Enter for a chance to win a patio makeover from Oldcastle’s Ugliest Patio Contest!
Oldcastle, Inc., the company famous for making quality pavers, outdoor stone and other building materials, is sponsoring an “Ugliest Patio Contest” with the chance to win a complete patio makeover!

All you have to do is head over to the OldCastle Ugliest Patio Contest website and fill out the entry form which allows you submit up to three …

A lot of people still think that the secret to a healthy green lawn has to do with all the chemicals and fertilizers you dump on the grass and little else. But you can save yourself a lot of money and keep your lawn healthy in a more natural way with the proper use of one of your favorite power tools: your lawnmower!

Follow these grass cutting tips for a healthy green lawn.Here are some grass cutting tips …

As I’ve written before, one of the most offensive parts of my ugly backyard is the giant ring of stone and sand I have that has, overtime, become part of the dirt and ground of the yard. My goal for the area is to remove all the stone and sand, leaving mostly sifted dirt which I will then mix with topsoil with the eventual hope of growing new grass.

My hardest task has been removing the stone from the dirt. To do this I needed to have some way to collect the stone and leave the dirt. I …

My crater is a mix of sand and stone dirt which I am gradually separating.A little while ago I wrote about my ugly backyard with the large crater in it and how I was hoping to remedy the ugliness this summer. The crater is a large ring of overgrown stone and dirt around a pit of sand. I have several option for how I can fix this mess:

I could hire a contractor to come …