Lawn Care

Learn the best ways to mow the lawn, take care of those pesky weeds and create the backyard of your dreams with these lawn care maintenance and repair tips.

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Lawn Tractor Maintenance Tips

Professional tips that prevent expensive repairs


How to Tune Up a Lawn Mower

Keep your mower running smoothly and efficiently.


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Stuff We Love: Ryobi Electric Riding Lawn Mower

See what The Family Handyman staff thinks of this high-tech electric riding mower.


How to Use a Fertilizer and Seed Spreader

This must-have lawn tool spreads everything you need for a healthy, attractive lawn.


How to Sharpen Tools

A bench grinder, file and cone-shaped blade balancer are the key tools for creating a sharp edge and well-balanced blade.


5 Tools That Make Fall Lawn Cleanup So Much Easier

These go-to tools will make those once-strenuous fall yard maintenance tasks much more bearable.


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30 Plants to Attract Hummingbirds to Your Lawn

Give your backyard an upgrade AND attract these beautiful birds!


Top 5 Fall Lawn Seeding Products

Early fall is the best time to do lawn reseeding, and these are the products that will help you succeed.

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Lawn Mower Grass Chute Saver

This lawn mower hack will save you a ton of time.


How to Make a Simple Guide for Edging Your Lawn

To edge your lawn, garden, or flowerbed, lay down a 2x6. While holding the board with your foot, drive a...


Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Mow Your Lawn Every Week

If you're in the habit of mowing your lawn at least once a week, you may want to consider mowing...


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How to Grow Grass

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20 Best Reviewed Lawn Care Products to Buy on Amazon

When it comes to caring for your yard, Amazon has your back! Here are the top-rated lawn and garden products...


How to Build a Backyard Beverage Stand That Doubles as a Lawn Ornament

Take your backyard beverages to the next level with this super-simple DIY drink stand.



How to Make Stay-Put Downspout Extensions

This trick will keep those downspouts in place

The 20 Ways You’re Doing the Wrong Thing for Your Lawn

Maintain your lawn by learning how to avoid common mistakes.


9 Home and Garden Tools That are Easy On Your Back

Caring for and maintaining your lawn and garden can be backbreaking work. Ease that pain with these ergonomic tools and...


Here’s Why You Need to Leave Grass Clippings On The Lawn

Gathering up those grass clippings has always been an integral part of the lawn care routine. But after looking at...

How to Get Nonslip Mower Treads

Retread old, bald lawn mower tires with a knobby bicycle tire for extra traction on hilly terrain.


Better Lawn Mower Traction

Climb hills better with this genius handy hint.


10 Lawn Ornaments You’ll Either Love or Hate

Flaming flamingos, grumpy gnomes and bumbling Bigfoot—check out this must-see collection of lawn ornaments some people would treasure and others...


The Ultimate Guide to a Weed-Free Landscape

Don't let your landscape get overtaken by weeds this season! We've got solutions for banishing even the most troublesome invaders,...


Make Classic Copper Plant Markers

See how to make classic plant markers