles add texture and diversity to the 400 shrubs, tress and perennials installed in the fall of 2018. The home is owned by James and Brenda Duff.

Redman HouseRedman House, 943 Bryant Avenue, offers a coastal style.

Built in 2004 and purchased by the current owners in 2011 it was updated and expanded to provide adequate space for an ever-growing family and pets. The property features a six-bedroom family home, a three-bedroom guesthouse with in-ground pool, and a separate teen space for four. Boasting expansive private waterfront views and access, the main house opens to multi-level decks with fully outfitted bar and private dock. Ornamental grasses and landscaping add to the beauty. The home is owned by Jon and Robin Redman.

Tour informationTickets and free trolley services are available at the Commu-

nity Center tour headquarters, 717 Marshall Avenue. Guests are asked leave their private vehicles at the headquarters parking lot.

The trolleys will circle the route of the five open houses and the Riverview Inn continuously throughout the day beginning at 10 a.m. Complimentary refreshments will be served at the River-view Inn, 24 Hawthorn Street. Garden Club members will serve as hostesses on each trolley to answer questions and provide

WideRiver

Duff House

guidance. Advance tickets ate $25. Tour day tickets are $35. Advance tickets

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There are 14 local restaurants and fast food options in Colonial Beach. For bus and group tour, or dining information, contact Gail Sigler at [email protected] or 804-472-2409.


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T iny homes, or living spaces which occupy 400 square feet of space or less, have become a big trend in America today. The tiny home

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Modern consumers are considering tiny homes as an affordable, environmentally friendly alternative to traditional houses, which typically require large mortgage payments that tie their owners to a spe-

Due to their small size, and unlike conventional homes, tiny houses can often be purchased outright by their owners, and can be placed on wheels and moved anywhere on a moment’s notice.

These extremely small residential living spaces have grown in popularity since the premiere of shows like HGTV’s Tiny House Hunters or Tiny House, Big Living, which highlight the amazing space-saving tricks that can transform a small amount of physical room into a functional, long-term home.

New homes being constructed across America today are shrinking in square footage, from an average of 2,687 square feet in 2015 to an average of 2,631 square feet in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Though tiny living certainly isn’t for everyone, American residential architecture as a whole has been trending toward smaller, more affordable homes.

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building a tiny home in the Northern Neck. Since the crash of the housing market in 2008, people are increasingly interested in living within their means, he said.

“The trend since the turndown has been smaller. Not necessarily tiny homes, but cut-ting back on square footage,” said Kuykendall. “There’s a lot of focus on scaling down and decluttering these days.”

However, you can’t just place a tiny home anywhere. One of the biggest problems facing tiny home owners is the question of where they can be parked. Depending on where you are in the county, and depending on whether your tiny home is movable or has a foundation in the earth, different zoning laws apply to their construction.

In Northumberland and Lancaster counties, tiny homes are not currently allowed because their small size violates the Virginia Construc-tion Code. For example, the code requires residential spaces to have a minimum ceiling height of seven feet and six inches and Virginia law requires that occupied bedrooms contain at

“We do require special exceptions for single-wide individual manufactured homes in some zoning districts in the county, but they all have more than 400 square feet of space. Regard-less of size, the home would have to meet front, side, and rear yard requirements which can vary according to which zoning district it is being built,” said Don Gill, Lancaster County Administrator.

Though the term tiny home is relatively new, people have been living full-time in small, sus-tainable homes like recreational vehicles, mov-able sheds, or campers, for decades. These tiny living options are more easily moved than typical tiny homes, which are sometimes built into the ground like traditional houses or which require special equipment to be transported and permission to be parked.

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F or people like Jessica Michels-Mancini, who is retiring from her job as an advertising repre-sentative for the Rappahannock Record in April

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“I’ve decided to reclaim my life and do what I want to do, how I want to do it, when I want to do it, and who I want to do it with,” said Michels-Mancini.

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Whether you’re planting a new patch of green from scratch or enhancing an established lawn

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“Timing is everything,” Pittman said. “Fall is the time to renovate your lawn while the ground temperature is still warm. Grass thrives in the cool weather, then goes dormant in the winter. Spring is the time to establish a new lawn.”

While there are many kinds of grass seed, for a climate that’s moderate, Pit-tman said, “Tall fescue is the dominant grass in our area. It’s what most people are growing.” Fescue thrives in 60 to 80 degree temperatures and will tolerate the upper 90s.

Comparing brands like Kentucky 31 and Turf Type Tall Fescue, Pittman explained that Kentucky 31 comes up in bunches and Turf Type spreads out as it grows. “It creates a thicker lawn, and it’s more tolerant of sun and shade.”

Southern States carries a special North-ern Neck blend that includes a mix of fescues with annual rye which provides a quick cover and stays green through winter if planted in the fall.

“The best time to plant it is after Labor Day in the fall, and the second best time is early spring,” Pittman said. Before planting, you might want to test your soil to determine its acidity or PH level. If it’s too acidic, he said, “it prevents plants’ nutrient uptake” and you can add lime to your soil to lower it. Virginia Tech will

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• Water right away if the weather report does not call for rain.

• Keep the seed hydrated by water-ing daily until it germinates. When you start to see the seeds sprout, back off with watering. “You want the roots to go down into the soil looking for water,” Pittman said.

For weed control, there are two kinds of products. Pre-emergent products should be used 16 weeks before planting grass seed so that it won’t kill your grass along with the weeds. Post-emergent formulas are for removing weeds like broadleaf once the growing season has started.

Should you fertilize your lawn to encourage growth? “Absolutely!” said Pittman. There are fertilizers for both new and established lawns. Lawn starter fertil-izer contains phosphorus which boosts growth but if you use too much, plants can’t use it and it builds up and runs off during rainfall creating a dangerous level of fertility in plants and fish.

“The key is being responsible and using all of these products according to directions,” said Pittman.

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