Everyone wants a gorgeous garden, but many give up on the dream after picking out seeds and investing in good soil. Why? Because getting the ground ready for planting is perhaps the most difficult ...

Ardent backyard gardeners can eliminate some of the backbreaking work from their favorite pastime with the help of a mini-tiller. These lightweight machines are easily portable, small enough to work ...

Bob Crewe is an expert on garden tillers, but when he needed one at his suburban Chicago home, he rented it. That's about to change. "This might be the season when I finally pick one up," said Crewe, ...

To start with, there are three main categories of tillers: cultivators, front- or mid-tine and rear-tine. Cultivators are lightweight and easy to manipulate for light--duty work. “Usually cultivators ...

When I got serious about growing vegetables 30 years ago in Spokane, it wasn't hard to convince myself I needed a rototiller. The size of my garden (about a quarter-acre surrounded by wheat and ...

Turning Florida’s sandy soils one shovel full at a time is not that difficult unless you are preparing a large garden; then it’s work. It’s also not a lot of fun weeding flower beds and mixing in soil ...

Whether you’re planting flowers, vegetables or grass seeds, the first step to ensuring healthy growth is properly preparing the soil. Soil that’s too hard and compacted won’t allow your plants’ roots ...

If you want a lush green lawn then you might be wondering which gardening tool is best for the job: tiller or aerator? Firstly, let's establish what each gadget does... What is a lawn aerator? Lawn ...