"Good fences make good neighbors," as Robert Frost famously put it. Trees are another matter, however. A tree overhanging your property, shading out your garden, sending roots into your septic system, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's the time of year where leaves are everywhere. You might find yourself constantly sweeping them off your path, so you don't ...

Overgrown yard between two houses with tall grass, weeds, scattered debris, and a small shed, showing an unmaintained residential outdoor space. - Yurii Romanchuk/Shutterstock There are situations ...

Fall temperatures are finally rolling into central Ohio and the region's trees are shedding their leaves. But as you break out your rake or leafblower only to determine that autumnal pile in your yard ...

If your travels bring you to my town, and you’d like a great cup of espresso and a dose of neighbors acting un-neighborly, please drop by our office. While I fix the coffee, Anne will hand you a box ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...