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Should you rent or buy a lawn aerator?

woodrow — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:49:17 +0000

The right lawn care tools simply bring your landscaping ideas to fruition. But do you need to own them all? Buying an aerator makes sense if you have a large lawn area on soil that bakes hard or is already compacted by nature. Most people, however, rent aerators from $40 – $150 a day from [...]

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Putting Your Lawn to Bed for the Year

woodrow — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:24:58 +0000

If you’ve spent time and money on landscaping and, especially, on growing a lush green lawn, there’s plenty to do before winter’s freezing breath descends. Good lawn care is four-season lawn care. That means that now’s the time to take action to ensure that your lawn is healthy and attractive come springtime. In the late fall, [...]

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Looking to Kill Your Lawn?

woodrow — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:58:35 +0000

Most likely, you’re not. Typically, I prefer to write about the need for testing your soil pH, amending the chemicals, aerating your lawn, and mowing just the right height to avoid having to use pre- and post-emergent weed killers. But here in the Sacramento area where I reside, we’re in the midst of another hot [...]

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Summer Improvements: Build a Greenhouse

woodrow — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:13:32 +0000

I have friends nearby who added a small, inexpensive greenhouse to jump-start their summer garden. The experiment went so well that they’ve built a larger greenhouse to house a winter garden. Temporary or permanent greenhouses, depending on your water or electrical needs, can be expensive and exotic, or simple and easy on the pocket. [...]

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Springtime Lawncare Strategy Against Spotting

woodrow — Fri, 21 May 2010 23:48:16 +0000

Tour the Web and you find homeowners around the country wondering what to do about burned out spots in their lawn, or having a new lawn emerge in patches. I can imagine all the home remedies people have concocted to fill in dirt patches or burnt out patches caused by over-fertilizing or pet urine. [...]

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Cool Weather Garden Strategies

Mary — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:22:42 +0000

I maintain that brisk temperatures are no reason to keep you indoors. After all, there’s good growing season left, and your garden can be taking advantage. It’s also the prime time to get your lawn ready for the conditions ahead. Before the coldest of the weather hits, you might want to aerate your grass and lay [...]

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Lights, Camera, Landscape?

Mary — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:19:25 +0000

There is this yard I absolutely adore. It belongs to a smaller restored Cape Cod on a corner lot, and the charm is tangible. I run past it in the mornings and can’t help but admire the artful vegetative appointments. It’s well maintained and just the slightest bit wild, all with those careful touches that [...]

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Going Coastal

Mary — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:53:52 +0000

I don’t know about you, but summer makes me itch to get outside and take in all that the season has to offer. Nothing seems more essentially summer than the beach to me, and my favorite outdoor ideas take full advantage of this theme. Photo Credit: MarthaStewart.com With summer in full force, its nice to enjoy the [...]

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Green with Yard Envy

Mary — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:10:38 +0000

Maybe it’s just the fact that I don’t have a yard, but this time of year fills me with a serious case of Yard Envy. The options for creating something unique to reflect your landscaping vision are virtually endless. I could channel a coastal feel with sea grass, stone and recycled hurricane lanterns, or maybe a [...]

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