Considering the fact that I once ran over a garden hose with a lawn mower and ruined both in my Missouri yard, perhaps I'm not a great person to be teaching others what they should or shouldn't leave in a backyard. However, people much smarter than me have shared some pro advice that I'll happily pass along on the do's and don'ts of what stays outside.
Mother Nature should be delivering some more Spring-like weather later this week, so you best start making plans to get outdoors and enjoy it right now!
As a parent with young kids, I know this is the time of year when stir-craziness kicks into high gear...