I will not be Hounded by Weeds
Have I mentioned my refusal to use toxins to control weeds on our lawn? On the off chance I might become possessed and choose to lick our lawn, or that the toxins will seep into …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Gardening
Robomow Your Lawn
Oh sweet robotics. If I had an extra $1000-$2000 (depending on the model), I would be all over this. I used to think lawn mowing was cool. However after the novelty wore off, lawn mowing …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Raindrops Keep Falling in my Barrel
OK, so it hardly ever rains in San Diego. In fact, in the summer it never rains. However, San Diego’s lack of precipitation will not stop me from writing about moisture friendly technology. RainBarrelGuide.com is …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Pocket Chainsaw
If we had trees, I would be all over this! Although we are tree-less, our neighbor has a pesky palm tree that I would like to cut down in the middle of the night like …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Spatulate your Mower
That’s right, spatulate. Although this tool looks like something you might want to flip pancakes with, it is in fact a highly specialized lawn mower utensil. You know that green debris that gets caked onto …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Custom Stone Etching
Almost everyone has their address numbers nailed to their house. How many of you have your address etched in stone? Sadly I don’t either. But I might consider it after checking out the unique service …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Nice Curves (on your Lawn)
Few things make an anal retentive like me more happy than products that constrict, control and keep order. Lawns and yards can be so unruly, I try to exert control over them periodically . . …
Written by: Marc Lyman
These aren’t your Grandma’s Loppers
I will admit it, when I first saw Fiskars pruning tools at the local home improvement black hole/warehouse, I was skeptical. Fiskars conjured up dainty, orange sewing scissors. Not exactly the image of hedge and …
Written by: Marc Lyman
