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3 Major Guidelines for Healthy Lawn Mowing
When people talk about lawn care tasks, chances are mowing is the first thing that comes to mind. That’s the thing we do most often when taking care of lawns. During the growing season, most lawns require you to mow them at least once a week just to keep up with how fast the grass is growing. Since you have... -
5 Essential Tasks For Spring Prep
Spring is my favorite season. New baby plants, bright spring flowers, warmer weather. And you can finally get outside and start working in the yard. Just make sure you don't miss any of these essential tasks for getting the lawn and garden ready for a good spring. 1) Clean Things Up As the weather warms, start out your spring lawn... -
5 Reasons To Trust Honda Engines
Honda engines are the gold-standard in small engine design. Some other brands, like Toro, even use Honda engines to power certain models of their own mowers. Honda enjoys a stellar reputation, and with good reason. Honda's extensive experience, high quality, standard warranty, environmental consciousness, and reliable support make their engines a good choice for powering equipment you trust. 1) Experience... -
Advantages of Stand-On Lawn Equipment
We're starting to see more and more stand-on mowers and aerators being used across the country by lawn care professionals. Stand-on lawn equipment has clear advantages in certain situations that make them a good addition to your fleet of commercial lawn equipment. Stand-On Features Stand-on mowers and aerators merge several benefits of walk-behind and seated riding lawn equipment. Both stand-on... -
Disposing of Leave on Your Lawn
Autumn leaves can form a pretty carpet of color across the lawn, but leaving them there may hurt the grass as then leaves get matted down by rain and snow. Thick layers of leaves block sunlight, which weakens the grass, and when the layer of leaves starts to mold, it can make the lawn grass mold and rot as well... -
Trimmers and Brushcutters
There are some spots in your yard a mower can't reach, and others where the grass and weeds have gotten too tall for mowers to tackle. For these places, a trimmer or brushcutter makes short work of overgrown vegetation. Trimmer or Brushcutter? This choice depends on what kind of cutting you plan on doing, and the size of yard you... -
The Best Gifts for Father's Day
When shopping for a gift this Father's Day, consider a multi-tool from Richardson Saw & Lawnmower. These tools by Echo and Stihl are designed so a single power head can be used with multiple attachments. You can buy Dad the yard tool that he needs now, and you'll also be giving him the option to add other tool attachments in... -
Spring Lawn Care
As winter draws to a close, it is time to think of spring maintenance tasks to get the lawn off to a good start for the year. The first application of pre-emergent herbicides should be completed before soil temperatures reach 50 degrees Fahrenheit. After that, core aeration will take care of compaction in the soil, and make later applications of... -
Spring Lawn Mowing
One of the most important spring lawn care tasks is mowing. Fertilization, aeration, and other lawn care can help get the lawn off to a good start in the spring, but to keep it looking nice you'll need a reliable mower. Any mower from the wide range of quality brands offered by Richardson Saw & Lawnmower would be an excellent... -
Texas Fire Ant Problems & Solutions
Accidentally imported in the 1930s, red fire ants have become one of the most abundant and problematic species of ants. They are found throughout most of the United States now, including Texas. This ant species nests in turf grass, and they often appear in lawns. Most ants will not damage turf grass, but the nests can be unsightly. With fire...