Does your porch still look like it's mid-February? If so, it's time to get moving to make your outdoor room user friendly! If you live in a heavy pollen area like me (pine, oh, there's just so much of it) the cleaning will require a little muscle. But once you're done you'll reap the benefits for months on end. This is what my deck looked like a week ago, saturated in thick pine pollen, chair cushions still in the garage and planters with no flowers. Not awesome. Before I could do any decorating I had to clean. First, I swept all the debris I could and then washed down the deck and furniture with a hose. I had the setting on jet in order to get as much pollen out as possible. I cleaned in early afternoon. I was in full sun (wear sunblock!) and the temperature was about 80F. So, the water felt really great. We had guests coming to dinner but I knew everything would quickly dry. The sling chairs and deck were dried by the sun in less than 15 minutes! Slin...
