Today I’m putting my modified Chinese tilt bucket to the test for the first time on my John Deere 50ZTS mini excavator. I’m digging a swale at the base of my leaking pond to divert water away from my ...

Pat Hermés loves a garden project. None, she says, has been more fun than the iris swale she created. A swale, a pretty word for ditch or trench, carries and slows runoff water, improving its ...

As a former realtor, general contractor and greenhouse operator, Kristi has touched nearly all aspects of homeownership, from the foundation up. Today, Kristi is a full-time investing and real estate ...