3 Essential Elements of an Appealing Landscape Considering selling your house? There are many things you can do to your home to increase its value, from updating outdated wallpaper to replacing rotting porches. One often overlooked area, however, is your landscape design. In the first of a three-part series on using landscaping to increase your… Read More
It was product innovation that started DR Power Equipment, and it’s product innovation that has made us so popular with property owners today. Decades ago, our founders had the idea to create a string trimmer that was mounted on wheels, saving them from the back and arm strain caused by lugging around a handheld string… Read More
According to the National Fire Protection Association, one of every four fires in the US takes place in dry brush, grass, or forests. Protect yourself, your family, and your property by taking steps to reduce the risk of brush fires. Create a ‘defensible area’ around your home. Mow brush, weeds, and any overgrown, tangled areas… Read More
Brush fires are scary. They can destroy forests, crops, and all your landscaping efforts — not to mention your home and loved ones — in a very short amount of time. You may be surprised to learn just how common they are in the US, and how dangerous. 1) One in every four fires is… Read More
Hunting game animals is fun and rewarding, and can be made even more so if you cultivate a food plot on your property. Food plots are like an all-you-can-eat buffet for game animals, a cultivated area where you grow delicious and nutritious plants for the type of game you’d like to foster. Deer are the… Read More
With the cost of gas rising steadily over the past decade, more and more homeowners have been reaping the financial benefits of electric yard care equipment. Namely, lawn mowers. According to a Yale University study, the US uses more than 600 million gallons of gas to mow and trim lawns every year and spills about… Read More
There are a lot of ways to measure how successful a product is, from how well it performs to how many customers buy it. At DR, we think it’s a testament to how good our products are that so many of our employees own, use, and love DR machines. See what they have to say… Read More
Almost every type of driveway needs a little attention come spring time. Cold temperatures, frost, and the aggravation of snow plows and shovels have probably taken their toll on your driveway over the winter. A little driveway maintenance can bring it back to its former glory, however, and make for a way smoother ride. Gravel… Read More
Whether for decorating a dull area, raising fish, summer swimming, or winter ice skating, a backyard pond is a fun and beautiful landscaping element to add to your property. And water gardening — nurturing aquatic plants in your pond — is one of the easiest ways to garden because there’s no hoeing, no weeding, and… Read More
Ready to tackle that area of your property that has turned into a tangled mess? It’s easy to let some parts of your property get overgrown and out of control — especially on larger plots of land. Without proper attention, most areas will try to revert back to their natural, woody states. But have no… Read More