Spring Yard Fixes That Don’t Require a Store Run

Often fixing the yard starts with a slow walk around the yard, noticing what actually needs attention and what you already have that can help.
Spring Yard Fixes That Don’t Require a Store Run
Before buying bags of mulch, take a walk around your yard and see what nature already provided. Tatevosian Yana/Shutterstock
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Every spring the same thing happens. The sun comes out, the grass wakes up, and suddenly the yard starts whispering all the little things it needs. A loose plant leaning sideways. Bare spots in the lawn. Garden tools scattered like they had a party overnight. A hose that looks like it wrestled a garden snake and lost.

Our first instinct is often the same too—a quick run to the store.

Mary Hunt
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