Spring is the perfect time to spiffy up buildings and outdoor spaces and plenty of local businesses are ready to help, including the following companies, which offered tips for do-it-yourselfers as ...

Now that leaves are starting to fall, it’s time to prepare for fall cleanup. Instead of spending all your weekends cleaning, get the right tools that make cleanup faster and more efficient. Of course, ...

Fall yard cleanup is an important part of home maintenance, but for many people, it can be an unwelcome chore. The job requires a lot of heavy lifting, and it can be dirty, tiring work. If you’ve got ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Every spring, homeowners roll their lawn mowers out of storage, eager to give the grass its first proper trim of the season. But keeping the ...

The U.S. Forest Service points to 49 different species of bumble bees native to the United States, and their populations have declined massively in the past 25 years. The queen of these colonies is ...

As the weather warms and daylight hours grow, you might be tempted to get outside and start cleaning up your lawn. But raking or mowing last year’s leaves too soon in the spring can kill a key group ...

Weston Miller, OSU Extension Service Horticulturist, told us not to put our trowels away yet! There's still time to get your hands dirty this fall with maintenance and cleanup to prepare your garden ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For those who have experienced the frustration of a mower that just refuses to start or struggles to idle, it could be a result of a dirty ...

Although the Zika epidemic has been declared an international health emergency, fighting the mosquitoes that spread it will be a profoundly local battle. Ground Zero, in fact, could be your own yard.