Step 1 - Prepare Ground for Grass Paver One of the most important steps in installing a grass paver driveway is the slope of the ground. You will need to spend a little bit of time on the grade of your driveway. If it is too flat, the water will not drain properly. You will be...
Start laying turf along a straight edge, such as a patio, a fence, flower bed or driveway. Work with whole pieces, laying them one at a time, end to end. Avoid walking on the sod as you lay it, and rake out any footprints you make in soil as you go. Work to smooth out any ...
If you haven’t already trimmed and edged the sidewalks and along the driveway, do that. Then, blow off the hard surfaces like sidewalks and driveways with a leafblower. You’ll want to blow the yard and even out any large clumps of grass so they are more evenly distributed. This will...
Place the first course of bricks along the edge. The running-bond pattern is traditionally used, but there are other patterns possible. To lay a running-bond brick pattern, lay the bricks end-to-end parallel to the side of the driveway. When you start the second course, place the first ...
We also often use a large chunk of cardboard or a poster board to block plants we don’t want to accidentally spray. We usually break out our weed killer + sprayer every 3-4 weeks— mainly for the cracks in the sidewalk and driveway, for the edge of the road, and the “dead ...
Learn how to install sod on your lawn. Get lush green grass for you to enjoy, with our sod installation guide.
plant yours in a low-lying location that holds a bit of extra moisture. Grow it along a wetland edge that naturally stays moist throughout the year. These trees are a great choice for arain garden, especially because it can be difficult to find moisture-loving trees that thrive in wet so...
Tackle troublesome garden weeds the sustainable way with this easy-to-make homemade weed killer. Make It A mixture of one cup of salt dissolved in 2 cups of hot water will also work. Be careful not to get the above homemade weed killers on your grass or desirable plants in your borders...
If your mower deck gets too much grass built up in it,it can bog down the mower more easily. Worse still, if one side is more clogged than the other, one side of the deck will not perform as well as the other. So it is important to clean your mower deck regularly. ...
Don't use fence lines, driveway boundaries or your neighbor’s garden as a point of reference. Just because you assume that's where your property ends doesn't mean it's accurate. When you buy a home, yourmortgage lenderis likely to require a new survey be conducted on the property. ...