TopPicks Index
Top 4 Pole Pruners, Other Pruning Tools for Trees and Tall Shrubs
Series of consumer product reviews that deal with tree pruning tools. Among the tree pruning tools reviewed are pole pruners, pole chainsaws and hedgers for tall shrubs.
Top 5 Gift Ideas: Best Landscaping and Gardening Books
Reviews of landscaping and gardening books, serving as a gift guide. These are informative landscaping and gardening books that the gift recipients will consult again and again as references.
Top 3 Weed Control Product Reviews
Read my weed control product reviews for some advice before you make purchases. Numerous types of weed control products are on the market; determine first which ones best meet your needs.
Top 10 Tips for Low-Maintenance Landscaping
Ten tips to take to heart if you're serious about low-maintenance landscaping. Since watering plants can be time-consuming, a big part of low-maintenance landscaping is properly managing your plants' water needs.
Top 3 Outdoor Holiday Decorations
Outdoor holiday decorations can complement the landscaping in your yard. This resource takes a look at some of the most popular outdoor holiday decorations.
Top 3 Outdoor Christmas Decorations
Isn't dreary winter weather reason enough to decorate with outdoor Christmas decorations? Whether inflatables or more traditional ornaments, outdoor Christmas decorations offer cheer at the time of year we need it most.
Top 10 Tips for Do-It-Yourself Landscaping
Read these tips for do-it-yourself landscaping and have yard with a professional-level design. These tips for do-it-yourself landscaping are geared to beginners.
Top 3 Lawn Mowers
Consult these lawn mower reviews to help you decide on the machine right for you, before you buy. My lawn mower reviews focus on the practical needs of ordinary homeowners.
Top 3 Outdoor Banners for Summer
Outdoor banners allow your yard to make a statement about who you are. These outdoor banners for summer are colorful additions to any yard.
Top 3 Landscaping Books
Reviews of landscaping books. Read these reviews of landscaping books so that you'll know whether to send them as gifts -- without having to read them yourself from cover to cover!
Top 10 Tasks for Yard Care: A Summer Checklist
Let this summer checklist for yard care serve as a reminder of what you need to do to keep your property in tip-top shape. To combat sun and storm, insects and rodents, you need to stay on top of yard care -- all summer long!
Top 3 Ice-Melt Products: "Salt" for Ice Melting
Online guide to ice-melt products. Keep driveways and porches safe this winter with these products, including alternatives to salt for ice melting.
Top 4 Outdoor Patio Furniture
Enhance your al fresco dining by selecting the outdoor patio furniture right for your yard. Outdoor patio furniture includes lounge chairs, cedar benches, wicker chairs and their accompanying cushions.
Top 9 Patio and Deck Design Accessory Ideas
Patio and deck design requires patio and deck accessories to make these outdoor living spaces joyful and attractive. Here's a place to explore ideas for accessories to enliven your design.
Top 4 Pest Control Products
These consumer product reviews of pest control products may help landscaping enthusiasts save money, avoid frustration and even prevent illness. Learn how to keep such trouble away via the pest control products covered here.
Top 4 For Lawn Equipment: Leaf Blowers, Vacuums, Mulching Lawn Mowers, Wood Chippers
Reviews of leaf blowers and vacuums, mulching lawn mowers, wood chippers -- lawn equipment options for removal of leaves. Vacuums and leaf blowers compared to other lawn equipment options.
Top 4 Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeders and Other Wild Bird Supplies
Desirable wild bird supplies for the smart landscaper include squirrel-proof bird feeders (birdfeeders), birdbaths and bluebird bird houses. Read my consumer product review on squirrel-proof bird feeders and start saving money immediately on birdseed!
Top 9 Lawn and Garden Decor Gifts
Your landscaping deserves the best in lawn and garden decor. Quality lawn and garden decor puts the finishing touches on your landscape design, and also makes for great gift ideas.
Top 4 for Tree Trimming Equipment
Having the proper tree trimming equipment can greatly aid you in caring for those gentle giants of your landscape -- trees. Consult these consumer product reviews of tree trimming equipment before buying.
Top 6 For Landscaping Equipment: Chain Saws, Pruning Tools, Hedgers, String Trimmers
Reviews on landscaping equipment products, including: electric chain saws, ratchet pruners, electric hedge trimmers, cordless string trimmers, pole tree pruners and Black & Decker's Alligator Loppers. Landscaping equipment for easy cutting saves you time and energy.
Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid in Home Landscape Design
Success in home landscape design for do-it-yourselfers is certainly possible, but there are some pitfalls that should be avoided if maximum satisfaction is to be attained. Thus the need for this list of 10 mistakes to be avoided in home landscape design.
Top 3 Wooden Structures for Lawns and Gardens
Wooden structures can be functional (e.g., storage sheds), making your yard maintenance easier. Wooden structures can also be decorative, as in the case of gazeboes and arbors.
Top 3 Fast-Growing Shade Trees
This resource provides links to information on fast-growing shade trees. Selecting fast-growing shade trees enables you to receive quicker, albeit not immediate gratification.