9 Secrets for Removing Snow and Ice from Your Driveway

Wintertime—it’s a great time to stay cozy indoors. Yet, you need to go to work or shuttle the kids around with sports and school activities but, many people do not know how to remove snow and ice from their driveway. The last storm left a couple of inches on your driveway. And there’s ice underneath […]

What is a Dethatcher? And How to Correctly Dethatch Your Lawn

First Things First: What is a Dethatcher? Simply put, a dethatcher is a device that effectively removes thatch from your lawn. A dethatcher can be as simple as a rake, towed behind your tractor, or even motorized for commercial jobs. A dethatcher uses metal blades or tines to comb across the grass and pull thatch […]

How to Make Compost at Home (Using Kitchen Scraps and Other Natural Waste!)

Recent research shows that food scraps and yard waste make up 30% of the trash we throw away. The EPA says that this excess waste, which can be used to feed the soil in your flowerbeds, vegetable gardens, and lawn, take up more space at landfills and contribute to methane production. You can make organic […]

Tips & Tricks: How to Plant Bulbs in Fall

Are you planning to add fall bulbs to your flowerbeds, landscapes, and along your borders? Then you need to have a plan of where you’re planting them as well as how they’ll fit in with your overall landscape design. Fall bulbs do well when planted in soil that’s between 40° – 50°F or six weeks […]

Follow These Steps To Get Rid of a Swampy Yard

Does your backyard fill up with water every time it rains? Then you probably have a drainage problem. If you have a yard drainage problem, you’ve no doubt noticed the following problems: You have more mosquitoes in your yard Lawn grass doesn’t grow well in the area where ponding occurs Water-loving weeds, such as nutsedge, […]

Mowing Your Lawn: 6 Hacks for Keeping Your Yard Looking Tidy and Well-Maintained

Tips on How to Mow Your Lawn… And Why It’s Worth Your Time Lawn mowing can be a boring, weekly chore. And when you’re busy working and raising a family, it’s just one more chore added to the honey-do list.Whether you’re new to homeownership or not, mowing your lawn can be a hassle—especially if you’re […]

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