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Lawn & Garden

Lawn care and garden tips, maintenance, and tricks, to answer all your yard question needs. As a homeowner, keeping your lawn and garden in top shape is very important. It is an enjoyable activity that can keep your property value high and keep your body in shape!

19 Fast-Growing Trees for Privacy from Neighbours

March 7, 2023December 13, 2022 by Jamie
19 Fast-Growing Trees for Privacy from Neighbours

We all love our own space; what is better than enjoying the privacy of your home? Simply put, privacy is when you’re free of disturbance from someone else, and in this article, that someone else … Read more

Categories Gardening, Lawn & Garden

How Long Does It Take for Leaves to Decompose?

October 30, 2023December 5, 2022 by Jamie
How Long Does it Take for Leaves to Decompose

Many plants and trees lose their leaves as the season’s change. This is a beautiful time of the year, but also a messy one. When all the leaves fall off the trees, how long will … Read more

Categories Lawn & Garden

How Long Does It Take for Tree Branches to Decompose?

March 7, 2023December 5, 2022 by Jamie
How Long Does It Take for Tree Branches to Decompose answered guide

Yard work inevitably leads to green waste- and for the environmentally minded this may seem like a possible opportunity. For others, leftover wood scrapes are an eyesore. Can you compost cuttings like tree branches or … Read more

Categories Gardening, Lawn & Garden

Shrub Hub vs Yardzen | What’s the Difference?

March 7, 2023November 30, 2022 by Jamie
Shrubhub vs Yardzen 3d rendering services

Did you know that the most viewed landscape image is a desktop image? But, your most viewed landscape can be your own yard. And, to make it eye-catching as well as comfortable, you need it … Read more

Categories Home Exterior, Lawn & Garden

10 Types of Grass in Arizona (With 3 Lawn Alternatives)

March 7, 2023November 30, 2022 by Jamie
10 Types of Grass in Arizona with lawn alternatives

With low rainfall and dense, growing cities in the desert, picking the right grass for your lawn – one that’s drought hardy, requires little irrigation, and can thrive in salty and alkaline soil — is … Read more

Categories Grass Guides, Lawn & Garden

Can You Mow Frozen Grass?

March 7, 2023November 30, 2022 by Jamie
Mow a Frozen Grass

Sometimes, an early freeze may catch you and your lawn by surprise. You want to give your grass one last cut before its long winter’s nap, and then you wake up to find the temperature … Read more

Categories Lawn & Garden, Lawn Care, Winter

Can You Trim Bushes in the Fall?

September 11, 2023November 30, 2022 by Janice Lundy
Trim Bushes in the Fall

We’ve all been there. At the end of the growing season, you are looking at your bushes which have gone through their spring and summer growth spurt and may be looking pretty ragged as winter … Read more

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Can You Trim Bushes in the Winter?

March 26, 2023November 30, 2022 by Janice Lundy
Trim Bushes in the Winter

Bushes are an integral part of almost any landscape plan, and knowing the best time to trim them can help you keep your shrubs looking their best. In fact, if you don’t trim bushes at … Read more

Categories Gardening, Lawn & Garden

What Temperature Does Grass Stop Growing?

March 7, 2023November 30, 2022 by Jamie
Temperature for Grass to Stop Growing

Maintaining a lush, green lawn is one of the primary preoccupations of most homeowners. However, in most parts of North America it’s not possible to keep grass growing year-round. At both ends of the temperature … Read more

Categories Grass Guides, Lawn & Garden, Lawn Care

10 Best Gas Powered Post Drivers in 2025

January 27, 2025November 19, 2022 by Jamie
fence post drivers

Gas-powered post drivers are excellent tools that can cut your fence building time in half. They can be used for other projects too, like putting signs up, for example. There are many different types of … Read more

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