Lawn Striping "How To"

Introducing the new The Toro® Lawn Striping System for homeowners. Now you can pattern your lawn like the pros! It attaches easily to most walk-behind mowers and can be used with and without the bagger attached. All you need is a Phillips Screwdriver and 16-20 lbs of dry sand. Start planning your pattered lawn today.

Installing Drip Irrigation

Use these tips to help you install a drip irrigation system.

Easy DIY No Dig Border

How to create a long lasting, attractive landscaping edge without digging.

BarkSealer From TechniSoil, DIY Color Enhancer For Any Bark Or Mulch Groundcover

BarkSealer is a ready-to-use sealant that enhances and preserves the natural or dyed color of bark and mulch ground cover materials. It is eco-friendly, VOC-free, and easily applied using a common handheld or backpack pump sprayer.

BarkSealer defends against UV ray and weather degradation to the natural appearance of bark and mulch with a protective coating that can be applied to any bark or mulch ground cover material. Application is fast, simple, and safe for use around pets and the landscaped environment.

BarkSealer is also available with three colorant additive options (sold separately); Redwood (red), Oak (brown), Obsidian (black). By mixing the colorant additive directly with ready-to-use BarkSealer, any natural or dyed ground cover material can be restored back to its original, vibrant color quickly and easily.

Rain Bird - Drip Irrigation Tips

To Drip or not to Drip? That is the question Michael answers in this Episode. Michael says drip irrigation is not just for watering pots,
flowers and shrubs; but can be the best method for watering trees as well.

A common assumption is that the secret to having a green and healthy yard is water, water and more water. Nature is struggling to meet our ever-increasing demands for water and we are facing drought conditions with water rationing in some parts of the country. Simply put -- there is a limit to how much water we can consume without ever-increasing consequences.

With summer here and the height of the watering season upon us, it is time to make sure all of us are doing our part to conserve water and at the same time keep the water bill down. Michael Glassman is an award winning landscape designer and in this weekly podcast series offers tips on how to save water and still have a great yard. Michael has twenty years of experience in the field and has been featured in such publications as Sunset Magazine, Fine Gardening, Better Homes and Gardens, and Landscape Architecture. He is designer and co-host of the Discovery Home Channel program Garden Police.

How To Prep For Sod

To prep a yard for sod, it is important to aerate the soil before applying a layer of compost and laying down the sod itself. Prepare a yard for a fresh layer of sod with helpful hints from a Habitat for Humanity volunteer in this video on landscaping.

How To Lay A Brick Paver Walkway

In this video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows how to lay a beautiful and long-lasting pathway.

Garden Rock Wall

We check out the simple rock wall at Out in the Garden Nursery and get some tips for building one ourselves!

Salsa Cruda - Tomato Salsa Recipe for Cinco de Mayo

Learn how to make a Salsa Cruda Recipe! - Visit http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2012/05/almost-cinco-de-mayo-salsa-cruda.html

How To Lay Out Gravel Landscaping : Landscaping Basics

Laying out gravel landscaping is very important for a couple of different reasons. Find out how to lay out gravel landscaping with help from a landscape designer in this free video clip.