If you’re anything like me, you head out into the yard thinking, I’ll just do a quick five minutes of weeding. But 45 minutes later you emerge from the flowerbeds, knees creaking and back cracking.

Weeding isn’t the most fun summer activity, but you’ll do a lot of long-term good by getting rid of as many weeds as possible before they produce seed or spread any farther. The fastest way to get rid ...

Whatever their shape or purpose, garden tools extend some part of your body and multiply the strength applied. For instance, if you squeeze your fingers together and cup your hand slightly, you have ...

Weeds drive me to distraction, and although I haven’t had my usual amount to remove this year — all thanks to a hot, dry summer — as soon as it rains, they spring back up. Although I’d prefer to spend ...