Layers of newspaper or sheets of cardboard can make an effective weed block, allowing desirable garden plants to thrive.
Bare spots in lawns are unsightly but very easy to repair. The key is to prepare the new soil foundation for the transplanted sod. The better the soil preparation, the faster the roots will grow.
Mowing your lawn isn't supposed to be a roller-coaster ride. Low areas in turf collect water, and we all know that too much moisture promotes fungus growth. High areas get scalped when you mow....
Fed up with a brown lawn in the winter? Here's a technique that will work in mild climates where both cool-season and warm-season grasses do well. Instead of trying to convince the sun to stick...
Warm-season lawns made of Bermuda, zoysia, or St. Augustine grass need regular fertilizing, consistent moisture, and frequent mowing to stay healthy and beautiful.
Cool-season lawns made of fescues, bluegrass, bent grass or rye grass need regular fertilizer, consistent moisture and frequent mowing to stay healthy and beautiful.
Take good care of your lawn in the fall, and it will look great in winter, spring and summer. Here are the basics on fertilizing, watering, mowing, aerating and over-seeding.
Warm-season lawns such as those made of Bermuda grass, zoysia grass or St. Augustine grass need to be fed with nitrogen fertilizer on a regular basis to stay green, healthy and problem-free.
Lawns are beautiful, fun to roll on, great for croquet. But they're also among the most high-maintenance, water-hogging ways to landscape - and they're tenacious, especially if they have not been...
Reliability is the most important consideration when hiring a landscaper to take care of your lawn and plantings. Here's how to find the right landscaper for the job.
If you need to have large trees removed or trimmed it is essential to hire an experienced and qualified professional to avoid the risk of injury or property damage. Here's how to find the right...
If naughty neighborhood dogs have left yellow spots in your lawn, there is a simple treatment that will fix the problem. Now, all you have to do is figure out how to keep the dogs from coming back!
Watering your lawn for maximum effect and minimum waste and effort is accomplished in one of two ways: above ground movable sprinklers or permanent in-ground sprinkler system (see the in-ground...
Are some of the sprinkler heads on your in-ground system not preforming up to the requirments of the job? Old age, hard water or abuse of many kinds (don't let the kids use them as giant squirt...
Tired of dragging those heavy garden hoses around? Thinking of getting a permanent sprinkler system for your yard? We get into the flow of underground irrigation systems with landscape specialist...
Making sure that your in-ground sprinkler system is going to be in good shape for the watering season consists of a few common sense setps that you'll pick up on and have no problem carrying out.
Figuring out the problems plaguing your in-ground system may be simpler than you think. Paul Griffith, a landscape professional. fills us in on some of the more common service calls.
You've done everything right and still the lawn looks lousy, especially where the kids play and the dogs romp. Check your soil for compaction, then use a core aerator to pull out plugs of soil and...
Buy or root your own stolons (foot-long sprigs of grass with stems and roots attached) to grow a quality lawn for less money than sod. Warm-season grasses are often planted from stolons.
Go easy on yourself - every lawn gets a dead spot in it now and then. You can renovate small sick areas using matching sod, or use new starts from seed and your existing lawn for finer-looking...
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