Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham yard guides
City rules, state law and the seasons, in plain words. Written for Framingham yards, with a source on every fact.
Winter guides for Framingham yards
Winter · 2 minWhere can your driveway snow go in Framingham? The street rule, explainedPlowing your driveway out onto the road is the classic mistake. In Framingham it can cost you. Here is what the City allows.Read the guide →Winter · 2 minFramingham snow emergency parking: the odd/even rule and snow arteriesTwo parking rules matter in a Framingham winter: the year-round odd/even side rule, and the stricter rule when a snow emergency is declared.Read the guide →Winter · 2 minSnowblower buying guide: single-stage vs two-stage, and the brands to knowBuying a snowblower is really one question: what does your driveway look like? Answer that and the machine picks itself.Read the guide →
Framingham rules guides for Framingham yards
Framingham rules · 2 minFramingham leaf pickup: 7 rules that keep your bags at the curb from being left behindThe City picks up leaves only on its own weeks, and only the right way. Here is the short list, straight from the City's rules.Read the guide →Framingham rules · 2 min10 questions to ask before you hire a landscaper in FraminghamA good landscaper answers these without blinking. Ask them of anyone you hire, Gerson included.Read the guide →
Lawn guides for Framingham yards
Lawn · 2 minMassachusetts lawn fertilizer rules: why your lawn gets nothing from Dec 1 to Mar 1Massachusetts has real rules for lawn fertilizer: a winter pause, phosphorus limits and distance from water. Here is what they mean for a Framingham yard.Read the guide →Lawn · 2 minFall yard checklist for Framingham: 9 jobs before the first hard freezeFall decides how your yard looks in April. Nine jobs, in order, with the local rules that touch each one.Read the guide →Lawn · 2 minGrass seed for Massachusetts lawns: the 3 grasses UMass mixes are built onThe right seed matters as much as the timing. UMass Extension's lawn mixes are built on three cool-season grasses.Read the guide →Lawn · 2 minSpring clean-up checklist for Framingham yards: 8 jobs from April to MaySpring has a short window and a long list. Here is the order that works, with the City and state rules that touch it.Read the guide →
Beds and trees guides for Framingham yards
Stone work guides for Framingham yards
Stone work · 2 minBluestone patio guide: natural cleft vs thermal, and what drives the costBluestone is the classic New England patio stone. The first choice is the finish, and it changes the look, the grip and the install.Read the guide →Stone work · 2 minWhy your old New England stone wall leans, and what fixes itFramingham yards are full of old fieldstone walls. Most were never built to last forever. Here is why they lean, and the fix.Read the guide →