#Backyard

Stop Guessing and Start Closing: The Real Way to Winterize Your Pool Without Going Broke

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I saw my neighbor last October pouring three jugs of shock into his pool while staring at the water like it was going to give him the lottery numbers. He didn’t know his pool’s capacity. He was just “eyeballing it.” Fast forward to April, and his pool looked like a swampy science experiment gone wrong. … Read more

Why Your Hydrangeas Look Like Dead Sticks (And How to Fix It)

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I spent yesterday morning watching my neighbor hack away at his bigleaf hydrangeas like he was clearing a path through a jungle. It hurt to watch. He’s going to have a lovely view of green leaves this summer, but he won’t see a single flower. Why? Because he doesn’t know the difference between “old wood” … Read more