The part of Oak Park I live in is not the high crime rate, low property value area. But lets stick to the lawn care please. On on overseeding, so I need to rake out or dig out the brown spots before laying down the overseed to the existing lawn? Also, as of today, I am starting to see tiny new lawn sticking out, so I guess the seeds (or at least some of them) did germinate properly. It's probably helping that I have a shade tree over the entire lawn so it doesn't get as hot or as dry when it's 90 outside. And I didn't see any suggestions on how to get rid of those weeds I pictured. What kind of plant is that and can I put something down that targets that plant?

Annie- What part of the state are you in and what's your zone? Linda's given you some good advice. It would be best to wait and see what comes up in your garden this spring. Once the plants start coming up, you can decide if you want to keep them, move them to another area, or give them to another gardener. Most gardeners like to share plants and you might find someone who will trade you for plants you do like :) Do you have any idea what you'd like to do with this area? Do you want a perennial bed, or do you picture veggies and herbs mixed in with flowers, or maybe a rose garden, or something low maintenance like a few shrubs? This is a good time to look through books and magazines...and the internet, for great garden inspiration.

I bought my shares one year ago, from https://www.hausandgarten.com/products/haus-garten-classic-titanium-bypass-pruning-shears, and they still work perfectly, I didn't even sharpen them from the purchase. If someone likes to buy or see them, I will leave a link above. Also, thanks for your recommendations, I also had a pair of pruning shares from Smile, but unfortunately, I somehow managed to broke them, and just after that I bought the ones that I have now. I hope that at least for someone this thread will be useful, and you will manage to find a good pair of shares for your garden.

Hello everyone, I just recently moved into my apartment and currently only have some furniture from my old flat, which I dont really like. Therefore I am currently trying to think of how I want to redesign it and buy all the furniture over the next few monts. Unfortunately I have no real sense of what looks good together, what details to look out for and how to match colors. I am trying to keep it simple and modern. So far I have tried to design it with an online room planer (see link below), since I just cant imagine how a piece of furniture would look like in real life... Link to current Situation (Design Dilemma) & Future https://imgur.com/a/RA9fmIG Some things I want to mention: The couch in this simulator, I already have, I will get it from my sister since she is getting a new one. I will also keep my desk, everything else will be replaced (TV-Stand, Cupboards, etc.) Overall I like it how it looks so far although there are a few issues: Rug. I really like the rug but am not able to find it anywhere. What rug would you recommend? TV-Stand: I am not the biggest fan of this lightgrey TV-Stand. I was thinking about a lowboard that has a dark brown frame and a little white to it. Something like this: https://www.beliani.at/tv-stand-light-wood-with-white-eerie.html Also should I add something else instead of the cupboard with the books above the cupboard to decorate the wall? Big wall art: I don't have a big wallart for the wall yet, this one is just temporary and I'm sorry that it is not centered ;-) Cupboard below the Art: Does a cupboard fit there? I will have one cupboard next to the desk and I really need some storage space. Any recommendations? It just looks really clumped. What else could I do with this space? Without anything there it looks empty Any other help, ideas, tips are really appreciated. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!