Augusta, GA March 2024

Letter from the Editor

Hello Augusta City Lifestyle readers! What does home mean to you? Is it the house where you reside? Is it the city you live in? Is it the loving people that surround you? We believe it is all the above! Your house provides you with a safe space to just be and recharge, your city provides you with scenery, services, and memories, and the people around you: family, friends, and strangers, provide you with love, purpose, and connection. This March let’s recognize all definitions of home and give back to them.

Mix up the interior of your home with new tones and textures. Revamp or build your dream home with the best home services out there: House Doctors & 360 Painting. Don’t just focus on the interior but transform the exterior of your home with May Landscaping. Have the best-looking yard on the block!

Finally, we’d like to thank you all for your love and support! Thank you for letting us be your home where you can find inspiration, comfort, and information on all the amazing local businesses Augusta has to offer!

BAILEY HALL, EDITOR @CITYLIFESTYLEAUGUSTA

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Welcome Home Sweet Baby Ray

Thank you to everyone who has donated to Hope for Hooves so they could bring Ray, who was born blind 28 years ago, to his furever home at Hope for Hooves! The rescue that he lived at for the past 11 years recently closed their doors. Once a blind and neglected, beautiful horse that lived in a small barbed wired confinement with little hay, is now galloping free! To learn more about Hope for Hooves visit hopeforhooves.org

Cinderella Day 2024

On March 9th at the Augusta Dream Center, high school girls will have a fun filled day where a personal shopper will help them find a dress, shoes, and accessories for their prom day. They will also be able to receive a free makeover and have glamour shots taken by a professional photographer. All of this will be provided for free thanks to the support of our community. To volunteer or donate to Cinderella Day, visit www.CinderellaDay.com .

Julie Calhoun Expands with Georgia Farm Bureau!

Julie Calhoun, the Richmond County Agency Manager for Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance, recently expanded and is now the Agency Manager for both the McDuffie County and Richmond County office! Julie loves helping others and has 24 years of experience in the insurance field. Congratulations on this exciting promotion!

the CITY LIST

We have such amazing, innovative business leaders in our community who are proud to serve you, our residents, with class and quality. We’ve compiled some of our top company picks for the services that might be on your mind this month in an effort to make your lives a little easier.

Landscaper

May Landscaping maylandscaping.net | 706.550.7753

Piedmont Landscape Management piedmontaugusta.com | 706.860.8260

A Cutting Edge 706.533.2120

Turner's Lawn Care & Landscaping turnerslawncarellc.com | 706.294.0032

Augusta Lawn Care Services of Augusta augustalawncareservices.com/augusta | 706.432.1001

Plumber

Flow Pro Plumbing flowproplumbers.net | 706.799.1362

Pamela's Plumbing pamelasplumbing.com | 706.284.2714

Stark Plumbing LLC starkplumbingllc.com | 803.866.5325

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Express Plumbing 706.825.3300

Williams Sewer & Drain, INC. williamsseweranddrain.com | 706.595.4712

Electrician

Rob Zapata's Electric robzapataselectric.com | 706.868.8103

Mister Sparky of Augusta mistersparky.com | 706.607.6812

Watt's The Problem wattstheproblem.com | 706.220.7376

Southeastern Electrical Specialists se-es.com | 706.627..7258

Brown's Electrical Service brownselectricalaugustaga.com | 706.830.1139

Roofer

R L Hayes Roofing & Repairs rlhayes.com | 706.869.1193

DependaCoat - DependaRoof - DependaGutters, LLC dependacoat.com | 706.550.1485

Truth Roofing truthroofingaugusta.com | 762.333.4909

Gunn Roofing gunnroofing.com | 706.962.7026

Tico Roofing ticoroofing.com | 706.650.2121

HVAC

Sig Cox Heating & Air Conditioning augustaairconditioning.com | 706.722.5304

Busby's Heating & Air Conditioning busbys.com | 706.236.7618

Duggan’s One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning dugganheatingac.com | 706.733.8703

Atlas Heating and Air Conditioning Inc atlasaugusta.com | 706.855.7921

Gattman Heating & Air gattmanheatingandair.com | 706.394.0971

360 Painting of Augusta 360painting.com/augusta | 706.251.8550

Magestic Painting magesticpainting.com | 803.508.8985

D&S Painting 706.631.3483

Brush And Roll, Inc. paintaugusta.com | 706.414.6395

Solutions Painting solutionspaintingllc.com | 706.831.0383

Flooring Specialist

Williamson Hardwood Flooring williamsonhardwoodflooring.com | 706.306.8790

A & D Carpets & Hardwoods aanddcarpets.com | 706.863.8879

Augusta Flooring augustaflooring.com | 706.650.0400

Jackson Flooring and Restoration jacksonflooringga.com | 706.842.8062

Skywalker Flooring & More 706.421.7474

Wesley Cadle, Inc. wesleycadle.com | 706.755.2068

Persnickety Interiors persnicketyinteriors.com | 706.736.6400

Signature Interiors michaelsiewert.com | 706.447.1503

Park Avenue Fabrics & Interior Design parkavenuefabricsandinteriordesign.com | 706.868.0306

Laurie McRae Interiors lauriemcrae.com | 706.863.5440

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ARTICLE BY MICHELLE W. PARNELL PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHAS LINH PHOTOGRAPHY

FOR BRANDON MAY, LANDSCAPING IS MORE THAN SIMPLY LAWN CARE

MAKING PERSONAL CONNECTIONS

Growing up in the CSRA, Brandon May spent summers helping his dad take care of lawns in the Augusta area. As he got older, Brandon followed a calling into full-time church ministry. “We started a church here

for our customers. There's a level of transparency that comes with our business and we want to make it right every single time.”

Brandon gained valuable experience working all those summers

I'M STILL A MINISTER AT HEART AND I LOVE PEOPLE.

in Augusta and I fully intended to be a minister the rest of my life, but my wife and I got to the point where we realized our family needed some help,” he shares. “We needed more time as a family. I have three little girls, one who has autism, who need me, but I didn't have much of a presence at home at night. I realized I had to make some changes.”

In 2019, Brandon and his wife, Brittany, made the decision to step away from full-time ministry and instead minister to people through a new business adventure. Together, they run May Landscaping and offer lawn maintenance plus landscape design and installation. “I'm still a minister at heart and I love people,” he says. “We are committed to making sure that we do our job in the absolute best way possible

with his dad and it shows in his work. “We're true experts at what we do. We know what we are working with, and we know which plants to touch,” he explains. “It's more than just lawn care, it’s a process and a knowledge that we know what we're doing when we get to your property and can develop a good game plan for maintenance for your property. Our full maintenance lawn care includes taking care of beds and prunings, even those complicated prunings that most people don't know about. For instance, we know when to prune hydrangeas, drift roses, and liriope.”

Brandon’s true passion, however, is in landscape design and property transformations. “I meet with customers and they'll show me a disaster, overgrowth, or just bland

landscaping,” he says. “The coolest part is being able to show somebody what their property could potentially look like by coming up with a design plan – what we can add here or do differently there. I truly love the design and build aspect of what we do.”

For Brandon, the best part of his job is coming home to his family each day. “We love our lives right now. We’re happy and love what we're doing,” he shares. “We do what it takes to make sure we take care of our employees and that we are doing things the right way. We also think that landscaping makes everyone's life a little bit better and hope that we get to share a little bit of that with our customers.”

May Landscaping services both residential and commercial properties. Visit maylandscaping.net or call 706-550-7753 to schedule a consultation. Also, follow May Landscaping on Facebook to see completed jobs and works in progress.

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“Construction is a difficult business, it’s frustrating, and we’re invading their space, so we try to make it as pleasant as possible… We don’t leave until they’re happy,”

If you’re looking for the best home services businesses to help produce the dream vision of your home,  Mark Boyd and Taylor Simmons have banded together to head House Doctors and 360 Painting, the perfect pair of home services companies to help build or renovate your dream space.

Mark purchased House Doctors and became owner and manager in January of 2011. Having previously been in the automotive industry for 25 years, Mark was looking to provide a better service to the public. “The service industry needed qualified repair services through trusted contractors,” Mark tells us, and he decided to step up to the plate. He had a goal of building customer relationships and creating wonderful spaces for his community.

As for Taylor, home services have always been his main career. Before joining House Doctors and becoming the owner and manager of 360 Painting in Augusta, Taylor worked long hours for great money,  but it wasn’t fulfilling. Now, “I get to feel proud about the product and stand by it,” says Taylor. There’s a  sense of accomplishment. He can go for a drive and look around, seeing how his work has made the neighborhoods and city more beautiful.

In November of 2021, Mark and Taylor became official partners, and together, they set the home service industry on fire! House Doctors and 360 Painting are the top 2 home services under the Premium Services brand and have won Franchise of the Year twice, both in 2021 and 2022!

They can do it all for you – kitchen and bathroom remodels, drywall repair, power washing, door and window installation, low volt electric work, deck work… you name it!

House Doctors has an on-call handyman service that will assess and fix all your small projects like blinds, picture hanging, ceiling fans,  and those alike. They also have an Aging in Place service that provides specific repairs and maintenance for the elderly. Installing grab bars and outdoor ramps are just a couple of things they can do for you and your loved ones. With 360 Painting, they partner with all the leading paint brands which contribute to their work always looking the absolute best, and both businesses utilize virtual estimates for the really small projects. You could snap a picture of that small, accidental hole you made in the wall, send it over,  and have 360 Painting or House Doctors assess it for you!

Both businesses also participate in a number of local charities. House Doctors and 360 Painting have provided trucks for food delivery for the Bridge Ministry of the CSRA for many years. Furthermore, they plan to join up with Kids Lift in 2024 which is a charitable program under the Premium Services Brand.

If you asked Mark and Taylor what their secret to a great service is, their answer is conversation, not confrontation. “Construction is a difficult business, it’s frustrating, and we’re invading their space, so we try to make it as pleasant as possible… We don’t leave until they’re happy,” says Mark. There is a tremendous amount of trust that must be built in construction. Mark and Taylor make sure to always strengthen that trust with the customer, so they can deliver the best possible product.

For more information, visit housedoctors.com or call (706) 736-9898 and  www.360painting. com/augusta or call/text (706) 251-8550.

I get to feel proud about the product and stand by it. “ ”

TONE + TEXTURE

STYLE YOUR HOME IN TONES AND TEXTURES WITH DESIGN HELP FROM HOUZZ INTERIOR DESIGN EXPERTS

ARTICLE BY NICOLETTE MARTIN

WOVEN + KNOTTED

LIVING BOHO-CHIC WITH WOVEN TEXTURES AND MACRAMÉ

Decorate your space with handmade textures such as the modern, maker revival of 1970s macramé and year-round tropical feel of wicker. MACRAMÉ Made through knotting instead of weaving, macramé can add a unique touch in many various ways. Houzz contributor Laura Gaskill suggests incorporating it as nursery decor, plant hangers, wall hangings and modern fiber arts. WICKER According to Houzz contributor Yanic Simard, “the best way to really embrace the luxury-cottage appeal of wicker and rattan is to combine different forms of the two in one space... Look for other unexpected places to add a natural twist to your home with a new material woven into your palette.”

AGAINST THE GRAIN

TIPS FOR DECORATING WITH NATURAL MATERIALS

Houzz contributor Katie Treggiden offers many ways to incorporate natural materials and natural-state timber into your home, including using wood to cover one wall in a home for a pleasing accent wall; featuring your firewood as a striking, stacked display; and mixing different types of wood and different finishes in the same space. “A simple way to incorporate the wood trend is to expose structural wooden beams already present in your home,” Katie says. “Instead of painting them or boxing them in, leave them raw or give them a coat of wax to enrich the tones.”

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MARCH 2024

events

MARCH 2ND

Augusta Locally

Grown 2024

Homesteading Conference

Hub for Community Innovation Augusta

Augusta Locally Grown’s First Annual 2024 Homesteading Conference is happening March 2nd, 2024! The classes are designed to provide a varied experience in homesteading topics that include lectures, demonstrations, and a resource and vendor market. Some of the classes available are growing vegetables, beekeeping, compost bins, candle making, and foraging. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.augustalocallygrown.org

MARCH 3RD

Movies at the Miller: The Incredibles

Miller Theater

Bring your family for a free showing of The Incredibles at the Miller Theater! Admission is free but you will need a ticket to enter. Tickets are available at the Miller Theater box office. Movie starts at 4pm.

MARCH 5TH & 6TH

Puddle Ducks: Kids & Caregivers Club

Phinizy Swamp Nature Park

Bring your little ones (through age 5) to Phinizy Swamp on the first Tuesday or Wednesday of each month at 10am for a great time together with stories, crafts, and hands-on fun in nature! For more information and to sign up, go to PhinizyCenter.org/Puddle-Ducks

LET’S START SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

Since 1977, Piedmont Landscape Management has been a leader in commercial landscape management throughout the CSRA. We strive to build long lasting relationships with our clients that are unmatched in our industry. We are honored to have clients and employees that have been with us for over 20 years. Call us today to learn how we can help your business grow and achieve long term goals through proper landscape maintenance services.

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MARCH 16TH

Wesley United Methodist Church Spring Yard Sale 2024

Wesley United Methodist Church

The gymnasium, backroom, and part of the parking lot at Wesley UMC will be filled with great bargains and treasures! All of the money made will go directly to the church’s mission team to help with local and foreign missions. The sale is on March 16th from 7am to 12pm.

MARCH 23RD

NARNIA: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

Columbia County Performing Arts Center

The Augusta Ballet presents NARNIA: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe on March 23rd at 1pm. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit thecenterofcc.com.

MARCH 31ST

Easter Day

Happy Easter from the Augusta City Lifestyle team! We hope you have a wonderful day surrounded by family!