Turn That Thumb Green

If youre a homeowner, or even if youre renting a house with a lawn or garden

, there are certain tools you should own. Without them, certain operations will be impossible, and the gorgeous lawn of your dreams will be impossible to attain. Here is a brief rundown of some of the cornerstone tools you need for basic landscaping.

First theres the rake. When autumn comes around and the trees begin to shed their leaves, youll need to collect what the trees have discarded and expose your lawn once more. You may as well buy a quality rake, since you wont have to keep buying them if your first one lasts you a long time. Actually, there is quite a range of quality, so consult an expert to see why some rakes are more expensive than others. In any case, you cant have a lawn without a rake, as even in the summer youll want it to clean up the grass when acorns, cut grass, or whatever else lodges on your lawn.

Getting a weed whacker or a full on lawn mower is also highly useful for pretty self-evident reasons. Your grass continues to grow, and it frequently needs haircuts. Buy a model according to how big your lawn is. You may not need a heavy duty mower that you drive around in if your lot can be reasonably handled with a mower you push, but then youll need to choose between the push mowers with an engine and the ones without. Take your preferences and your situation into account and decide. As for weed whackers, they dont only take out weeds but high grass growing in places where cutting with the lawn mower might prove tricky, such as by bricks ornamenting the edge of your garden, or in hard to reach corners. But when you have a tall overgrowth you want to get rid of, theres no better tool than the weed whacker!

Another useful implement is the wheel barrow. Youll find that once you have it, you use it all the time for carting around many little things, like bunches of separate flowers, to heavy things, like lawn fertilizer and soil. Youll want one that is big enough, resistant to rust, and solidly constructed. While the rake is something obviously associated with lawns, wheel barrows might not be the first image summoned to mind, yet its quite invaluable to the home landscaper. The lifting and the carrying become much easier, and your back might be very grateful down the road!

Buying these tools will empower you to care for your lawn. Its a rewarding feeling that stems from, in a more general sense, putting energy into the upkeep of your home. Its a civilized thing to do, and working towards the maintenance of your domicile can be fun, too. It contributes to the beauty of the neighbourhood, and passersby will quietly admire it, even if they never tell you. Buy these tools, and make the grass greener on your side.

by: Pete Thompson

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