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It's time to take care of your lawn. Now what?
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items Everything you need to make sure your lawn is the best in the neighorhood!!!
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Spring Lawn Care - March / April / May
Tools for a Great Looking Lawn
Best equipment for a great looking lawn
Spring Lawn Care - March / April / May
Getting the lawn ready and waking it up from winter
Lime is very important to put down some time in March (I usually put my down the end of March) when the snow is gone and temperatures are above freezing. Mag-I-Cal Plus by Jonathan Green is a great product, and it's a replacement for lime. It has oth...
Mag-I-Cal® Plus for Lawns in Acidic & Hard Soil
Lime is very important to put down some time in March (I usually put my down the end of March) when the snow is gone and temperatures are above freezing. Mag-I-Cal Plus by Jonathan Green is a great product, and it's a replacement for lime. It has oth...
Mag-I-Cal® Plus for Lawns in Alkaline & Hard Soil
Lime is very important to put down some time in March (I usually put my down the end of March) when the snow is gone and temperatures are above freezing. Mag-I-Cal Plus by Jonathan Green is a great product, and it's a replacement for lime. It has oth...
Mag-I-Cal® for Lawns in Acidic Soil
I have used this product and have seen great results. This is the first fertilizer I put down when the soil temperatures reach 50 degrees (usually mid-April), or when the Forsythias start to bloom and turn yellow, that is another sign that it's time ...
Veri-Green Crabgrass Preventer plus Lawn Fertilizer
I have used this product and have seen great results. This is the second fertilizer I put down towards the end of May. I put it down 5 to 6 weeks after my first fertilizer went down in mid-April. It controls over 250+ types of broadleaf weeds. It is ...
Veri-Green Weed & Feed Lawn Fertilizer
Any type of disease control that you can put down in the spring is a must… even if you can't see any yet. I always see red thread or pink patch in April, May, or June. Scott's DiseaseEX is a granular product I will use every year, and I put it down i...
Scotts DiseaseEx Lawn 10-lb Fungicide
I have used Jonathan Green and Scotts to feed my lawn and both have worked just fine. I think it really comes down to price and which brand you prefer. Scotts has two different Step 1's you can use. It just depends if you put down grass seed or not. ...
Scotts Step 1 Crabgrass Preventer Annual Program Lawn Fertilizer For Multiple Grass Types 5000 sq ft - Ace Hardware
I have used Jonathan Green and Scotts to feed my lawn and both have worked just fine. I think it really comes down to price and which brand you prefer. Scotts has two different Step 1's you can use. It just depends if you put down grass seed or not. ...
Scotts Step 1 Annual Program Lawn Fertilizer For All Grasses 5000 sq ft - Ace Hardware
I have used Jonathan Green and Scotts to feed my lawn and both have worked just fine. I think it really comes down to price and which brand you prefer. Scotts Step 2 Weed Control Plus Lawn Food is applied in late spring (mid to late May) or at least ...
Scotts Step 2 Weed Control Weed Control Lawn Fertilizer For Multiple Grass Types 5000 sq ft - Ace Hardware
Any type of disease control that you can put down in the spring is a must… even if you can't see any yet. I always see red thread or pink patch in April, May, or June. BioAdvanced Fungus Control spray is another product I will use if I don't want to ...
BioAdvanced Fungus Control for Lawns 32-fl oz Fungicide
I've used this moss kiling spray many times on my lawn, driveway, and chimney. It works great as long as you use it at the right time when the weather conditions are right. Scotts MossEx 3-in-1 Ready-Spray is a fast and effective way to control mosse...
Scotts MossEx 3-in-1 Ready-Spray, 32 fl. oz.
This is another great product for killing moss. I just used 2 bottles of it on my lawn, driveway, and sidewalk. After just 2 days, all the moss was brown and dead. Don't forget to rake up the large patches of dead moss so your grass can grow.
BioAdvanced 2-in-1 Moss and Algae 32-fl oz
Tools for a Great Looking Lawn
I love this rake. I use it mostly for thatching my lawn. It doesn't dig up your existing lawn and is very easy to use. You will be amazed how much dead grass it can pull up in one pass. It is also the best twig and mulch rake around. Made with modern...
55 in. Fiberglass Handle Steel Rake
These are my go to pruners when trimming small to medium sized branches. They work very well and are easy to hold on to. They are Ideal for cutting stems and light branches. Low-friction coating helps blade glide through wood, prevents the blades fro...
Fiskars Steel Bypass Hand Pruner with Standard Handle
These are a must when going to work in the garden or in the other natural areas around your yard. This kit features four carbon steel hand tools: trowel, transplanter, cultivator and weeder. Great for any garden project, big or small. Carbon steel he...
Yardsmith Gardening Hand Tool Kit
This half shaped moon edger works very well when trying to keep a straight line and when trying to cut through small roots. The wood handle turf edger is ideal for edging sidewalks, garden beds, and driveways. 5-In half-moon blade creates curved bord...
CRAFTSMAN 9.055-in Handheld Manual Lawn Edger
These are very comfortable gloves and will keep your hands dry. The polyurethane-dipped glove for use in wet and dry conditions. Environmentally friendly, made from 50% RPET bottles, GRS certified and OEKO-Tex. Special knitting process for ultimate g...
Style Selections Medium Polyurethane Dipped Polyester ...
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A spade or shovel, whichever you want to call it, is a must have when working in and around your yard. It is the go-to tool when digging holes for plants, cutting through small roots, or pretty much anything else you need it for when shoveling. It ha...
Kobalt 40-in Fiberglass Handle Digging Shovel
60-In L fiberglass-handle steel garden rake Kobalt. 60-in steel garden rake is ideal for working large areas of tough and compacted soil. Long fiberglass handle, mid-sleeve and cushioned grip provide extra comfort and control.
Kobalt 60-in L Fiberglass-Handle Forged Steel Garden Rake
Wood handle lawn rake is ideal for raking leaves, removing thatch and other debris from lawns. 22-In head with 22 flexible steel tines bolted to handle for secure connection. 54-In durable hardwood handle withstands tough applications.
CRAFTSMAN 22-in Lawn and Leaf Rake
The Corona DiscCULTIVATOR® with ComfortGEL® Grip garden tool is your new go-to cultivator for weeding, cultivating, aerating and tilling soil. This hand cultivator has three easy-to-adjust sets of detachable metal tines specially designed to weed, ae...
Corona Comfortgel Disccultivator Rotating 3-Tine Long- ...
This Lawn Aerator is great to use when doing small to medium sized areas when you don't want to rent a gas powered aerator. It works great, and I use it every year when needing to get to those problem spots in my lawn. It features a unique spring-loa...
X-PREK Lawn Aerator with Spring-Loaded Mechanism
This is my favorite weed remover tool because the head is made of steel, not plastic. It will last a lot longer. It savees your back and knees with Grampa's 45" Stand Up Bamboo Long Handle. You can remove weeds without bending, pulling, or kneeling.
Grampa's Weeder - Stand Up Weed Puller Tool
I absolutely love this tool. I use it in the garden for digging up weeds and cutting small roots. I also use it when edging my yard especially if I'm doing a new area where I'm cutting out large chunks of my lawn to create a new garden or natural are...
Radius Garden 16011 Root Slayer, Trowel, Red
These hedge clippers are a must when you want to trim bigger tree branches, cut through bigger roots in the ground, or hedge your bushes. It is definitely great to have when you are tackling bigger jobs.
YRTSH Hedge Clippers / Shears (19 Inch)
Best equipment for a great looking lawn
I bought this blower two years ago and absolutely love it. It is so powerful and blows my leaves, sticks, pine needles, and pine cones with ease. It is definitely worth the investment if you have a yard that is a half acre or larger. ECHO's X Series ...
220 MPH 1110 CFM 79.9 cc Gas 2-Stroke X Series Backpack Blower with Tube-Mounted Throttle
This mower is a must have if you want nice lines when mowing. The self-propel mower has a durable 140cc Briggs & Stratton engine, variable-speed and rear wheel drive. 2-Point height of cut that allows for quick deck adjusting to keep an even cut....
Toro Recycler 140-cc 21-in Gas Self-propelled ...
I love this spreader because it is high enough above the wheels so when you are using it the fertilizer doesn't hit the wheels and leave a streak in your lawn. The height allows the fertilizer to spread evenly. Use the Spyker push spreader to put dow...
SPYKER 50-lb Pro-Series Broadcast Fertilizer Spreader
Tubular steel frame and polyurethane dump body construction holds up to 7 cubic feet of material weighing up to 1200lbs. The 13-Inch, wide track pneumatic tires make moving around yards and gardens smooth and easy even when fully loaded. Easy-lift du...
Kobalt 7-cu ft Poly Yard Cart
16-In dual-action hardened steel blade for reduced vibration while trimming (compared to BLACK+DECKER single-action blade models). It has a 3.0 amp motor for trimming branches up to 5/8 inch. The lightweight, compact design is easy to use with less f...
BLACK+DECKER 16-in Corded Electric Hedge Trimmer
I love this for trimming the grass and for edging the grass around my natural areas. Strenuous yard work just got easier with this BLACK+DECKER 12-in cordless electric string trimmer and edger. Its PowerDrive™ transmission works in tandem with the mo...
BLACK+DECKER EASYFEED 20-volt Max 12-in Straight ...
This is slim and lightweight, and I love using it. It is easy to handle and work like a champ, every homeowner needs it! The super mini chainsaw 6 inch cordless is equipped with 880 watts high power motor & manganese steel chain, it takes only 8 ...
tietoc Mini Cordless Chainsaw, 6 Inch Handheld
CRAFTSMAN® V20 Pole Chainsaw features a powerful motor and is equipped with a 4.0 Ah battery allowing you to take on the tasks at hand. The extension pole provides up to a 14-ft reach. Once the task is complete, conveniently store using the integrate...
CRAFTSMAN V20 20-volt Max 8-in Battery Pole Saw ...
I wear these when I am mowing or blowing my yard. They are great and really cancel out the noise. 3M Pro Grade Earmuff offers superior comfort and protection. The 3M Pro Grade Earmuff is designed to be a high noise reducing/protection earmuff. Adjust...
3M Pro Grade Earmuff Hearing Protection Earmuffs
The Flexi Hose is my favorite hose because when you are done it is so easy to store. The expandable garden hose automatically expands to the stated product length - roughly 3 times extension - with standard pressure when water is turned on and shorte...
Flexi Hose 3/4 in x 75 ft. with 8 Function Nozzle Expandable Garden Hose, Lightweight & No-Kink Flexible, Black 17103 - The Home Depot