Lawn Maintenance

Bermuda is the most popular turf grass used in Georgia yards. It adapts well to many soils and climates and has a high salt tolerance, but it requires more maintenance than other turf grasses. A...

A beautiful lawn can add value to your home, both aesthetically and financially. You can water often and fertilize regularly, but still have an unhealthy lawn. There is more to your lawn than...

Lumpy lawns are unsightly, can be difficult to mow and are potentially unsafe. The causes of lumps in lawns include the contraction and expansion of soil during the freeze-thaw cycle; the thinning...

Thatch, that layer of dead and living grass plants at the base of your lawn, usually helps keep grass green and healthy. But when the thatch layer becomes too thick, it changes from a lawn friend...

Power raking a lawn, also called dethatching, is a great way to remove the buildup of excess dead plant material, improve water and nutrient flow to the roots and to stimulate new grass growth. ...

Lawn thatch can help make your yard healthy and green, or it can be a threat to its survival--depending on the depth of the thatch and how it is treated. Thatch is a biologically active layer of...

Thatch is a layer of your lawn that exists between the blades of grass and the soil. Thatch is normal in a lawn, but if its mass of grass roots and dead organic debris becomes too thick it can...

A thin layer of thatch on your lawn lying between the green blades and the soil is a healthy stabilizing element in your lawn. Thatch is essentially died back grass blades and root tops that can...

The temperatures are warming, the crocus and other late winter flowers are blooming and the grass is taking on a light green hue---spring is arriving. It will be a while yet before you have to...

Preparing your lawn for winter dormancy and spring rebirth is a simple but necessary process that shouldn't ever be skipped. Cutting down the height of the lawn plays a key role, as does...

We all have a neighbor whose lawn is perfectly green all season, never suffers from pests and chokes out weeds before they start. For the rest of us, lawn maintenance can be a mystery, especially...

Dethatching and aerating your lawn can help to maintain the good soil and water drainage that are part of a healthy lawn. Both processes are hard on young grass, so do this in the late summer or...

You should know how to dethatch grass so that your lawn grows healthy and thick. Over the winter months, dead leaves and grass roots can die off leaving behind thatch that will hamper new growth....

Power raking is the process of cutting swathes into the dead material of lawns to remove dead grass so the soil can breathe and the grass can grow more efficiently. Power raking differs from...

Are you seeing unhealthy spots of dead grass on your lawn? Do you have a build up of decomposed leaves, grass, and stems, if so your problem is thatch.

If your lawn looks tired and isn’t as lush and green as it once was, it may be that your lawn has developed an overly dense layer of thatch. Thatch describes a condition were your lawn has become...

Bermuda grass is a popular choice for warm climates because it's hardy, drought-resistant and fast-growing. But those same benefits also make Bermuda grass prone to thatch problems. Thatch is a...

A slight buildup of thatch is a natural (and healthy) thing for a lawn. Thatch provides lots of natural nutrients through the gradual breakdown of lawn clippings, bits of twigs and plant seeds....

A lawn is only as good as the soil beneath it. Learning how to renovate an old lawn by improving the soil is one of the best ways to upgrade your landscape. It doesn’t take an expert, just a...

Thatch is a combination of living and dead grass stems that form a layer in your lawn. The layer if thatch can prevent grass stems from producing new buds close to the ground. If your lawn has too...