It's February, and you may be itching to get out in the garden. But you know it's too soon to plant a lot of the things you're thinking of. What to do? Spend some time getting ready for spring by ...

PERU — If your shovel or hoe won't do what you want it to do, instead of going out and buying a replacement, maybe it needs sharpening. If you don't know how, there is a how-to workshop. The Clinton ...

Shovels, rakes, pruners and other garden tools are essential for completing many of the tasks associated with gardening. Caring for them by cleaning, sharpening and applying a protectant extends the ...

Sharpening tools is an important gardening task that can be completed indoors. If your tools are sharp, your plants will benefit, said Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum in ...

Alena Joling explains how to take care of your bladed garden tools. Alena Joling, owner of Moleta: Artisanal Sharpening, explains how to take care of your bladed garden tools in order to maximize ...

Ask any athlete or recreational skier about the importance of getting into physical shape prior to the season, and they’ll tell you how important it is. Well, we’re close to the outdoor garden season, ...

Cutting wood with a dull chainsaw is inefficient and often downright dangerous. A chain with even a slightly dulled edge will make every cutting task slower and more tiring, while burning more fuel or ...

With the warm temperatures and peaking buds out there it’s hard keep out of the garden. But with enough rain to float off Kentucky’s own ark, the ground is in no mood to be worked right now. So the ...

I love splitting wood by hand. For me, it takes me back to a time in my life with my father and brothers when we would put in a few hours together on a Saturday morning reducing logs to carefully ...

Once your gardening tools are clean and neatly put away, it's time to get them out again - for sharpening. Sharpening is a pleasant wintertime activity, one you can do mostly indoors. And you'll need ...