For gardeners, a pruning saw is an essential item to own. It is a pruning saw that allows us to properly shape our fruit trees and remove dead or crossed branches from our yard trees. Pruning saws are different than a standard carpenters saw. These tools have a curved handle with a long, thin, curved ...
Once more, you’re faced with the annual dilemma of what to get dear old Dad for Father’s Day. Will it be yet another tie, or perhaps a bottle of cologne? Oh wait a minute … that’s what I gave him last year. Instead of shopping in the accessories department, you might want to cast your ...
Every time a storm blows through my neighborhood, old trees are knocked down. If everyone is fortunate, the tree falls in the yard and misses people, cars and homes. Sometimes, fortune does not smile on neighborhoods. As tree removal companies and those with chainsaws go to work removing the debris, I noticed one neighbor asking ...
If you are like me, you love to play in your yard. This is your space. Even though it’s home, it’s also somewhere away. The plants, shrubs, flowers, trees, and gardens outside your house provide a place to get away from it just a few steps outside your door. However, to take care of your ...
Safety is the most important aspect of any yard care project. I was recently reminded of this fact while trimming weeds in my yard. I was thinking about everything but what I was doing – cutting weeds – when I caught my foot in the weed trimmer. I suffered a few cuts, bruises and some ...
In Arkansas, spring is right next door and I thought I’d better address the issue of pruning my crepe myrtle tree. I’ll be honest. This is not something I’ve managed to do on a yearly basis. I didn’t really know how. My failure to trim it every year brought awful bouts of guilt and I ...
