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The dangers of a small yard.

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30756) • Lichfield, England 26 Nov 19

When I was about 8 (everything seems to happen when I'm 8!) I was playing in the backyard. We had a very small back yard then, with no lawn, but just a square piece of garden for flowers. My step-dad was doing some gardening and...

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Fall colors (early)

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 3 Sep 09

Yes this photo shows my maple tree leaves already turning red. Fall isn't for about 3 weeks and they are getting red too early for me. I am not ready to start raking etc just yet. I haven't been to the State Fair or RenFest yet....

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Would you rather rake the yard or shovel the snow?

mermaidivy @mermaidivy (15394) • United States 17 Mar 09

I finally got to rake this morning, I really didn't want to do that because it was still cold and breezy last couple weeks. But my little flowers are growing, if Ididn't work now, it would be ruinning. So I decided to do something...

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Gardening.

Evacuee @Evacuee (1147) 11 Sep 08

Do you have any old garden tools that you still use? Sorting out my shed today I came across a couple of tools which I have had since I purchased my first house in 1958. They were a Hoe, a Rake and a garden Fork. They are...

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Gardening Tool Usage

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11658) • United States 28 Mar 08

I have many gardening tools and use all of them. Which gardening tool do you use the most? I use my spade to make small holes for plants, digging up weeds, which is an easier way to pull them, then trying to yank them with my...

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Leaves

crazy_ol_lady @crazy_ol_lady (1014) • United States 24 Oct 07

Who gets to rake up all the leaves from the trees around your house this year? My grandchildren wanted to earn extra money, so they volunteered. Now that the leaves are down, no one has showed up to do it. I started raking some of...

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My dog puts toys in Dog Poo!

jennybianca @jennybianca (12912) • Australia 17 Oct 07

The dog poo from two dogs had accumulated in the yard towards the back. Normally we keep a check of disposing of dog poo on the lawns. But they have a habit of doing it all around the back near the fruit trees. It had accumulated...

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Do you rake up your grass clippings or let them lay?

ladyljs @ladyljs (1303) • United States 2 May 07

After mowing, I just can't stand the look of grass clippings laying all around the lawn. So, I often get out the rake and get them up. Do you rake up your grass, or let it lay?

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Beautiful Day!

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 23 Mar 07

Seeing as it was near 60 today just north of Minneapolis MN USA I decided to do a little garneN/yard work. I raked up all the mulch from around my apple tress and the front yard flower beds. I'm ready to start planting but the...

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Digging up old graves! Why should the indian police rake up the forgotten issue?

suryachalla @suryachalla (1369) • India 12 Oct 06

after the death of SA ex-captain, and