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When you try and remove a tree from your yard, you’re sometimes left with a stump remaining in the yard. You can choose to deal with the stump a few different ways. The first way is to make it part of the scene – […]

You expect consistent output from your push mower throughout the time of usage, but every so often, a mower will lose power. It may or may not shut down completely – this loss could be momentary, or it could be […]

One way to work towards making your garden green, both in terms of color and the environment, is to reuse water from other sources to feed the plants. This can be particularly necessary in times of drought, […]

We’ve covered how to control mosquitoes before, through the use of different plants. That’s not the only way to go about it, though – there are plenty of other methods of prevention, and ways to repel and destroy […]

Summer means longer daylight hours and warmer temperatures. While this is something that will be welcome to all of us, it might not be welcomed by your lawn. The additional heat produced by this combination […]

It’s never a good start to the day of yard work when the starter cord on your push mower sticks, and will only pull out part of the way – or not at all. This sort of thing can throw a wrench into the whole day of […]

If you’ve got a tree with lofty branches that needs some work, you’ve got a two choices – call a professional, or invest in specialty tools and learn to do the maintenance yourself. If the former is your choice, […]

One of the most common killers of young trees, and one of the most likely things that will cause stunting of growth over a period of time, is lawn mower blight. It isn’t a disease or some sort of bug-borne issue – […]

There has been plenty of discussion over the last few years of just how important bees are to our ecosystems throughout the world. That might not grab you, or maybe to look at it as someone else’s problem. Maybe […]

Now that summer is just over the horizon, you’re probably looking for a way to get out of the sun. If you’re lucky, you might have some good, old-growth shade trees around your property. These trees are large, […]

We’ve all seen the scene in Caddyshack – Carl Spackler detonating the golf course to try and knock off a gopher who is making his life difficult. While we don’t recommend that sort of removal method if you’ve got […]

I think we can all agree that slugs and snails are some of the least attractive members of the animal kingdom. They are also the most common members you’ll run into in your lawn and garden. These animals are […]

Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, but those mistakes can often be avoided. Particularly those mistakes that end up killing off 70 acres of grass.

As Max Philby writes in his piece for The Courier, out of […]

If you’ve got a self-propelled push mower or a riding mower, your mower will have a blade drive belt, or multiple belts, that transfer the power from the engine to the blade. Sometimes, these belts begin to wear […]

Nobody likes the feeling when they’ve had something taken from them. Thankfully, we generally don’t form any sort of attachment to our lawn and garden equipment, but that doesn’t mean the theft of the equipment is […]

Aerators are specialized tools that we might not use all that often – many of us will use them once a year, if at all. For professionals, they are a necessary tool, but even for the homeowner, they can be quite […]

As gas prices rise, writes Justine Griffin, professional landscapers must raise their rates to defray the cost, or face going out of business. With prices expected to go above $4.00 per gallon across the United […]

This last October, the state of Maryland became the newest one to enact state-wide fertilizer laws regarding usage and application. In efforts to preserve our environment, many states and municipalities are […]

Maybe you’ve got some nosy neighbors, or maybe you’ve got a high-traffic area running right by your house. Maybe a business has just bought the property next to yours. Whatever the reason, you might be looking for […]

If you’re cheap, like me you’ll want to prolong the life of your lawn mower as best you can. This might require a little bit of extra time and effort before, during, and right after the mowing season, but it just […]