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Archive for the ‘Spring’ Category


How To Plant A Tree

If you’re thinking about planting a tree to provide shade or decoration to your yard, here’s a great video to show you the how to give your tree a great start and keep your tree looking good for years to come.  Now it’s time to choose the location for the tree.  If you already have [...]

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How to Prepare a Raised Bed Garden for Planting

Since early spring is a good time to plant seed for most vegetables, we wanted to post this video on how to prepare your garden.  They walk you through preparing the soil for best seed to soil contact.  If you’re planning on buying vegetable plants in your garden, it’s recommended you wait until usually around [...]

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Raking Means More Than Neatness: It’s The Key To A Healthy Lawn

Too often people look at raking as a way of having a tidy yard. It is far more than that–it is fundamental to the health of your yard! This is your chance to get up close and personal with your grass and see each section and what it needs. The main goal is to remove [...]

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Fertilizing Your Lawn

Here’s an great video about fertilizing your lawn.  Fertilizing is important to create dense turf to keep out more weeds.  Depending on your location, late spring and late fall are great times to apply fertilizer.  If you’re unsure about your area, check with your local garden center for the answer. When choosing fertilizer that best [...]

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Overseeding Your Lawn

Overseeding your lawn works best when the seed gets worked into the soil.  If you only sprinkle the seed over the soil, most likely you won’t have much luck getting it to grow.  It is recommended that you implement a few steps prior to overseeding your lawn.  First off, you’ll want to make sure your [...]

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How To Aerate Your Lawn

Spring and Fall are the best times to aerate your lawn.  Aerating involves either manually punching holes into the lawn or by extracting a plug of the soil with an aerating machine.  This process helps get more oxygen, water, and nutrients to the roots of your grass which will help make your lawn look much. [...]

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Spring Lawn Mower Maintenance

With summer right around the corner, it won’t be much longer before you’ll need to start mowing your lawn once a week.  In preparation for that day, now would be a good time to make sure your lawn mower is ready for all that mowing.  Below is a great video by Craftsman about how you [...]

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Pruning Your Perennials In The Spring

Spring fever is upon us.  The weather is warming up and we’re ready to get out of our houses and enjoy the beautiful weather.  With the soil drying out and the perennials starting to bloom, this is the time to prune back your perennials.  This is a great way to clean up your yard and [...]

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Spring Lawn Care Tips

It is easy to get spring fever with the sun shining and temperatures rising.  Many people are wanting to start their landscaping improvements and gardening.  Depending on your yard, here are a few things you can do in the spring for your lawn care: 1. Tuning Up Your Lawn Mowers – Now is a good [...]

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