Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, EUDORA DeWYNTER. She is an expert on gardening tools, so we feel very comfortable recommending her work to our visitors.

Hanging Garden Tool Organizers
By Eudora DeWynter

Garden tools need proper storage, and hanging garden tools properly is a must since tools come in a variety of sizes and styles from the small tool collection to the large tool collection. There are many, hanging garden tool organizers on the market, some for garden sheds, some for your garage and some even for the small work area of your basement. When your storage space is small or limited a hanging tool organizer is the only answer especially when garage storage space is also sometimes limited. Organize what kind of tools you have, how many you own and what kind of space do you have for storage since keeping them off the ground and floor is essential. Listed below are a few of the many hanging organizers that are available. Read the rest of this entry »

Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, BRAD SLADE. He is an expert on artificial grass, so we feel very comfortable recommending his work to our visitors.

Fake Grass
By Brad Slade

The history of artificial or fake grass is to say the least an interesting one and arose out of the social desire to in-effect ward off what could be seen, as far back as the 1950s, as an increasingly unhealthy tendency by youngsters not to exercise.

History has it that birth of synthetic grass began through attempts by scientists trying to develop a type of grass that would not only allow children and adolescents to play on regardless of the weather condition but encouraged them to do so, in other words, a surface that they enjoyed using or a user friendly surface. Hence the advent of fake or artificial grass.

The result was one of the early prototypes of what we now know to be fake or artificial grass. The earlier types were not only hard under foot and made for impracticality especially where sports and children were concerned given the tendencies to fall but were very unpopular. Read the rest of this entry »

Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, DEBBIE RODGERS. She is an expert on garden structures, so we feel very comfortable recommending her work to our visitors.

The Perfect Porch Swing
By Debbie Rodgers

There is a magical quality to porch swings. In his summertime classic Dandelion Wine, Ray Bradbury describes the “ritual of the front-porch swing.”

“In the garage they found, dusted, and carried forth the howdah, as it were, for the quiet summer-night festivals, the swing chair which Grandpa chained to the porch-ceiling eyelets…they sat, smiling at each other, nodding, as they swung silently back and forth, back and forth.”

Perhaps it is the soothing rhythm or the reassuring creak of the porch swing that attracts us. Perhaps it is the companionable silence or quiet conversation. Or maybe swings simply remind us of more genteel times.

Materials and Construction

Although porch swings can be purchased in a wide range of materials, the most common are wicker and wood. Read the rest of this entry »

Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, ANNE CLARKE. She is a gardening expert, so we feel very comfortable recommending her work to our visitors.

Wooden Garden Bridges – A Beautiful Touch For Your Garden
By Anne Clarke

My garden has a simple Koi fish pond, plenty of flowers, a porch swing and a beautiful pine wood bridge. I believe that wooden bridges are a beautiful touch for any garden pond, Japanese-style dry river bed, miniature garden, or even above your waterfall or reflecting pool. The garden bridges I have seen range in style and beauty, elegance and simplicity, length and width, made for all kinds of gardens.

A wooden bridge will be a perfect addition for your garden that will best suit your needs for virtually any outdoor décor, garden design, and can even be custom designed to fit perfectly among the specialized creations in your yard. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you remember learning how to braid dandelion flowers into a necklace or headband? Remember blowing the tufted seeds into the wind… with faerie warriors riding them into the Grouchie Giant’s Kingdom next door?

All too soon your magic world disappeared when dandelions morphed into weeds… they became a garden chore that earned you some allowance money.

Well, time hasn’t changed perceptions very much…

The first step to controlling weeds in your lawn is understanding exactly what you’re dealing with.

That saying, “A weed is just a plant out of place” is still true. If you flipped through a botany field guide, you may be surprised at the plants you would find classified as weeds! Read the rest of this entry »