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Ray King of Montgomery, Alabama, sent us this picture taken with the Cub Cadet Riding Lawn Mower he received as the winner of our recent contest. Judging from the picture, it looks like the only problem he’ll have now when he cuts his three acres is deciding who gets to drive it!

The birds are singing and the grass is growing, so what better way to celebrate the arrival of spring and mark the launch of our new “Around the Yard” lawn and garden section at dannylipford.com than by giving away a Cub Cadet Zero-Turn Lawn Tractor valued at $2,699! To enter, simply fill out the Cub Cadet Riding Mower Giveaway entry form. Entries will be accepted from May 1st through June 15th 2008, with the winner selected on June 16th.

Spring has officially arrived! To help you shake off those winter blues and get motivated to spruce things up around your yard we’re giving away a cornucopia of lawn and garden gizmos and gadgets including everything from solar powered lights to an electronic timer for your faucet. To enter, simply fill out the entry form on the right side of our Around the Yard section.

We’re going all out in our contest this month by giving away a Ryobi AIRgrip ProCross Self-Leveling Laser to each of the ten best Ask Danny video questions that are submitted during the month of December.

If you’ve got a special home improvement project in mind this holiday season, The Home Depot could turn your dream into reality. Simply submit a video describing your project to The Home Depot $25,000 Holiday Gift Card Contest before December 16, 2007. The grand prize winner will received a $25,000 gift card from The Home Depot with 20 second place gift cards worth $200 each to be given away as well.

Though cooking is the main cause of house fires overall, problems with heating equipment—from furnaces to fireplaces to space heaters—surpass it in the winter. We’re asking you to help make this year safer by sharing your close encounter with fire and what could have been done to prevent it. The two entries with the most compelling story and helpful prevention tip will receive a Kidde Nighthawk smoke and carbon monoxide alarm along with a second Kidde smoke alarm.

While we all would like our home improvement projects to go off without a hitch, who among us hasn’t had an experience that went horribly wrong? From turning over a bucket of paint to cutting through a water line, we’ve all had a DIY moment that didn’t go off exactly as planned. For our October contest we’re asking you to dig down deep and dredge up those home improvement nightmares you’d probably rather forget. The most entertaining entry will receive a Zircon Automatic Laser Level and the runner-up a Black & Decker 25’ Laser Tape Measure to make their future projects go a little smoother.

Here’s the chance to showoff your shed. Simply send us a picture of your shed. The most creative and unique entry will receive the Rubbermaid Supreme Garage Organization Kit. Since we don’t want to leave those of you out who are in dire need of a new shed. You may also send us a picture of the dilapidated eyesore in your backyard that the neighbors have threatened to burn down, or the pile of stuff you plan to put in your shed when you get around to building it. The most desperate entry will win an autographed copy of Joe Truini’s book, Building a Shed, to guide you on your way.