Outdoor

If you’ve struggled to fix your patchy, thin lawn for years, you know how disappointing it can be to see small, incremental progress season after season. The truth is, it takes a lot of work throughout the year to have a lush, healthy green lawn in the summer, so if you don’t get the results you want, you might be missing an important step at some point in the year.

It’s not a secret that a lawn needs three things to stimulate healthy growth: fertilizer, water, and mowing. But deciding when and how to fertilize, water, and mow your lawn can be tricky, though.

We hear from a lot of homeowners with questions like: When should I fertilize my lawn? When is the best time for seeding? How often should I fertilize? How short should I cut my lawn? How much water does my grass need?
That’s why we’ve created this simple guide to help you create your own do-it-yourself lawn maintenance plan and get the lawn you’ve always wanted.

Here’s how to care for your lawn in every season.

Your gutters probably aren’t something you spend a lot of time thinking about. When they’re working as expected, you probably don’t notice them at all. But left unmaintained, clogged gutters can cause problems and severely damage your home.

If you haven’t cleaned your gutters in a few years, or if you notice water overflowing the side of them, it’s time to have them cleaned by a professional or do it yourself. But before you call a professional or grab the ladder, it’s helpful to know what to look for and how gutter cleaning works.

Here’s what every homeowner needs to know about cleaning their gutters.

Have you ever wondered why you don’t see wild birds in your backyard? Or why aren’t wild birds coming to your feeder? If you’re struggling to attract wild birds to your backyard, you’re not alone.

It can take a little work and research to make your backyard welcoming to native birds, but thankfully, you don’t have to be an ornithologist to make it work. Your friends at Hardware Hank are here to help you turn your backyard into a wild bird sanctuary.

Here are our 7 must-know secrets for attracting wild birds to your backyard.