Gravel’s definitely the old reliable, but man, my back still remembers last summer’s “weekend project” that turned into a three-week saga. Corrugated ...

Maple roots are like little ninjas—no matter what you do, they find a way in. I once thought I’d solved it with a fancy root barrier, but the roots ju...

Rain barrel’s definitely the “gateway drug” of water-saving, isn’t it? I tried to get fancy last summer and plumbed one of my rentals for greywater. T...

I’ll admit, I’m still on the fence about these low-flow showerheads. I get the water savings and all, but every time I swap one in at a rental, I brac...