Gardening

I used to throw fertilizer by hand. Grab a handful. Toss it around. Hope for

A good spreader makes fertilizing easy. A bad spreader makes it a nightmare. I have

Regular maintenance keeps your pruning tools cutting like new A $60 pair of Felco pruners

I used to fertilize whenever I remembered. Three times one year. Once the next year.

Clay soil is the most common soil problem I hear about. Homeowners tell me their

Your lawn talks to you. It shows signs when something is wrong. Yellow patches. Slow

I put off soil testing for two years. It seemed like a hassle. Send dirt

Compost and fertilizer both feed your lawn. But they work in completely different ways. One

Bypass pruner (left) makes clean cuts on live wood. Anvil pruner (right) is for dead

Cool-season grasses grow in the northern half of the country. If your winters freeze and