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  1. Tips for Keeping Wild Animals from Damaging Your Yard

    Tips for Keeping Wild Animals from Damaging Your Yard
    Many of us enjoy looking out our windows and seeing birds at a feeder or pretty butterflies flitting over the flower garden. But if you’ve ever had a deer eat your plants, a skunk camp out on your back patio, or moles dig up your lawn then you know that not all wildlife is good to have in your yard...
  2. Answers to Your Top 5 Questions About Robot Lawn Mowers

    Answers to Your Top 5 Questions About Robot Lawn Mowers
    Battery-powered equipment and green energy options are some of the biggest trends in landscape equipment today and have been for several years. One of the biggest trends within that category is unmanned robotic lawnmowers. The idea of never having to mow again is appealing to many people. You just put a little robot in your yard and watch it do...
  3. 5 Hot Landscaping Trends for 2024

    5 Hot Landscaping Trends for 2024
    As we head into the new year, landscape professionals and homeowners are already gearing up for the lawn and landscape work that comes along with warmer weather in the spring. Every year, people want their lawns and landscaping to look good and fit their lifestyles, and they’re willing to invest in yard improvements. Each year, landscape professionals notice trends in...
  4. Do Homeowners Need a Lawn Spreader?

    Do Homeowners Need a Lawn Spreader?
    As you’re getting ready for spring lawn care, you might be thinking about buying some new yard care tools. Quality lawn equipment can last for many years, but eventually, it’s time to replace old equipment or add a helpful new tool to your collection. One of the tools you might think about adding or replacing is a lawn spreader. This...
  5. How To Trim Hedges the Right Way

    How To Trim Hedges the Right Way
    How To Trim Hedges the Right Way Hedges are a popular landscaping choice, and for good reason. Attractively trimmed plants can provide living walls for privacy or to divide space in the garden. A nice hedge or topiary can also act as a focal point or backdrop for other garden plants. Whether you’re trimming new hedges or maintaining established ones...
  6. Important Chainsaw Safety Tips

    Important Chainsaw Safety Tips
    Important Chainsaw Safety Tips Though modern chainsaws are equipped with many safety features, operating a chainsaw is an inherently dangerous activity. A chainsaw is a powerful piece of cutting equipment and an invaluable tool when cutting wood, yet chainsaws can also be hazardous if you don’t take the time for safety precautions. Both inexperienced chainsaw users and those who have...
  7. Why Choose an ECHO Multi-Task Tool?

    Why Choose an ECHO Multi-Task Tool?
    Why Choose an ECHO Multi-Task Tool? The ECHO Pro Attachment Series (PAS) is an economical way to keep a variety of tools on hand. The commercial-grade attachments—including trimmers, edgers, cultivators, blowers, and power pruners—are interchangeable for use with a single power source. As with other multitools, using the ECHO PAS system makes maintenance easier, because you only need to maintain...
  8. Buying Guide: Choosing The Best Gasoline-Powered Chainsaw

    Buying Guide: Choosing The Best Gasoline-Powered Chainsaw
    When you’re shopping for chainsaws, one of the first things you’ll need to decide is if you want a battery-powered or a gasoline-powered chainsaw. Battery-powered saws can be a great option, particularly if you’ll use them infrequently or for short periods of time, if you need something that will cut quietly, or if you live in a location that restricts...
  9. Shredder Vacs and Blowers for Fall Lawn Maintenance

    Shredder Vacs and Blowers for Fall Lawn Maintenance
    Leaf vacuum/shredders, or shredder/vacs, are among the more versatile pieces of equipment you can have for cleaning up your lawn. They’re especially useful in the fall or autumn months when deciduous trees drop their leaves. Leaving a layer of fallen leaves on a lawn can block sunlight from getting to the grass and trap moisture. This can damage the grass...
  10. 5 Tips to Get the Yard and Garden Ready for Texas Winter

    5 Tips to Get the Yard and Garden Ready for Texas Winter
    As we head toward winter, you’re probably starting to notice changes in the yard. Some trees are losing leaves, the grass stops growing as quickly as it did over the summer, and vegetable plants that thrived in the summer garden are starting to die after harvest. Some yard work slows down in late fall, but there are still some tasks...

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