How to Mow Your Lawn: Lawn Mowing Advice & Tips

How do you get a beautiful lawn? Lawn mowing, especially for beginners, can be intimidating. Besides watering, cutting, and fertilizing, there are many subtleties regarding how to mow a lawn — some of which you may not be aware of. To make sure you’re up to speed, here are some helpful lawn mowing tips to Read more…

Turf Wars

By Doug Jimerson I received a phone call the other day from my youngest son, Graham, who currently lives in Los Angeles. He told me that he’d applied for a job near our home in Iowa. He said that if he was hired, he’d be moving back to the Midwest in the next month. I Read more…

A Toro Snowthrower 25-Years Young

by Phil Goldberg Long Grove, IL I wanted to take this occasion to thank you for making an excellent snowthrower that has gotten me through nearly 25 Chicagoland winters and that is still going strong. The only thing that has lasted longer is my wife (thank God), but she isn’t as good in the snow. Read more…

Understanding Your Credit Score

A High Credit Score Can Help When Financing Outdoor Power Equipment By David Adams, Retail Finance Manager, The Toro Company You’ve heard those obnoxious jingles on television – ones that relate bad credit scores to working in seafood restaurants or driving beat-up cars. So how do you keep that credit score high in order to Read more…

Toro Product Safety Videos

Toro cares about the well-being of you and your family and encourages you to learn as much as possible about the safe operation of your Toro product. Snowblowers Toro Power Max Snowblower Operator Safety Training Video – English Toro Snowblower Operator Safety Training Video – English Zero-Turn Mowers Timecutter Z/ZX Operator Safety Training Video – Read more…

Mowing Safety Tips

For safe mowing, follow these tips! Before You Mow Read and understand your operator’s manual before operating the mower. For gasoline units, add fuel to the tank outdoors before starting the machine. Do not add gasoline to a running or hot engine and never leave the machine running in an enclosed area. As with other Read more…

Container Gardening- Get Creative

Good drainage is the most important element. Make sure your container has at least one drainage hole and add a layer of small rocks to the bottom to prevent the hole from becoming blocked. Not many plants like to sit in soggy soil any more than you would! Other elements to ensure success include: Soil: Read more…

Kickball

Kickball—originally called “Kick Baseball”—is a game similar to baseball, invented in 1917, Nicholas C. Seuss, Supervisor of Cincinnati Park Playgrounds. The game is played like baseball/softball, with the exception that the ball is kicked rather than hit.  The pitcher rolls the ball towards the catcher, the “batter” kicks it with his foot, then runs to Read more…

Zero Turn Mower Safety Tips

Like all lawn mowers, zero turn mowers require care to prevent accidents when mowing around water, drop-offs, steep inclines, and wet conditions.  Prepare for the mowing season by remembering these helpful safety tips: Before Mowing Read and understand the operator’s manual before operation. The manual provides important maintenance and safety information. Make certain safety devices are Read more…

Ring Toss

Ring toss is a fun summer recreational activity. It is simple to play and can provide a family with hours of fun.  The Basics: Toss the ring onto the peg—sounds easy, but it is not. Each player is given 5 plastic rings to use during gameplay. The player may toss or flip the rings one Read more…

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