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Rubber Toys Through the Years

While rubber is more widely-known for its industrial uses, history shows that toys also extensively utilized this material. Rubber toys h...

Everyday Rubber Items for Kids: Five Awesome Uses

Many tend to associate rubber with the words “industrial” or “automotive”. In reality, its first known form was a plaything, when explore...

How To Dispose Of Old Rubber Mulch

How to remove old rubber mulch Rake the grass or surrounding patio or walkway with a wide broom rake to drag all the stray pieces of rubb...

Shredded Rubber: Tire Vs Sneaker

Playground mulch has been around long enough to prevent injuries from falls. Its springiness and shock-absorbing qualities have proven go...

Indoor Vs. Outdoor Playgrounds

There was a time in the not-so-distant past when people automatically preferred outdoor playgrounds to indoor ones. Unfortunately, circum...

Mulch Degrade Level Comparison

Organic Versus Inorganic Organic mulches are derived from natural materials that decompose over time. As organic mulches decompose, they ...

Harvesting Pumpkins and Storing Seeds

Autumn won’t be complete without pumpkins. In the same breath, pumpkins cannot exist without seeds. The fall season is all about harvesti...

The Hidden Dangers of Wood Mulch

5 Dangers of Wood Mulch 1. Cause: Danger to: Effect: Mulch from treated wood can contain chromated copper arsenate, or CCA, which include...

How to Treat Your Lawn in the Fall

Your lawn needs extra care in the fall. With all the dead leaves, moisture, and a much colder season waiting in the wings, the plants, fl...

Four Ways PlaySafer Meets Playground Safety Guidelines

Recycling rubber products for play isn’t such a strange practice. Decades ago, kids swung on old rubber tires suspended on tree branches,...

How Safe is SureFoot for my Horse?

Rubber mulc h is fast becoming a welcome alternative for playground and gardening surface needs. To sweeten the deal, this innovative res...

Transitioning into Fall- Gardening Tips

Is your summer garden looking less...summer-y? Are you ready to embrace the colors and moods of autumn landscaping? If you’re growing a v...

Playground Edging Options

So you’ve finally chosen a playground surface material - congratulations! It doesn’t stop there, though. Loose filling materials can spil...

Great Gardening Hacks From Pinterest

Pinterest is the social media platform that presents inspiration in a visual way. It’s easy to “pin” stuff that catches your fancy and us...

Winter Playground Safety

There is something exhilarating about playing outside when the air is cold and there’s a hint of snow. The nippy air brings about a caref...

Ensuring Proper Playground Behavior

Playgrounds aren’t always about fun and games, unfortunately. For a place that’s supposed to encourage enjoyment, camaraderie, sharing an...

What Is a Night Garden?

When the sun goes down, does your garden sleep? If you’re a night person, there’s no reason why you can’t enjoy an “after hours” garden w...

How To Install Rubber Mulch for Your Playground

Step 1 - Grade the Surface Area Grade over the surface area with a rake to ensure the safety of children and the durability of the rubber...

What Makes an Environmentally Friendly Playground

Today, playground designers place special emphasis on safety and aesthetics, but there is also an emerging trend for environmentally frie...

New Playground Technologies

There was a time when injuries and mishaps were part and parcel of the playground experience. Today, new technologies and innovations aim...

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