The greens at Casa de Codswallop are crap. Can someone give me some yard advice? [more inside]
posted by codswallop on Oct 17, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm being offered $100 to remove "Ornamental Grasses", any experience with the removal of plants would be greatly appreciated. I need the money, badly, I just have never done this kind of work before. [more inside]
posted by guptaxpn on Sep 9, 2009 - 11 answers

My Ryobi string trimmer doesn't feed well. Should I just buy a new head for it or try one of those alternative string trimmer heads? [more inside]
posted by mecran01 on Aug 25, 2009 - 7 answers

What kind of backyard pond can I successfully put into this space? [more inside]
posted by JFitzpatrick on Jul 11, 2009 - 4 answers

Can I plant a cedar hedge -- with the cedars lying down? [more inside]
posted by liquado on Jul 8, 2009 - 4 answers

YardFilter: My mom wants a new weed whacker/trimmer, preferably electric cordless. Are there any good models out there? [more inside]
posted by mccarty.tim on May 12, 2009 - 7 answers

What kind of snake is living in my yard (pic 1, pic 2)? I found it in my crawlspace and got it to the yard a few weeks ago and then found it again by our patio and am worried that our toddler will come across it and try to play with it.
posted by GrumpyMonkey on May 8, 2009 - 19 answers

How can I secure my bicycle from weather and thieves with the least amount of work and hardware? [more inside]
posted by ChrisR on Apr 10, 2009 - 17 answers

Where to have a yard style party in Chicago? [more inside]
posted by @homer on Mar 26, 2009 - 4 answers

Is there an 'ask metafilter' on the internet for home/yard projects? Not that I'm disputing the collective mind here, but I'm looking to build something in my backyard and it seems to me there must be some group of contractors who all get together somewhere on the internet to tell amateurs that they're doing it wrong. Of course if you KNOW how to install a yard retaining wall, then, by all means, speak up. [more inside]
posted by rileyray3000 on Mar 23, 2009 - 24 answers

Need ideas for outside play area that is super windy! Hi, my daughter will be five soon and our back yard has nothing in it because it is super windy. We bought a trampoline last year and had it for two weeks, then it became a pancake due to the wind. My husband is reluctant to get a swing set, sand box or another trampoline. What ideas do you have that will secure these items to the ground? [more inside]
posted by lynnie-the-pooh on Feb 27, 2009 - 19 answers

Where can I find a "yard of beer" glass in or around Boston on short notice? [more inside]
posted by VillageLion on Nov 20, 2008 - 8 answers

How do I easily grade / level / terrace a small portion of my yard? [more inside]
posted by Morrigan on Oct 28, 2008 - 4 answers

Election 08: Best way to mount my campaign signs? [more inside]
posted by Secret Life of Gravy on Oct 16, 2008 - 6 answers

Have campaign yard signs ever convinced you to vote for - or against - any particular candidate? [more inside]
posted by davidmsc on Oct 8, 2008 - 49 answers

Does anyone have experience with RoboMower or other robotic mowers on the market? Is my dream a reality or do these things not really work as advertised? [more inside]
posted by geoff. on Oct 3, 2008 - 6 answers

I set fire to a colony of tiny red ants. Now they have gone away. Why/how did this work? [more inside]
posted by cjorgensen on Aug 13, 2008 - 11 answers

How to remove and prepare our yard/lawn. Is a "sod cutter" overkill, what about a mattock? Once the crabgrass is gone, what next? I have a lot of questions ;) [more inside]
posted by Echidna882003 on Jul 5, 2008 - 16 answers

After having my yard toilet papered and forked (not my yard in the link), it's time to get back. [more inside]
posted by niles on Jun 26, 2008 - 36 answers

what's-it-called-filter: I want to add a water spigot for gardening away from the house, rather than having it come directly out of the wall. What should I be searching/asking for?! [more inside]
posted by epersonae on Jun 18, 2008 - 8 answers

What kind of wire is this? It was buried in our back yard. [more inside]
posted by Addlepated on Jun 12, 2008 - 12 answers

Why can't I have a weed lawn? [more inside]
posted by walla on Jun 5, 2008 - 46 answers

I am looking for a good non-auto junk/ salvage yard in Portland, OR area that allows you to dig though and buy scrap metal. I am trying to find some funky old metal to use to build a metal gate and some trellises for my yard. That and I just sort of feel like wandering around a junk yard, but I can't seem to find any (other than auto yards) that allow people to dig around. [more inside]
posted by crawfishpopsicle on May 10, 2008 - 10 answers

Is there anything I can do to prevent rats from nesting under my rose bush? [more inside]
posted by LizardOfDoom on Apr 2, 2008 - 9 answers

[RentalFilter] Lawn/yard care and rental properties... Does anyone have any experience or advice for a former city boy now stuck with 1/4 acre of rapidly deteriorating yard and no tools to speak of? [more inside]
posted by willie11 on Mar 15, 2008 - 7 answers

How do I lay a stone/brick path over an area which is uneven due to tree roots? Instructions available on the web or books? [more inside]
posted by sLevi on Dec 13, 2007 - 5 answers

Good source for swing sets, either in-store in the Baltimore/Washington metro area or online (with affordable shipping)? [more inside]
posted by justonegirl on Oct 10, 2007 - 5 answers

We just bought a house on 2 acres of wooded land. I need help with leaf management (fall is coming soon!) and path/trail maintenance. More specifically, I think I want suggestions for leaf blowers and string trimmers/brushcutters. [more inside]
posted by JMOZ on Sep 26, 2007 - 14 answers

Dog Whisperer Filter: My 2 y/o neutered German Shepard has suddenly become dog aggressive. [more inside]
posted by stormygrey on Aug 31, 2007 - 23 answers

I believe I need to replace my sprinkler controller. How hard is this? [more inside]
posted by craniac on Aug 30, 2007 - 7 answers

Looking for a good nursery in the Austin, TX area. [more inside]
posted by puritycontrol on Aug 20, 2007 - 5 answers

we have two recalcitrant boys. dodgie, the seven year old border terrier, and wedgie the six year old toy poodle. we also have a newly crawling baby. and a back yard. and a clothes line. basically.... my boys keep pooing where they always have. in the back yard, wherever they like..... but mostly under the clothes line. and inevitably, i walk in it. it's not special. [more inside]
posted by taff on Jul 25, 2007 - 15 answers

How can I prevent a basketball from going over my fence and into my neighbor's yard? [more inside]
posted by creative on Jun 29, 2007 - 10 answers

My boy is going out of town for four days and I want to make a project to surprise him when he gets home. I am making a pathway in our backyard, does anyone have any experience in this? [more inside]
posted by stormygrey on Jun 15, 2007 - 12 answers

For kids (boys) what would make for the coolest back yard ever? [more inside]
posted by LadyBonita on May 24, 2007 - 71 answers

Are these ways of finding the centroid of a backyard equivalent? [more inside]
posted by landtuna on May 24, 2007 - 13 answers

I am constructing a large backyard chessboard, but can't decide from what to create the pieces. Ideas? [more inside]
posted by Quarter Pincher on May 23, 2007 - 27 answers

Should I purchase some "beneficial insects" for my yard? [more inside]
posted by ObscureReferenceMan on May 3, 2007 - 26 answers

Lawn Rehab! [more inside]
posted by bradn on Apr 9, 2007 - 14 answers

After years of renting apartments, I have moved up in the world: I am now renting a house. Strangely, the house comes with small organic green things projecting from the ground. Having never been responsible for a lawn before, I don't really know what to do with it. I also have two, I don't know, shrubs (I think). One is low growing, thick, with branches that kind of double as rhizomes, and one might be a juniper. As you can see, I'm pretty clueless. What do I need to know/what must I do/what must I buy to take good care of my lawn and it's various planty inhabitants? [more inside]
posted by arcticwoman on Mar 31, 2007 - 17 answers

As usual, we skipped spring here in Texas and went straight to what my Yankee self considers summer. And with summer in Texas comes bugs -- fire ants, chinch bugs, and all kids of other assortments of creepie crawlies. Normally I'd simply diazinon the entire yard and just fuhgetabout it, but this year -- I have a puppy. A puppy that likes eating digging in dirt and rubbing her nose in it. [more inside]
posted by SpecialK on Mar 17, 2007 - 4 answers

My mother just sold my family's old computer without zeroing the hard drive. How concerned should I be? [more inside]
posted by jefficator on Jan 13, 2007 - 10 answers

Dogpoopfilter: what to do with dogpoop on a lawn that gets no sun? Now with Mea Culpa inside! [more inside]
posted by asavage on Dec 10, 2006 - 15 answers

Lawn alternatives! Has anyone here tried replacing their high-maintenance grass lawn with an alternative lawn? I've read about some of the no-mow lawn grass types, and I understand other people simply let the moss and clover grow. Have you seen a lawn like this? How did you like it? [more inside]
posted by agropyron on Aug 7, 2006 - 28 answers

My backyard stinks like a stable. Not all the time, but when we have dry, hot weather (as we do this week). What to do? [more inside]
posted by The corpse in the library on Jul 28, 2006 - 12 answers

Please share resources for learning about, selecting, and planting a garden given a particular climate and soil. [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Jun 24, 2006 - 9 answers

What should I do about my weird neighbor encounter? [more inside]
posted by fixedgear on May 14, 2006 - 36 answers

My wife asked me to choose between 6 kinds of small trees to plant in the 4 foot x 15 foot strip of grass between the street and the sidewalk in my (Missouri) front yard. I know nothing of the pros and cons of any of these choices. Is there an obvious best one? [more inside]
posted by davebug on May 2, 2006 - 11 answers

Do you have any suggestions for a concrete yard garden ? [more inside]
posted by vincentm on Apr 21, 2006 - 8 answers

synthetic vs. natural pine straw/mulch? [more inside]
posted by ransom on Oct 18, 2005 - 3 answers