Outdoor Archive

It’s autumn, and the leaves are falling, if they haven’t already where you live. This means it’s time to clean up your lawn and get ready for winter. But cleaning up your lawn is hard work, and it’s even harder when you do it by hand. If you want to do things the smart way, it makes more sense to use a leaf blower. Now, …

Winter is a special time of year. It brings us the holidays, skiing, apple pie, and hot chocolate on a crisp day. But when Mother Nature gets out her paintbrush and colors everything white, it’s not just beautiful to look at. It’s also a pain to deal with. You can’t just get up, get in the car, and drive to work. Instead, you have to …

If you’re trying to enclose farm animals, an electric fence is practically a necessity. Yes, some animals, such as sheep, will generally stay inside a split rail fence with some hardware cloth over it. But other animals, like cattle or horses, have a tendency to break out if they’ve got a little incentive. To keep these types of animals in place, you need an electric …

Whether you own a farm or a walled property, a manual gate is a headache to operate. You’ve got to get out of your vehicle, open the gate, drive through, then get out and close it again. Even if your gate has a numeric keypad, this is still a waste of your time. A better option is simply to use an automatic gate opener. With …

Whether your lawn is large or small, watering is an inevitable part of life. If you have any kind of garden, watering is downright essential. The most environmentally-conscious of us might be happy to let their lawns go brown during the summer. But no matter how much you want to save water, you’ve got to water those vegetables. That said, for lawns and gardens alike, …