Home Depot Tree Guarantee
Last month I wrote a post on How To Plant Trees which was sponsored by the folks at The Home Depot. I explained in that article that The Home Depot has a …

Replacing Dull Mowing Blades
Replacing dull, dented mowing blades is an easy DIY project and it will help keep your lawn looking great and your mower running at it’s best. As you can see in the …

John Deere X300 Mulching Mower
Today I learned an expensive lesson about choosing the correct replacement blades for a John Deere X300 mulching mower. I own a John Deere X300 with a 42″ mowing deck. You …

Phlox Flowers
Phlox flowers are a great perennial choice in rock gardens and above rock walls. Year after year this low growing perennial comes back larger and larger until it creates a large carpet of flowers. …

Protecting Vegetable Plants From Frost
We just planted our raised bed vegetable gardens last weekend and tonight there is a chance of a serious frost! I should have known better than to plant our garden before …

Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens
We finally planted our raised bed vegetable gardens this weekend. I chose raised bed gardens for several reasons with the biggest reason being I wanted to limit how “Big” the gardens would …

Flower Garden Mulch
Each year we mulch our flower gardens with pine bark mulch. Mulching your flower gardens has several benefits including:

Weed Control
Reduced Watering
Pest Control
Added Beauty and Value To Your Home

If you’ve taken a trip to …

Gas Powered String Trimmer
Keeping a nicely trimmed lawn requires a few basic tools and a string trimmer is high on the list. Lots of folks use electric string trimmers but I really recommend you spend …