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Dethatching is an essential part of lawn maintenance. About half an inch of thatch is good for the grass because it can stabilize the soil temperature and prevent it from drying out too quickly. But ...

Choose the right lawn rake and you'll start to look forward to the windy, blustery times of the year that require a little extra upkeep in the garden. Once a frustrating task where the results never ...

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If you prefer to remove fallen leaves from your yard—the case to leave them be is certainly an argument worth making—few tools get the job done more effectively than the trusty leaf rake. Sure, if you ...

Without the benefit of dethatching rakes, dead grass clippings can accumulate between the green leafy blades of grass and the soil, creating a layer known as thatch. While a thin ½-inch layer of ...

It’s time to turn over a new leaf — billions of them, in fact, as trees begin to shed their canopies for the winter. My leaf mover of choice is the rake. It’s much quieter than a gas- or ...

Autumn's leaves are falling, and if the experience of the last couple of years is any guide, drop time is getting longer. It could be Christmas before they're all down. Instead of buying a noisy ...