Your lawn and garden can be a source of pride or frustration - but this advice from Ace Hardware's lawn and garden experts will help you keep everything looking great without the headaches. Get solutions for pest problems, tips for greener grass, and tricks to get bigger blooms or veggies from your gardens.
Get tips on some of the easiest ways to add instant curb appeal to your home. Remember these three steps - get it clean, get it green and set the scene. Get helpful tips to complete each step.
Learn 3 simple ways tips to create a warm welcome or a grand entrance to your home. All you have to remember is brighten up your entry and landscape lighting, punch up the color with paint and plants and freshen up those outdated hardware finishes. Get helpful tips to complete each step.
Learn three ways to prevent weeds from sneaking up and taking over your lawn. See how to prevent weeds from emerging. Find out how to treat a lawn that’s already been taken over by weeds. And, see how to spot treat those weeds that break through on your lawn.
When your lawn is thin, patchy or yellowing – should you just start over? Instead of re-seeding, or replacing your lawn with sod or groundcover, try a few steps to bring your turf back from the brink. Learn how patching bare spots, overseeding and fertilizing can help revive your lawn and create healthy, thick green turf.
Learn how to keep crawling bugs, flying insects and creeping pests out of your home by treating your lawn and foundation. You can create a barrier around you home to prevent an infestation of roaches, ants, spiders and other pests. And, see which products to use in your lawn to kill grubs or fire ants.
Learn how to apply lawn care products like granular or liquid fertilizers, soil amendments and pesticides. Find out how to set the application rate and see how to work a broadcast, drop or hand crank spreader properly. And, see how to use a tank sprayer or hose sprayer.
Learn how to tune up a lawn mower. Get tips to get it starting smoothly after the winter season with fuel stabilizer and fuel revitalizer. Find out how simple it is to keep it running efficiently by changing the oil, air filter, and spark plug. And, get simple tips on how to sharpen the blade to keep your lawn healthy. Ace's Home Expert Lou Manfredini demonstrates each tip step-by-step.
