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Turn Leaves into Gold These golden leaves can be turned into "black gold" for the garden. They make great soil-enriching compost or a protective mulch. |
This Old House
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Get Ready for Fall Now's the best time to spruce up your yard |
Popular Mechanics
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How to Plant for Fall and Prepare Your Garden for Winter Planting a fall garden can be a rewarding effort and a great start to preparing your entire yard for winter's dormancy as the last head of lettuce is plucked. |
National Gardening
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Top 10 Things to Do with Fall Leaves Fall leaves are like a big load of free organic fertilizer strewn about your yard. If those nutrients were bagged and sold, you'd pay money for them. In your yard, they're free -- except for the labor of gathering them |
This Old House
September 2007
Roger Cook |
Fall Groundwork "This is prime time to prep your yard for the next growing season," says our landscape contractor. |
| National Gardening |
Fall Garden Cleanup Q and A Here are some questions we've received about fall cleanup in the garden, along with the answers given by our regional horticulture staff. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Getting Gardens Ready for Winter While gardeners in warmer climes (USDA zones 8 to 10) relish the cool air because it signals fall planting time, most gardeners across the country know it's time to wrap up the garden. |
This Old House
Thomas Baker |
7 Fall Lawn Care Tips to Do Right Now Take note of these things your turf needs before the onset of winter. |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2007
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Prepare to Winterize Your Home Winter brings changes to our schedules, to our moods, and to our homes, too. There are many things you should do around your home before winter really sets in, things that can save you money, and even your life. |
Popular Mechanics
November 3, 2009
Christine Woodside |
The Trail Boss's Guide to Leaf-Cleaning at Home We came up with advice from real trail bosses about the best ways to clean up leaves from yards and roofs and where to put them. |
National Gardening
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Winter Care of Mowers, Blowers, and Chippers Spending a little time now taking care of lawn mowers, leaf blowers, chippers, and tillers will go a long way toward insuring smooth starting and running next spring. |
Popular Mechanics
June 5, 2008 |
5 Steps to Grow & Build a Perfect Lawn -- With Free Time to Spare Each spring, millions of homeowners spend too much of their cherished weekends trying to maintain a lush, green lawn. But sun and rain also bring lawn-choking weeds and voracious bugs. Here are five tips to keep you lawn healthy. |
Popular Mechanics
September 18, 2006
Roy Berendsohn |
Autumn Home Checklist Few months fly by more quickly than the last partial summer month. This list will help you prepare your home and yard for Fall. |
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July 8, 2009 |
5 Tips for a Greener, Healthier Lawn You can learn more details about fertilizers, watering, and testing your soil. |
This Old House
August 2007
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11 Ways to Save Water, Time, and Money on Your Landscape Advice for conserving water, time, and money on your yard and garden. |
| National Gardening |
Planning a Low-Maintenance Landscape Landscapes that require minimum time and money to maintain require thoughtful planning and installation. So invest early in planning and structures, and you'll pay (and work) less later. |
| National Gardening |
Composting Q and A Starting a Compost Pile... Critters in Compost...Foul-Smelling Compost Pile... Adding Compost to a Perennial Garden... Speeding Decomposition... Planting Directly in Compost... Compost Quantity...Compost vs. Mulch... Materials to Compost... Sawdust in Compost Pile... |
This Old House
John Kelsey |
A Mighty Wind Leaf blowers are versatile machines. They can take the raking out of autumn cleanup, and also double as driveway sweepers or snow clearers. Some models vacuum; others bag mulch, clean gutters, or spray trees. Choosing and using leaf blowers |
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Lawn Care Techniques Keeping your lawn looking good isn't as hard as you may think. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2000
Joseph R. Provey |
Green Pastures Not all lawns that are in bad shape need to be replaced. A well-executed restoration plan can bring all but the worst turf back to life. |
| National Gardening |
Preventing Rose Diseases It's no surprise that roses are among the most popular ornamental garden plants: they're beautiful, fragrant, and easy to grow in most climates. |
Popular Mechanics
October 31, 2008
Joesph Truini |
8 Lawn Rakes Turn Over a New Leaf With Unique Designs Cyclone Rake XL... Rollable Giant Leaf Collection Bag... True Temper Clog-Free plastic leaf rake... Lawn Claws Leaf Scoops... Toro Ultra Electric Blower/Vac... Leaf Glutton... Deluxe Lawn Sweeper... Ergonomic Pivot Leaf Rake... |
This Old House
Owen Dell |
Simple Lawn Care Routine Streamline your lawn-care routine for better turf with less work |
Popular Mechanics
April 2001
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Turf Wars How to win the battle against lawn disease... |
| National Gardening |
Maintaining Container Gardens These simple maintenance tasks will keep keep your patio planters and window boxes looking their best throughout the growing season and help cold-climate gardeners prepare for winter. |
| National Gardening |
Fruit Tree Site Selection Of primary importance when choosing a planting site for you fruit tree is that it receives as much sun as possible. |
AskMen.com
August 27, 2002
Peter Richmond |
Top 10 Gardening Tools For Men Whether you're moving in to your first new home, or like to signal to all the women in your neighborhood that your grass is always greener, here are the Top Ten Must-Have Garden Tools. |
National Gardening
Jack Ruttle |
Winter Salad Bowl No matter where you live a cold frame or tunnel greenhouse can put just-picked salads on the table through the coldest months. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2002
Roy Berendsohn |
Autumn Lawn Care Tips to put your lawn to bed for the season. |
| National Gardening |
Power Equipment 101 Whatever the lawn and garden task, turn the job into fun. |
| National Gardening |
Lawns 101 Much has been said about whether or not Americans should rethink their passion for the home lawn. If you determine that a grass lawn makes sense for your yard, planting the right variety of grass at the right time of year will go a long way in making yours a healthy, easy-care lawn. |
| National Gardening |
Tools for Planting Using the right tools and the proper techniques will not only make planting less of a chore, but also a greater success. |
This Old House
Jeanne Huber |
Back to Nature The greenest approach to landscaping returns a yard to its roots. |
| National Gardening |
Plugging and Sprigging a Lawn A how-to guide for planting warm-season grasses. |
| National Gardening |
Improving Clay Soil If your garden has heavy clay soil, you know what a challenge it can pose to plants, not to mention gardeners. Heavy clay drains slowly, meaning it stays saturated longer after rain or irrigation. |
This Old House
Sal Vaglica |
Lawn-Care Timeline When to fertilize, water, mow, and deal with weeds and pests depends on where you live. |
This Old House
Lynn Ocone |
How to Get Rid of Weeds How to identify common weeds in your lawn and professional removal tips to get rid of them. |
| National Gardening |
Chipper-Shredder Basics With the pressure on America's landfills, chipper/shredders may soon find their place in the garage next to the lawn mower as the power equipment almost everyone needs to own. |
This Old House
October 11, 2000
Lynn Ocone |
Improving the View From the Curb An attractive front yard improves the look of your home and makes visitors feel welcome... |
National Gardening
Deborah Wechsler |
Growing Giant Tomatoes All about growing really humongous plants and tomatoes |
National Gardening
Robert Kourik |
Gardening Fact or Fallacy? Though plants, soils and weather conditions are always evolving, it seems as if some gardening practices become embedded like fossils. |
This Old House
Ashley Womble |
Grass to Go Want a fantastic lawn? Sod it. Here's what you need to know to get the job done right. |
This Old House
Roger Cook |
Smart Sprinkling When the skies are cloudless and the days are hot and long, you can help your lawn and garden survive by watering wisely |
| National Gardening |
Establishing a Wildflower Meadow A how-to guide for planting a wildflower meadow. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2003
Merle Henkenius |
Going For The Green How to replace your old lawn with luscious sod. |
This Old House
Lynn Ocone |
The War on Weeds How to identify and get rid of the most common weeds in your lawn. |
| National Gardening |
Soil Prep for Alliums Onions will grow in practically any kind of soil, but one that's rich in decayed organic matter and humus and drains well is best. |
National Gardening
Lynn Ocone |
Bird Feeder Basics How to attract the most birds to your winter garden |
This Old House
Marjorie E. Gage |
Reining in Water Use Ground rules for creating a lush yard that doesn't squander the available supply of H2O. |
