GTFO Home with Peachtree Garden and Craft

Have someone who loves growing a flourishing garden and verdant yard?  Here's a guide to perfect gifts for them this holiday. Lawn: Electric lawn tools.  Maintain your yard without wasting time maintaining your tools.  I've been using the Ryobi One+ system for the past 3 years and will never go back.  No trips to the gas station with a fuel canister in my trunk; no mixing oil and gas for a two cycle engine; no spark plugs to deal with...just throw in a battery and go.  Why Ryobi?  The One+ system has almost 200 tools and appliances that all take the same battery, I use them for lawn care, woodworking, and cleanup, all with out multiple chargers and battery types. Garden Christmas time is also the start of the spring planting season for gardeners starting from seed, and its the perfect time to get the outdoor beds ready for transplants.  With the right shade and water, Phoenix is a great place for backyard/porch garden that can produce nearly year-round...

  Cooper tested, Cooper approved! As with my actual annual transition to a winter lawn, this post is probably coming a little too late to be useful this year.  But since the weather this year has been unusually hot (today we expect record high temps of 89 degrees on November 16...), perhaps there's still a chance for you stragglers to benefit from my experiences. If you have a lawn of Bermuda grass, or another summer grass, and you don't want to have a winter of dead brown grass, then overseeding with rye is for you.  Tools & Materials Garden rake Seed spreader ( drop spreade r preferred, broadcast acceptable ) Shovel Wagon / wheelbarrow Lawn Mower  - I prefer electric for a small yard due to not needing any maintenance Annual rye seed Fertilizer Topper - I prefer Kellogg organic Topper, you can find it at Home Depot. A little work and you'll have a nice winter yard! Overseeding entails a few phases of preparation and work.  First is reducing the water for ...