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Christmas in July with the Spring-Klein Chamber of Commerce; at Augusta Pines Golf Club!

Spring Klein Chamber of Commerce Christmas in JulyPlease join us for the 3rd Annual Spring-Klein Chamber Christmas in July Gala and Live Auction at Savannah's at the Augusta Pines Club House.  This years event will take place on Saturday July 31st.  It will have all the ambiance and feeling of Christmas along with dinner, dancing holiday décor, live music and a live auction.  The festivities will start at 6:30 and go until 10:00. 

From 6:30 to 7:00 there will be a cash bar and Jennifer Grassman will be singing some Christmas songs.

After our Christmas in July Christmas dinner we are thrilled to have Congressman Ted Poe as our guest speaker. He will be sharing some of his experiences from when he was a judge and he will also be talking with us about issues that affect our border.

A live auction isn't your normal Christmas theme but it is for the Spring Klein Chamber Christmas in July.  ThChristmas in July with the Spring-Klein Chamber of Commerce at Augusta Pines Golf Clube live auction will feature a number of items from sports memorabilia, Gift Certificates (photography, restaurants), home décor etc. etc. etc.  Shawn Mazyn with Cheray Auctioneers, License # 16626is volunteering her time in support of the chamber.  If you have something you would like to donate please contact Marchel Peterson the banquet chair via email at marchel@agentwithresults.com or phone Marchel Peterson at 832-721-8332Auctioneer Mark Moore is volunteering his time in support of the new Spring Klein Chamber.

After the live auction we will be having a disc jockey who will be providing us with music to dance by.  This will also be the time to pay for your auction items.

Tickets are on sale now.  The prices are $55 for non-members and $50 for members.  The Spring-Klein Chamber is soliciting donations for door prizes and auction items as well as underwriters and advertisers for the event program.  Click here to go to the form you need to order your tickets. 

"The Spring Klein Chamber of Commerce (SKCC) is a premier business and community support organization dedicated to bringing the primary resource for area economic development, business expansion and overall quality of life in Spring-Klein http://www.springkleinchamber.org/".  I have been involved with the Spring Klein Chamber since their inception two years ago in May. I just finished my term on the Spring Klein board of directors and it was an honor to serve my community.

The Chamber has had a successful couple of years. This event will help them to raise funds to continue to grow and support their community.  This is a grass roots effort and all help from the community is appreciated.

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If you are buying or relocating to Spring Texas or Tomball TXand need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332.

If you would like information about Spring-Tomball TX please visit my websites at www.AgentwithResults.com and at www.ResultsRealtytx.com. The AgentwithResults site is rich in Content about Spring and the surrounding areas of Tomball, The Woodlands and Magnolia. If you prefer pictures with your content then visit my ResultsRealtyTX site.

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Copyright © 2010 Marchel Peterson, All Rights Reserved. *Christmas in July with the Spring-Klein Chamber of Commerce; at Augusta Pines Golf Club!!!*

 

Crepe Myrtles in Spring TX!!

Crepe Myrtles in Spring TX

The crepe myrtles in Spring TX have been absolutely BEAUTIFUL this summer!  (Maybe they like a hard winter.) I tried getting the vibrant colors while the sun was out but I found a dusk picture brought the colors out.  We are enjoying the color in our back yard.

Crepe Myrtles in Spring TX

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If you are buying or relocating to Spring Texas or Tomball TXand need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332.

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Copyright © 2010 Marchel Peterson, All Rights Reserved. *Crepe Myrtles in Spring TX!!*

 

Speechless Sunday - A Spring TX Chaste Tree/Bush!

The Chaste Tree - Spring TX

This Chaste Bush is in our back yard and at at the moment is drop dead gorgeous.  Now I have to be honest we had a hard winter and I was convinced that it was dead.  I tried to talk my husband in to taking it out but he said we should wait and see if it came back to life.  I'm glad he did not listen to me as it came back to life in a big way. 

The bush has an interesting history. It is considered to be native to Southern Europe and to the Mediterranean.  It mainly grew along riverbanks but today it is used in our back yard landscaping.  Anciant Greeks and Romans believed it kept it owner chaste, with his sexual passions under check.  It was also assumed that the tree was capable of warding off evil.  It also has a number of different herbal uses.  Personally we just think it is a pretty tree/bush! It is a popular landscaping Bush in the Houston area and it must like harder winters because they are particularly pretty this year.

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If you are buying or relocating to Spring Texas or Tomball TXand need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332.

If you would like information about Spring-Tomball TX please visit my websites at www.AgentwithResults.com and at www.ResultsRealtytx.com. The AgentwithResults site is rich in Content about Spring and the surrounding areas of Tomball, The Woodlands and Magnolia. If you prefer pictures with your content then visit my ResultsRealtyTX site.

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Copyright © 2010 Marchel Peterson, All Rights Reserved.*Speechless Sunday - A Spring TX Chaste Tree/Bush!*

WOO HOO - Signs of Spring in Spring TX!!

Signs of Spring in Spring TX

After a rough winter here in Spring TX it is so exciting to see signs of Spring.  As neighbors we planted these Bradford Pears a number of years ago in the middle of our cul-de-sac and this year they look gorgeous.  WOO HOO Spring is on the way!!

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If you are buying or relocating to Spring Texas or Tomball TX and need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332. 

If you would like information about Spring-Tomball TX please visit my websites at www.AgentwithResults.com and at www.ResultsRealtytx.com. The AgentwithResults site is rich in Content about Spring and the surrounding areas of Tomball, The Woodlands and Magnolia.  If you prefer pictures with your content then visit my ResultsRealtyTX site.

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Copyright © 2010 Marchel Peterson, All Rights Reserved.*WOO HOO - Signs of Spring in Spring TX!!*

The Ravages of Winter in Spring TX!!

Ravages of Winter in Spring TX

We have had a rough winter here in Spring TX.  The picture above says it all.  This story is repeated at home after home in our area.  It is so sad to see all these dead palm trees.  We are now starting to see trucks filled with dead trees.  Look below and you will see this same home in a winter picture just a few years ago.

Winter in Spring TX

You can see that the palm trees were smaller but very green.  We have heard so much about global warming in the last number of years and now that it is no longer warming we are hearing climate change.  I decided to go back in history and found that in 1940 it actually got down to 5 degrees here in Spring TX.  This is my personal opinion but I think it is just cyclical changes.  So what do you think?

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If you are buying or relocating to Spring Texas or Tomball TX and need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332. 

If you would like information about Spring-Tomball TX please visit my websites at www.AgentwithResults.com and at www.ResultsRealtytx.com. The AgentwithResults site is rich in Content about Spring and the surrounding areas of Tomball, The Woodlands and Magnolia.  If you prefer pictures with your content then visit my ResultsRealtyTX site.

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Copyright © 2010 Marchel Peterson, All Rights Reserved.*The Ravages of Winter in Spring TX!!*

Cold facts on plant survival for Spring TX plants!!

Spring TX gardening - how to survive the coldThe Houston Chronicle had a great article today about plant survival in freezing temperatures.  We are supposed to have several days of frigid temperatures starting tomorrow (lows in the mid 20's).  Here in Houston we rarely have frigid temperatures and for sure not several days in a row.  I am going to share the highlights for those of you that missed the article. (Which would have been me had a friend not told me so I stopped and bought a paper). I love all the tropical plants that I'm able to grow in Spring and I for one don't want to have to start over.

After reading the article I realized that I've not been going at this correctly.  According to the article you want to mulch, water and cover.  They recommend watering if it has not rained.  Water and mulch should be enough for certain plants.  Those plants would be abelia, azalea, boxwood, eleagnus, Hawthorne, holly, ligustrum, loropetalum, mahonia, nandina, roses, wax myrtle and yaupon.  According to the article after an extended freeze these shrubs will probably show foliage damage without cover but should put on new leaves in the spring.  Since we have not had rain I ran our sprinkler system this afternoon before covering our plants.

If you want to go the extra step they recommend covering plants with fiber row covers, sheets or blankets.foliage from Mercer Arboretum in Spring TX  This will raise the temperature a few degrees depending on the cover.  For even extra protection add a layer of heavy plastic over the cloth covers and secure it with bricks and stones.  The article said not to place plastic directly on the plants. (This is where I have been going astray).  My plants are all now double wrapped so we shall see how they do.  Of course move any potted plants inside.

Do not wash frost or ice off the plants the morning after the freeze.  If you wash the frost off it raises the temperature too fast and can damage the plant's cell tissue.  After the frigid temperatures are over it says to assess the damage but NOT to prune.  It says that freeze damaged wood will protect live wood farther down the branch (should we have more frigid temperatures). 

In the spring prune to green at your normal pruning time.  I have always heard mid February for pruning. 

I hope this is it for our frigid weather.  We have lived here 14 years and I don't ever remember covering plants this much.  I remember a radio commentator years ago saying we have two seasons in Houston summer and January.  The scary part is that the month of January just started.

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If you are buying or relocating to Spring Texas and need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332. 

If you would like information about Spring TX please visit my websites at www.AgentwithResults.com and at www.ResultsRealtytx.com. The AgentwithResults site is rich in Content about Spring and the surrounding areas of Tomball, The Woodlands and Magnolia.  If you prefer pictures with your content then visit my ResultsRealtyTX site.

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Copyright © 2010 Marchel Peterson, All Rights Reserved. *Cold facts on plant survival for Spring TX plants!!*

Happy New Year - Fireworks in Spring TX!!

Fireworks in Spring TX

I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year from Spring TX.  Having moved here from the north I still find it weird when I see the fireworks stands opening before Christmas.  I'm thinking the fireworks stands must be doing a GREAT business this evening as our dog is cowering at my feet as we hear fireworks in all directions. 

2009 has been a wonderful year; of course capped by our son getting out of the Army in June and becoming a college student here locally. What a blessing it has been having him here this holiday season. My heart goes out to those whose loved ones are serving far away; many in harms way.  Please remember to keep our troops in your prayers. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

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If you are buying or relocating to Spring Texas and need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332. 

If you would like information about Spring TX please visit my websites at www.AgentwithResults.com and at www.ResultsRealtytx.com. The AgentwithResults site is rich in Content about Spring and the surrounding areas of Tomball, The Woodlands and Magnolia.  If you prefer pictures with your content then visit my ResultsRealtyTX site.

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Copyright © 2009 Marchel Peterson, All Rights Reserved. *Happy New Year - Fireworks in Spring TX!!*  Picture taken by Tarina Peterson all rights reserved

Spring TX raised bed gardening - Thanks Randy Lemmon!

Shortly after moving to Spring TX we were introduced to the book Gulf Coast Gardening by Randy Lemmon.  We have lived in 4 different states and one of the things we have learned along the way is to plant according to what plants are native to the area.  We started listening to Randy Lemmon's garden-lineGardenline with Randy Lemmon Saturday mornings on 740AM and ended up purchasing his book Gulf Coast Gardening.  His book is now tattered and dog eared but has helped us to find plants that are native to our area.

We have heard Randy Lemmon talk about raised bed gardening for years but kept putting it off.  For our fall garden we finally started our raised beds.  We intend to make 5 raised beds but to start off we made two.  (We probably would have done all 5 but I wasn't ready to give up my okra).  I figured two beds were enough for my winter garden. 

We decided on a very simple process.  We bought untreated wood and my husband put them together.  On Randy Lemmon's advice we put layers of newspaper before we put our soil in the beds.  I can attest to this helping with the weed problem. Randy recommended using two parts Rose soil and one part organic compost but we found that to be a bit expensive so we decided to use a garden mix.

Spring TX raised bed gardening  Spring TX Gulf Coast Gardening, Thanks Randy Lemmon

I am AMAZED at the difference I am seeing between the plants in the raised beds and the plants that are not in raised beds.  I found that I had more plants than I had room in the raised beds so I planted the same plants in the beds that were not raised.  You can look and see the difference for yourself.  We are already eating bib lettuce from the raised bed gardens but the bib lettuce in the regular garden isn't ready yet.  I thinks sometimes a picture speaks louder than a thousand words and I'm now a big proponent of raised bed gardening.

Randy Lemmon was recently at our local Ace Hardware to answer questions and sign books.  I wrote a post about it at The Woodlands Ace Hardware - Customer appreciation Day!! I had thought about thanking him for his raised bed gardening advice but the line to talk to him was long so this post will have to suffice as my thank you.  

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If you are buying or relocating to Spring Texas and need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332. 

If you would like information about Spring TX please visit my websites at www.AgentwithResults.com and at www.ResultsRealtytx.com. The AgentwithResults site is rich in Content about Spring and the surrounding areas of Tomball, The Woodlands and Magnolia.  If you prefer pictures with your content then visit my ResultsRealtyTX site.

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Copyright © 2009 Marchel Peterson, All Rights Reserved.*Spring TX raised bed gardening - Thanks Randy Lemmon! *

Spring Klein Chamber 2009 Toyota Corolla car raffle!!

Spring Klein Chamberr of Commerce 2009 Toyota Corolla car raffleThe Spring Klein Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce their 2009 Toyota Corolla car raffle!!  Buy a raffle ticket NOW for a chance to win a new car for your Valentine!!

I became involved with the Sprin-Klein Chamber almost from its inception less than one year ago.  I have seen this new Chamber of Commerce grow substantially and really give back to the community.  In that short time they have done back to school supply drives, Thanksgiving food drives and a Christmas Toy drive. 

As a new chamber the one thing that is of course lacking is money.  With that in mind as a fundraiser the Chamber is raffling off a 2009 Toyota Corolla LE.   Tickets are a $20 donation and with just a limited number of tickets being sold, the odds of winning are excellent at 1 in 3000.  Proceeds will directly benefit the Chamber, which reinvests donations right back into the Spring-Klein community.

There are multiple ways to submit a raffle entry:            Valentine Day Spring Klein Chamber Auto Raffle

  1. Participants encourage friends and business associates to purchase tickets.  Anyone who sells 75 tickets or more is eligible to win one year's free paid membership to the Chamber and an entry into the drawing.
  2. Bring a new member to the chamber - When your business peers become members of the chamber, you are automatically entered into the drawing for an additional chance to win.  Be sure to tell them to mention your name as a sponsor of their membership.
  3.  Simply support the Chamber - Each $20 donation automatically enters your name into the drawing for a chance to win.          

This could be your Valentine's perfect gift.  The drawing for the Toyota Corolla LE will take place Friday, February 13th at 5:00 pm at Dawing will take place at Fred Haas Toyota World Spring TX, 20400 I-45 North.  It is located on the north bound feeder between  the Cypresswood and Louetta exits.   The event will include live music and refreshments.  

Tickets are available now you can contact me at marchel@agentwithresults.com  for a ticket or any other Spring Klein Chamber member.  They will also be sold at all Spring Klein Chamber functions until February 13 or while supplies last.   Visit http://www.springkleinchamber.org/ for more details or you may also call the Spring Klein Chamber of Commerce Secretary at 281-257-4431.

Spring has shown incredible growth in the last few years and it is only logical that there should be a Spring-Klein Chamber.  The Chamber was founded in May 2008.  It is dedicated to being the primary resource for area economic development, business expansion and overall quality of life in Spring-Klein. For more information, visit www.springkleinchamber.org or call 281-257-4431.

For all your Spring TX Real Estate needs, contact me today!
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty
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Spring, Texas - "Let me tell you why I love living here!" (LOCALISM FEATURED)

I love living in Spring TX We have lived in the Spring Texas area for 11 years and we LOVE living here. I have to be honest we had reservations about moving here. My husband's job transferred us out of Denver and Houston was one of our options but we wanted no part of Houston. In our mind it was a big dirty city with lots of oil refineries. Instead we went to North Carolina which is a beautiful state but far away from all our friends and family who were in Kansas, Colorado and Texas. 2 ½ years later we were transferred again. This time we bit the dust and came to the Houston area. God knew what he was doing because I don't know that we would have been as happy here had we not traveled so far from family to begin with. We love living in Spring! We have a Spring mailing but are very close to Tomball, The Woodlands and Magnolia.

I think one of the things I love most about the Spring area are the friendly people. Even though Houston is one of the Spring TX is a friendly citylargest cities in the United States the communities still have a sense of a small community. I go to the grocery store, post office, the mall and see people that I know from my Spring/Tomball area and everyone is so friendly. I think friendly and Texas just goes hand in hand. It is nothing for people to wave as they go by. I have a friend who moved here and she said to begin with she kept looking over her shoulder to see who they were waving at.

The other thing that I love is the foliage. I had no idea it was such a pretty area. I love the mixture of trees and wide open spaces. North Carolina was beautiful but growing up in the plains of Kansas I felt a little claustrophobic with all the trees. The beauty of this area is that you still have all the trees but you also have the plains. We have towering pine trees, oak trees, sweet gums, dogwoods and all kinds of native bushes. It stays green here almost all year. The leaves come off the trees in December and on Valentines Day it is already time to prune the crepe myrtles because the leaves are getting ready to come back on. We have plants that grow in the ground that I thought were only house plants, split leaf philodendron and ferns to name a few. I just had no idea how pretty the area is, it is almost subtropical.

I love the foliage in Spring TXI heard a radio commentator once say we have two seasons here summer and January. That is really not far from the truth. I have to admit it gets a little steamy here in the summer time but air conditioning is a way of life. Personally I find that I can stay cool easier in the summer time than I used to try and stay warm up north in the winter. We rarely have a day over 100 degrees but it does almost become a broken record in July and August of 95 degrees, 95 degrees, 95 degrees and we do have high humidity. The good news on that is that it keeps our skin soft.

I couldn't mention all the things I love without mentioning the school districts. We moved here when our children were in 5th and 9th grade. Since that time they both graduated out of the Klein school district. They were well prepared for college. Our daughter went on to get a degree from the University of North Texas in Communication Design. Our son decided to join the Army as an Intelligence Analyst. He had that option because he scored so high on the military test. I think all the Spring TX is a great place to find an affordable homeschool districts around here must be as good because whether my clients live in Conroe ISD, Spring ISD, Tomball ISD or Magnolia ISD they all want to stay in the same district because they are so happy with the schools.

Missy brought up another reason that I love Spring in the comments. I’m surprised that I forgot to mention housing affordability when I wrote this post but I am rectifying that right now. In Spring we were able to buy a new home with more square footage than the houses we left in North Carolina and Colorado; plus the homes we left were built in 1960 and 1979. Additionally our houses are pretty I love the wide variety of architecture you find in our area. Most homes are mainly brick with either masonery or hardy plank along the back. If you aren’t familiar with hardy plank it is cement board and works great in our area with our pest problems. The home we had built in 1996 was one of the first homes to have Hardy Plank but it is now the common siding that is used.

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If you are buying or relocating to Spring Texas and need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332. 

If you would like information about Spring TX please visit my websites at www.AgentwithResults.com and at www.ResultsRealtytx.com. The AgentwithResults site is rich in Content about Spring and the surrounding areas of Tomball, The Woodlands and Magnolia.  If you prefer pictures with your content then visit my ResultsRealtyTX site.

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