Backyard landscaping tips and ideas, from gardening and tree maintenance, to stylish furniture and decoration ideas.
Summertime means backyard barbeques and outdoor parties. You’ve already updated your patio furniture and grill to prepare, but have you given any thought to where you’ll chill the drinks?
Plastic coolers aren’t a great addition to outdoor decor and running inside every time you or your guests need another drink isn’t the way you want to spend the party.
Go to any home-improvement store and you’ll find aisles and aisles filled with different yard tools. If you’re working on a budget or have limited tool storage space, you’ll want to know which of those many tools is necessary and which you can live without.
This search often brings people to the debate over lawn edgers vs string trimmers. These two tools are very similar and can do some of the same jobs, which further complicates the differences between them.
When the leaves turn those beautiful shades of brown and red and eventually fall to the ground. That’s when you know it’s time to bring out the leaf blower or the rake to clean up the yard. But which one is best?
Leaf blowers tend to be heavy, noisy, and can pollute the air if they are gas-powered, but they do clear leaves very, very quickly. On the other hand, rakes are environmentally friendly, come in all shapes and sizes, are light and safe to use, but take more effort and can be hard on the lower back.
Also known as weed wackers and weed eaters, a string trimmer is a great tool to have on hand for maintaining the yard. It makes quick work of tall weeds and overgrown lawn, but can often also double as an edger for a picture-perfect finish.
Weed eaters come in different forms, by my personal preference is a corded electric weed eater. To find the perfect electric weed eater that meets your needs can be hard considering the number of models available.
When storage space is at a premium, a backyard storage shed is well worth the investment. And now, thanks to the wide availability of affordable resin-style outdoor sheds, adding storage to your yard has never been easier.
But not all these outdoor storage solutions are built to the same quality. To help you navigate this saturated market, we’ve researched and tested to find the five best backyard storage sheds out there.
A quality bow can take on more jobs than other rake styles but are best suited for those heavy-duty gardening chores.
If you’ve got gravel to move, dirt to level, or mulch to spread, a bow rake is the tool you want. But not just any bow rake will do.
If gardening has literally become a pain in your neck (and your knees), then a garden kneeler with a seat is exactly what you need.
This dual-purpose garden helper does more than offer a little padding to make weeding more comfortable. It also helps support you as you get up and down, and can be flipped over and used as a seat for off-the-ground chores.
Gardening is meant to be a relaxing and cathartic experience. But if you suffer from knee or joint pain, the constant bending and kneeling that gardening requires can quickly turn this hobby into a chore.
One effective solution to this problem is a rolling garden cart that allows you to sit comfortably while keeping your tools within reach. But, with so many choices available, it’s important to find the right product for your needs.
Thick layers of thatch can negatively affect the health, appearance, and resilience of your lawn. Luckily, the problem can be easily dealt with using a little elbow grease and the right thatch rake.
Dethatching lawn requires a specific kind of rake made to remove thatch without stressing or damaging living lawn. A good quality dethatching tool will help save you time and energy during what is a laborious process.
For small plots of grass and areas that you’d prefer to keep tightly manicured, a push reel lawn mower is an excellent choice.
Manual push reel mowers require no fuel and are better for the environment while providing a cleaner, lower cut than rotary mowers.