Imagine going 20 years without a haircut or grooming session. Now imagine you’re a palo verde tree. Same thing, different species. Unpruned palo verde is a tangled mess of brambles and branches, sometimes with no discernible tree form. But trimmed into shape,...
DIYers love tools. They collect them like squirrels gathering nuts for the winter — there can never be enough. But while owning every tool under the sun sounds appealing, is it practical? Renting tools instead can save space, money, and stress, especially for the...
To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Except that some hammers aren’t meant for nails at all. The hammer, one of the first tools in human history and descended from a lowly rock, is now highly specialized and employed in various tasks from construction to...
There’s an unsightly crack in your once-pristine floor tile. How did it get there? Kids, settling foundation, the hand of God… who knows? More important, how can you get rid of it? Should you? And how soon? More than a nuisance, a cracked tile is a...
We said, “easier.” “More fun.” We didn’t say “cheaper.” Some gadgets on this list cost more than a Caribbean cruise. But if you’ve got money to burn and love technology and gardening, they offer a way to blend your...
A clean shovel is a thing of beauty. Not hardware store clean, but fresh from the garden and properly cleaned for storage. Just as your prize-winning tomatoes need care, so do the tools that help you cultivate them. Why Proper Tool Care Matters Sharp, clean, and...
