lawn
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14 Things You Should Never Do to Your Lawn
Lawns have grown increasingly controversial as people have continued to question the environmental impact of maintaining a largely decorative, resource-hungry field of grass for aesthetic reasons. But folks still love their lawns, continuing to spend tons of money and many hours fertilizing, aerating, mowing, weeding, and otherwise caring for them. Because lawns require a lot…
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Everything You Should Do to Keep Your Lawnmower Running All Summer
Keeping your yard in good shape during the summer and fall can be enough of a battle against weather and weeds — you don’t also need problems with your lawnmower on top of it. But some lawnmower issues can be avoided entirely — and the life of your lawn mower can be extended — if…
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You Should Switch to Synthetic Grass
With aeration, watering, mowing, and weeding, it can be a lot of work to keep a pristine grass lawn. But there are alternatives to traditional grass, like desert-style landscaping that takes minimal attention and watering, or rain gardens that have plants and shrubs designed to collect rainwater and filter toxins.
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Four Alternatives to Petrol-Powered Leaf Blowers (That Aren’t a Rake)
Everyone hates leaf blowers, and it’s not hard to see why. For most people, the noise is reason enough; if your neighbourhood has lawns, the chainsaw-level buzzing is inescapable for most of the year, and it always seems to start at the worst possible time. But the biggest, best, and most correct reason to loathe…