Gardening, Landscaping, Milwaukee Tool, Tools, Videos
Just over a year ago, Milwaukee introduced its starting lineup of cordless M18 Fuel Outdoor Power Equipment (OPE). Aimed primarily at landscaping pros and property management crews, the initial offerings included hedge clippers, a string …
Written by: Phil
How To, Landscaping, Sponsored, Videos
This post is sponsored by Sakrete. In part one of our How to Build a Concrete Block Wall Project we covered the less glamorous side of masonry – the prep work. From demolition, to site …
Written by: Marc Lyman
How To, Landscaping, Sponsored
This post is sponsored by Sakrete. Have you ever had a seemingly small repair lead to a GIANT home improvement project? We have. Many times. In this case, it all started when some bees took …
Written by: Marc Lyman
When it comes to dealing with Mother Nature, I’ll take all the help I can get. Whether it’s weeds taking over the garden, the lawn creeping over the sidewalk, or out-of-control tree limbs, having the …
Written by: Phil
In part one of this series, I confessed that loud, gas-powered yard tools are one of my pet peeves, and leaf blowers make me downright ornery. Why, WHY are they SO loud, and why does …
Written by: Rich
I have what you might call a love/hate relationship with outdoor power tools. No, that’s not actually true. To be honest, I just plain hate most of them. Makita may have me rethinking that position …
Written by: Rich
Landscaping, Milwaukee Tool, Tools
Every year, Milwaukee hosts an extravaganza of new and upcoming tools known as the New Product Symposium. It’s sort of like legal porn for tool lovers, and there’s a lot of RED in evidence. Last …
Written by: Phil
Heating & Cooling, Landscaping, , News
Indeed it is possible to set the world on fire (literally and figuratively) with Fire Pit Rick’s Third Rock Fire Pit. There is something otherworldly about the concept of this earth globe fire pit. The …
Written by: Anne Marie
Free at last! We were recently sent the DeWalt 60v Chainsaw from their Brushless FlexVolt line to review. I thought it might be nice for cleaning up the yard, small pruning jobs and dismembering scarecrows. …
Written by: Peter
Echo, Gardening, Landscaping, Tools
For years, I’ve used an old Craftsman gas-powered mower. It cut pretty well, since I kept the blade sharp. As the years rolled by, though, it took more and more tugs on the starter rope …
Written by: Phil