Archives: Landscaping

Hydroseeding

By Todd Fratzel on Landscaping

We have a patch of lawn out back that I’ve not been able to get grass to grow on. I’ve tried planting it a couple times and it just doesn’t seem to want to grow. One of my neighbors is having a Hydroseeding Contractor re-seed his lawn later this week so I’m going to have…

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Proper Edging of Flower Beds

By Todd Fratzel on Landscaping, Power Tools

The easiest way to edge a flower bed is by using a simple half moon edger. This tool is used to cut the sod along any shaped flower bed. You simply work your way along any line you want and use the tool to cut the sod. By cutting the sod along a nice clean…

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John Deere Plug Aerator

By Todd Fratzel on Landscaping

Today I ordered a John Deere 40″ tow-behind plug aerator. One of the most important tasks to do on your lawn is to aerate it. This helps get water and nutrients deeper down to the roots. A plug aerator also helps loosen the soil to keep it from being so compacted that air and moisture…

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White Dogwood Trees (Cornus Florida)

By Todd Fratzel on Landscaping

Yesterday I planted two White Dogwood trees. We are trying to add new landscaping features to our large yard this year so it doesn’t look like a huge open football field around the house. Planting trees, shrubs and flowers can be a rather simple home improvement project that can add significant curb appeal and value…

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Planting Lilac Trees

By Todd Fratzel on Landscaping

On Sunday my son and I planted three lilac trees for my wife. She loves lilac trees and we’ve been trying to decide what to plant along the west side of the house. That side of the house has two retaining walls the step the land along the “walkout” basement. The lilac trees we bought…

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Snow Mound Spirea – Spiraea Nipponica

By Todd Fratzel on Landscaping

The other plant we put into our flower garden today was two Snow Mound Spireas or Spiraea Nipponica. We actually had one of these plants at our last house and I liked it. Its more of a flower shrub than a plant I guess. The nice thing about these plants is they are not especially…

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Purple Gem – Rhododendron

By Todd Fratzel on Landscaping

Today we started planting some plants in our flower gardens. Since we built this house we’ve had a hard time coming up with a landscaping “plan” that we both like. The biggest problem we have is the huge size of our yard and house. Trying to get enough landscaping done so that the place actually…

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John Deere Tow-Behind Broadcast Spreader

By Todd Fratzel on Landscaping, Product Reviews

Last week I purchased the John Deere 3.5 cu ft tow-behind broadcast spreader. I finally assembled it and put it to use. First off let me say that John Deere has got to be one of the last companies selling products in this country with extremely well written directions and parts. All of the small…

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