Don’t let your air conditioner break the family budget or be an eye sore in your backyard. Try one of these affordable solutions to improve the view and keep your air conditioner running smoothly.

The grass is up and growing and the roar of lawn mowers can be heard throughout the neighborhood. Minimize the negative impact of your gas mower on the environment with a few easy tricks.

It seems to be everywhere – your garden, lawn and cracks in the sidewalk.

Add more planting space to your landscape by converting a portion of your lawn to a flower or vegetable garden.

Avoid dulling your mower blades and more importantly damaging your trees by creatively dealing with the surface roots.

Spring is the time to prevent crabgrass problems in the lawn. .

The best defense against this and other lawn weeds is proper care. Grow your grass tall. Keeping it 3 to 3 ½ inches tall encourages deep roots that are more drought-tolerant and better able to fend off pests and outcompete the weeds.

Proper watering and fertilization will further reduce weed problems. Even one fertilization a year, can greatly improve your lawn’s health and reduce weed problems.

A healthy lawn is your best defense against weeds. So if you want to reduce the problem - long term- you need to learn a bit more about the weeds.

So it seems your perennial garden is filled with more weeds than flowers. Now is a great time to reclaim your garden by getting the weeds under control.

As you pack it in for the winter, don’t forget about your garden tools.

Add a little extra color and beauty to your fall landscape.

Hot dry summers take their toll on lawns. Give your lawn a nutrient boost and get them ready for future outdoor activities.

It’s not just about the flowers when it comes to selecting perennials for the landscape.

Love your shade trees but tired of the sparse lawn and bare spots? Make this the season you eliminate the frustration of trying to grow grass in the shade and go for a permanent fix.

You can have a good-looking landscape and lower your water bill this summer!

Whether it is a self-imposed or community wide watering ban, many gardeners are looking for ways to reduce their use of municipal water.

Mums are the traditional fall flower – but don’t stop there. You can find plenty of plants to add to your landscape’s fall display.

A proper diet will keep your lawn healthy and better able to fight off weeds and pests.

A good cut can keep your lawn healthy and looking its best.

Summers are filled with barbeques, vacations, and caring for our landscapes. Mulching is one way to save time and effort over a season or two, giving you more time for fun.

Transform bare soil to green lawn in less than a day. Use quality sod to create a new lawn or fill bare patches in existing turf.

Prepare your lawn mower now for the grass cutting season ahead. You will minimize breakdowns, frustration, and improve the health and beauty of your lawn.

Rake your way to a healthy lawn. As the snow recedes from the lawn break out the leaf rake and fluff up the grass. This helps reduce the risk of pink and gray snow mold developing and damaging your lawn. These fungal diseases are most common when heavy snow falls or ice covers non-frozen turf or after late winter snow storms. The damage is usually seen where snow lingers late in the season. Symptoms appear as circular areas of matted brown grass. You may even see a gray or pink cobweb-like growth over these areas. A light raking dries the grass, making it less susceptible to these diseases.

Fall is a great time to renovate thin or poor quality lawns.

Tight budgets or just a sense of wonder may have you looking for annuals that readily reseed in the garden.

We walk on it, play sports on it and expect it to look great all year long – our lawns.

Warm temperatures, drought and summer rain storms take their toll on our landscapes. Keep your lawn healthy and looking its best despite the summer weather.

Break out the broom and sweep your way to cleaner drinking water.

No matter the time of the season, weeds seem to grow and thrive. Keeping them under control will give you a healthier, more productive and attractive garden.

Save yourself time, money and frustration by properly storing your mower for winter.