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Change clothes after spending time outdoors. Wash bedding weekly during allergy season, and dry clothes in a dryer, rather than hanging on a clothesline.
Stay in when pollen levels are high. To check local pollen counts, go to www.pollen.com.
Shower before bed. After going outdoors, wash your face and hands and shake pollen out of your hair.
three ways to avoid pollen.
50 million Americans have seasonal allergies, according to AAFA. If you sniffle and sneeze in the spring, here are
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Remove pollen and other allergens from clothes with LG washers that feature the Allergiene Cycle, which is certified Asthma & Allergy Friendly by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). This cycle uses intense steam heat to remove more than 95% of common household allergens.
Wash Out Allergens
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Wash in the hottest water that is safe for the fabric
Or soak in a diluted solution of water and detergent with bleach or bleach alternative
Wash out grass stains or berry juices by pretreating clothing with a product containing enzymes
LAUNDRY HACKS
After a day in the garden or at the farm
pick-your-own farms
Wildlife Sanctuary
Drumlin Farm
Powisset Farm
Waltham Fields Community Farm
Arnold Arboretum
Springtime means kneeling down in the garden, planting seeds, growing flowers, and mowing lawns. Even if you don’t have a garden of your own, there are plenty of ways to indulge your green thumb: Volunteer your time at a local farm such as in Waltham, discover the gardens at in Boston, visit the farm stand at in Dover, or explore the barns and fields at
, a Mass Audubon working farm and wildlife sanctuary in Lincoln. If picking is your preference—strawberries, anyone?—check out this guide to in Massachusetts.
Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
Powisset Farm
Arnold Arboretum
Waltham Fields Community Farm
The sooner you can wash food stains, the more likely they are to come out. With LG’s SideKick Pedestal Washer, you can wash small loads that just can’t wait in a compact washer that sits below your front loader. No need to wait until you have enough dirty clothes to make up a larger load.
For Laundry that Just Can’t Wait
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Pretreat by soaking in cold water with detergent, then launder in warm water
Rinse fresh food stains in cold water as soon as you can manage—hot water makes them harder to get out
LAUNDRY HACKS
Don’t let food stains spoil picnic
Tanglewood
Spectacle Island
Public Garden
Cochituate State Park
Food always seems to taste better outside. Celebrate spring and summer by grilling in your own backyard, or pack a picnic hamper and hit the road.
Work up an appetite hiking or canoeing before picnicking by the lake at in Natick. Venture out to the , ferry over to , or drive to , where you can explore acres of lawns and meadows and picnic on the manicured grounds even when the music shed is silent.
Tanglewood
Spectacle Island
Public Garden
Cochituate State Park
To help you spend more time outdoors and less time inside washing clothes, the LG SpeedWash cycle cleans clothes faster than a normal cycle. And with LG’s enhanced TurboWash technology, you can clean big loads fast while cutting your wash time by up to 30 minutes.
Save Time Washing Clothes
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or on the soccer field or baseball diamond, for that matter — you don’t have to see red when you notice blood stains on their clothes. Soak those fresh blood stains in cold water before laundering; or pretreat dried blood stains in warm water with a detergent containing enzymes.
And if your kids skin
their knees while hiking —
Wash in the hottest water that is safe for the fabric
Let it sit for 10-15 minutes
Pretreat mud stains by rubbing detergent into clothing
Brush off as much mud as possible
LAUNDRY HACKS
If you get mud or
dirt on your clothes
Appalachian Trail
Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Noanet Woodlands
Reservation
Blue Hills
Whoever thought up the phrase “mud season” must have lived in New England. But don’t let the fear of mud hold you back from having fun outside hiking, walking, climbing, or mountain biking in gorgeous Massachusetts locales.
Enjoy 125 miles of trails (easy, moderate, or challenging) at
in Milton. For shorter nature walks, head to
in Dover, and for more challenging ones further outside of Boston, two of the best options are in Princeton,
or the Massachusetts leg of the in Lanesborough.
Blue Hills Reservation
Noanet Woodlands
Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Appalachian Trail
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worry about ruining your clothes with stubborn, springtime stains.
With so many great outdoor spaces in Greater Boston and beyond to choose from, here are just a few favorite spring-ready destinations, along with tips on tackling any clothing stains your family may pick up along the way.
After a long, cold winter and a chilly start to spring, New Englanders are giddy about finally venturing out to enjoy the great outdoors in something other than a parka, gloves, and hat. Hiking! Grilling! Gardening! Bring it on!
Of course, all that outdoor activity can be a bit of a mess. But with a few simple strategies, you and your family can have a blast outside without having to
By Alice Lesch Kelly
Embrace the outdoors full force this spring and fight any stains earned along the way with these pro-level laundry tips.
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