Our lawns say a lot about us as homeowners. It affects our curbside appeal, it makes our neighbors happy or angry, and proper lawn management can even keep bugs out of our houses. And while it’s a lot of work, lawn care is extremely fun for most of us and one of the few ways we get any exercise!
A french drain is intended to direct rainwater away from the building, decreasing floods and limiting saturated soil erosion. Sometimes we can't install one, and thankfully we have […]
Often confused with spades, all the different types of shovels are actually a concave tool that usually has a curved tip and a board blade. They're great pieces […]
Depending on what you want to achieve, there's the right types of sprinkler heads to use and the wrong sprinkler head types. We're here to remove the mystery […]
If you dream of having a lush, well-manicured lawn like that one neighbor, wishful thinking isn't going to help you achieve this — a one of the trusty […]
Being able to identify the types of cedar trees when out in the wild not only makes you look smart, but you can then find the right saplings […]
There are so many different types of moss species that you can use in your garden and lawn that you could spend forever trying to sort it out. […]
Growing a chamomile lawn ground cover has become a perfectly acceptable alternative to a grass yard. It can be maintained all the same, played in by kids and […]
Alternatives to underground sprinkler systems are convenient and less expensive, at the trade-off of a little manual intervention. While we'd like the real deal, perhaps we can't afford […]
I talk to a lot of people who are looking for advice on how to keep their cactus alive, but every now and then somebody needs to know […]
Sandbag alternatives are a go-to way to keep floodwaters away from homes due to the issues with sandbags themselves. Sandbags are relatively quick and easy to make on […]