Lawns – Grass

Buying Guide – Hand Held Leaf Blower / Vacuums With Mulch Option

Recently improvements in leaf blowers that have a vacuum attachment can reduce the amount of resulting waste in your garden.

The Leaf Blowers are pretty much the same as they always have been with one important improvement.
Impeller Design for Mulching
Probably through customer complaints manufacturers of leaf blowers that also had a vacuum attachment found that the impeller or blades in the unit would break quickly if made of plastic.

When they reverted to metal they found …

HowTo – When Is The Best Time To Plant Grass Seed Spring Or Fall?

There will always be debate about when is the best time to perform work in your yard and this includes the right time for planting grass.

The answer is really not that difficult if you take a few seconds to think about it. But there are many factors that you should consider and choosing the exact best time may not be best for your yard.

Fall is a time when all of your plants go dormant. …

Google Is Mowing Their Grass With Goats

In an effort to reduce their use of gasoline to mow the fields around their buildings google has decided to bring in a herd of 200 goats every few weeks and let them eat the grass.

Unfortunately the cost is close to the same, something that could be done away with if they reduced the number of goats and made them permanent employees but the idea is simple.

Many Internet tech companies are at the leading …

How To – Self Propelled Lawn Mowers Are They Right For You?

If you are looking for a new lawn mower you are likely to come across models that have a Self Propelled option.

For the most part Self Propelled lawn mowers look very similar to standard push mowers however a few things you might notice is that the handle bar where you push the mower will have an extra bar you must squeeze closed for the drive wheels to engage and you are likely to have …

HowTo – Choosing A Grass String Trimmer

Grass String Trimmers are useful for cleaning up the edges of your lawn and getting into areas that you can’t take your lawn mower. For most of us this is a one time purchase that should last you many years so how do you know what type is best for your home?

Well first you should understand that every string trimmer uses a plastic / nylon type cord to cut the grass and weeds.  …

Springtime Preventing Crabgrass and Weeds

Every year we say we are going to work on our Lawn and Garden but by the time the summer heat comes around curing things like weed infestation and just poor quality lawns gets to the point where nothing works.

Since at the time we are writing this springtime is just around the corner or for some parts of the country it has already started we wanted to give you a few simple …

How To – Reclaiming your Lawn from Weeds

lawn grassWhether it got that way by your own neglect or you are moving into a new home with a weed covered lawn there are some simple steps you can take make your yard the envy of the neighborhood.

First thing to do is get a Soil Sample test.
Almost every decent garden center can take a quick look at a sample from your yard and tell you if your soil is …