A well-designed garden will make your home more valuable. However, great landscaping is costly, which might discourage many people from starting a garden project. Also, engaging in a garden project is nowhere easy. There are so many things to consider,…
If you don’t have money to buy or rent a Bobcat, tractor, or lawnmower, you don’t have to worry about leveling your lawn as you can easily level it by hand. A yard filled with grooves and bumps is not…
Dog urine burns grass because of its high nitrogen concentration, not because it is acidic or toxic. Existing burn patches can be repaired by flushing with water, neutralizing the soil with lime or baking soda, and reseeding with a urine-resistant…
Lawn striping creates alternating light and dark bands by bending grass blades in opposite directions with a roller attached to your mower. The 9 most common patterns are: straight, checkerboard, diagonal/criss-cross, zigzag, diamond, circular, wavy, bull's eye, and arch. Lawn…
Mowing the lawn the wrong way can do more harm than good. While proper mowing greatly improves the look of your yard, common mistakes can stress the grass, damage your equipment, and leave your lawn looking worse than before. Here…
I've been mowing lawns since I was 15. For the first several years, I mowed without any ear protection at all — like most homeowners, I assumed a lawnmower "wasn't that loud." It wasn't until a doctor flagged early signs…
Riding lawn mowers move much faster than walk-behind mowers, so you can finish your lawn in a fraction of the time. But that speed comes with a real tradeoff: it takes only a small lapse in attention to cause a…
The short answer: yes, you should wear hearing protection every time you mow — regardless of how long the session lasts. I used to think hearing protection was only a concern for professional landscapers spending eight hours a day behind…
Yes — and the reason most people underestimate the risk is because they're wrong about where lawn mower noise actually comes from. Most homeowners assume that hearing protection is something professionals need, not people doing a quick weekend mow. The…
