It's February, and you may be itching to get out in the garden. But you know it's too soon to plant a lot of the things you're thinking of. What to do? Spend some time getting ready for spring by ...

Shovels, rakes, pruners and other garden tools are essential for completing many of the tasks associated with gardening. Caring for them by cleaning, sharpening and applying a protectant extends the ...

It's important to occasionally sharpen your lawn mower's blades, though there are some different steps to take when it comes to mulching blades.

Sharpening tools is an important gardening task that can be completed indoors. If your tools are sharp, your plants will benefit, said Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum in ...

Alena Joling explains how to take care of your bladed garden tools. Alena Joling, owner of Moleta: Artisanal Sharpening, explains how to take care of your bladed garden tools in order to maximize ...

Ask any athlete or recreational skier about the importance of getting into physical shape prior to the season, and they’ll tell you how important it is. Well, we’re close to the outdoor garden season, ...

As you put away the garden tools for the season, it pays to clean and sharpen them. That way, they’ll be ready to go for midwinter dormant pruning or on that first warm gardening day in spring. “Sharp ...

Dear Mary: In this cold, snowy weather, I'm busy planning my vegetable garden and dreaming of warmer weather. However, I don't know how to properly clean and sharpen my garden tools. I have ...

With the warm temperatures and peaking buds out there it’s hard keep out of the garden. But with enough rain to float off Kentucky’s own ark, the ground is in no mood to be worked right now. So the ...

Once your gardening tools are clean and neatly put away, it's time to get them out again -- for sharpening. Sharpening is a pleasant wintertime activity, one you can do mostly indoors. And you'll need ...