Quick Railroad Tie Flower Beds – My Last Summer Outdoor Home Improvement Project
My son’s birthday is in late September and we always have a party with friends and family coming over to our house, so that’s a great motivator for my wife and I to complete any large home improvement...
View ArticleRepairing A Lawn Mower That Won’t Start
Lawn mower repair is one of those hobbies that almost all home owners engage it from time to time, and no time is more popular than when you’re just rolling the mower out of the garage or shed after a...
View ArticleScotts EZ Seed Coupon and Preview
One of the newest ideas in lawn improvement over the last couple years has been to create a simple product that includes everything all in one package: soil, grass seed and fertilizer. Scotts EZ Seed...
View ArticleScotts EZ Seed Turf Builder Review – Growing Grass On A Brick Experiment
I finally got around to running a somewhat scientific side-by-side review of Scotts EZ Seed Turf Builder product vs my own fast method for growing grass. Scotts EZ Seed is now available from...
View ArticleTroubleshooting and Starting Your Lawn Mower
Though it’s still cold here on the East Coast, a lot of places are warming up and it won’t be long before the grass is growing tall and lush and will need a good cut. One of the most frustrating...
View ArticleTroy-Bilt TriAction Lawn Mower Review
Troy-Bilt has always been a well-known brand when it comes to lawn mowers, but this year they’ve come out with a new line of lawn mowers that feature their new “TriAction Cutting System™” which is a...
View ArticleTurn Your Lawn Mower Into A Leaf Vacuum and Shredder
I consider the leaves of autumn to be one of the greatest and worst aspects of the fall season. On one hand I love to see the colors and feel the crispness in the air, but on the other hand I know I’ll...
View ArticleWhat To Do About Brown Grass
Okay, what is the photo on the right? Is it a photo from Africa’s Serengeti National Park? It is the remains of a foolish attempt to grow a lawn in the Arizona Desert? Maybe it’s a farm that...
View ArticleWhen Is The Best Time To Plant Grass Seed?
A lot of people believe that they are destined to have an ugly lawn with bald patches just because they missed one grass growing season or some magical period of time in which to plant grass. Sure,...
View ArticleWhy A Pressure Treated Wood Fence is Worth The Money
I accidentally learned a valuable lesson about choosing to use pressure treated wood fence in my yard. If you remember, it was about seven months ago that I put up a new wood fence around my yard. In...
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