Edge Trimmer Reviews

Lawn edging should complement the rest of the home andNatural lawn edgings can be created with plants, piled rocks, mulch or wood. The main concern with these edgings is keeping them low enough to prevent damage to lawn mowers.Whatever type of lawn edging...

This is an area where string trimmer mowers truly excel, as you can carefully and slowly move them into position without the risk of inadvertently driving into a tree . As you can see, string trimmer mowers can handle many tasks that riding mowers can't,...

They are heavy feeders and require consistently moist soil to present their most attractive aspect.The most common reason for the phenomenon is simply leaf scorch. This won't kill the plant but does affect the appearance of the glossy foliage, which is...

Ditch the paper napkins! Make them from the cloth of your choice for a pretty, sustainable alternative. I wanted the contrasted thread to show at the front to make a feature, so I loaded my bobbin with the bold colored cotton.

To learn more visit the Some of the darker daylilies cannot take the full daytime sun but they still need at least six hours of sunlight. What is this wonder of the plant world? A bloom that looks strongly white in the show garden might look yellow, tan,...

There's a killer loose in the garden. From the initial infection to ultimate death is estimated to be about two years. Why plant a plain, green boxwood when you can have roses that bloom all summer, right?

In the meantime, increase the frequency of watering.If the area where the plant is has been flooded by water or if the soil around the plant is too, this can cause root damage. Anytime anything unusual occurs on a plant, this gives gardeners a reason...

“[As a farmer, you're getting a ton of bang for your buck, especially relative to a carrot, which doesn't have your name on it,” Mandel says. To urban-farm profitably, you need to use a different part of your brain, says Lauren Mandel, a Philadelphia-based...

They, too can go in the garden! Need ideas? You can use natural borders in any style you like. You can also use natural elements in a more architectural, linear way. You can get crazy and put things in the holes for a dramatic effect.know you have old...

It can detach when conditions are right, like high soil temperatures or high pH, and then it releases gases into the atmosphere. It's true we need to address those things, but do we really understand ALL the ramifications, the How's and Why's?

Provide at least 6 feet of space between shrubs to allow for ample air circulation.Support your hydrangea by providing it with the proper cultural conditions. Herbicide drift can also affect the shrub.

See more photographs and read member comments about these plants, in Plantfiles. It means "having picots." Ah, but what is a picot? This trait is easy to find in some plant families, hard to come by in many.

Karen Lanier The weed cutter makes mass weeding a more mindful experience, and the swish-swish-swish sounds accompany birdsong and breezes quite nicely. It would really, really hurt if I missed and hit my shin.

There is no way for the rose bush, on its own, to move enough moisture to those extreme petal edges to stop the freeze burn effects, thus resulting in edges of rose petals turning black.If a frost is coming, cover the roses with an old blanket or towels.

No effective cure exists for bacterial wilt. Discard diseased plants.Several insects attack "Bird's Nest" ferns, including mites, slugs, snails and mealybugs. As the disease spreads, the lesions cover the entire leaf and turn brown or purple.

First, decide if you'll feel better using weed eaters that operate with gasoline or those that are electric. Newer model electric weed eaters have more power than older ones, however.Another issue with electric weed eaters is the power cord.

The wounded area will develop a callus and eventually close.It only takes two or three hits with a string trimmer to kill a young tree, according to Allen Wilson, a Master Gardener with the University of Idaho.

Biology is purposefully timed this way. White-faced sheep breeds, like Dorsets , can be difficult to breed in the spring for fall lambs because sheep are generally considered short-day breeders, meaning they naturally breed in the fall for spring births.

Here's my approach to keeping eager, resilient trees under control. We're talking thousands, ranging in size from a few inches tall (barely more than seedlings) to some rather large ash and maple trees several inches thick and more than 20 feet tall.

Sometimes it's a blog post for our shareholders, sometimes it's for announcing our CSA , but no matter what the need, good photos come in handy. The value of a theme is that it can make all of your social media look cohesive so that when someone sees...

Liquid craft glue (any kind that dries clear) mixed with 2 T. Try these other quick crafts: Jewelry Tree » Tiered Serving Tray » Teacup Bird Feeder » Patchwork Placemats » Wine-barrel Planter » Burlap Bulletin » This article originally appeared...

On a hobby farm, mowing takes some skill, as you can encounter complex terrain ranging from uneven ground to large obstacles, such as trees and fences. This story originally appeared in the July/August issue of Hobby Farms magazine.

There is a Butterfly House at the zoo, in the city, but the butterflies there all live in a huge cage, not in gardens.So we were surprised, no, awe-struck, at the arrival of this afternoon caller.

When spring arrives, plant the overwintered bare-root artichokes back out into the garden. After the spring crop has been harvested, cut the flowering stalks down to the base of the plant to encourage a subsequent crop in the late summer or fall.

"I done made you some pretty colors for your clothespin dolls, and if you got some more muslin, I can show you how to paint little flowers on it, too. Surely I can call on Laura if I need some help.

You'll usually find honeydew, a sticky fluid released by aphids, on the leaves if the bugs are around. If you notice the leaves overrun with aphids, which are the size of a pencil eraser at their largest, spray them off with water; eugenias don't have...

Roasted seeds were often a coffee substitute, but it is so high in tannin it has a very bitter taste and I doubt that anyone uses it now. I didn't know which was holding the other up, but it looked as if one fell, the other would also come crashing down.