Lawn Care
Your ultimate guide to Lawn Care: Everything you need to know with expert info for beginners and advanced gardeners alike.
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Lawn Seeding How To: Tips For Seeding A Lawn
A beautiful lawn doesn't just happen. Unless you are hiring professional help, you'll have to prepare the space for seeding, then do all the follow-up and maintenance. Only then do you get to bring out the lawn chairs and umbrella. Click here for tips on seeding a lawn.
By Teo Spengler
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Permeable Driveway Info: Learn About Making A Grass Driveway
Making a grass driveway is relatively simple and cost-effective compared to other options. Click here for ideas on driveway grass pavers and more.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Lawn Mowing Design: Learn About Lawn Mowing Patterns
Want to take your lawn to a new level? Make mowing more fun and creative by trying lawn art patterns. Click here for ideas on cutting a lawn in patterns.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Thatch In Zoysia Grass – Should I Dethatch Zoysia Lawns
Zoysia thatch removal should happen when the thatch is visible. For more information on how to dethatch a Zoysia lawn, click this article.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Lawn Care In Winter – Tips On Caring For Winter Lawns
By Liz Baessler
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What Is Hydroseeding: Learn About Grass Seed Spray For Lawns
If you need a way of planting seed over a large area, you may want to consider hydroseeding. Compared to traditional methods, hydroseeding can save a tremendous amount of time and effort. To learn some hydroseeding facts and how this method works, click here.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Fixing An Overwatered Lawn – What To Do About Overwatered Grass
Overwatering the lawn drowns the grass plants and can cause yellow or bare spots. If you were overly generous with water, start fixing an overwatered lawn as soon as possible. Click here for information on overwatered grass, and tips on how to repair an overwatered lawn.
By Teo Spengler
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Reasons For Patchy Grass: What To Do For A Receding Lawn
Imagine if your beautiful grass begins to die, leaving brown spots all over the lawn. If your lawn is receding in areas, resulting in patchy grass and dead spots, there could be any number of reasons. Diagnose your problem and take corrective steps. This article will help.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Creeping Bentgrass Control: How To Kill Creeping Bentgrass Weeds
It is easy to see why some may be interested to learn more about preventing and controlling unwelcome lawn weeds, such as creeping bentgrass, which can be especially troublesome. Click this article for tips on getting rid of creeping bentgrass.
By Tonya Barnett
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Getting Grass On A Hill – How To Grow Grass On Slopes
If you live in a hilly area, your property may have one or more steep slopes. As you've probably discovered, getting grass on a hill is not an easy matter. Although growing grass on a slope is difficult, it's not impossible. This article can help with how to grow grass on slopes.
By Laura Miller
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Lowering pH Of Grass – How To Make A Lawn More Acidic
Turf grass prefers a pH of 6.5-7.0. If the lawn pH is too high, the plant will have trouble up taking nutrients and certain important microorganisms will be in short supply. Click this article to learn how to make a lawn more acidic, or lower yard pH.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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What Is Naturescaping – Tips For Planting A Native Lawn
Growing native plants instead of lawns can be better for the local environment and, ultimately, requires less maintenance, but it does require a big initial effort. A lot of work goes into removing existing turf and naturescaping an entirely new landscape. Learn more here.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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What Is Poverty Grass: Learn About Danthonia Poverty Grass
Grass needs to be vigorous, hardy, resistant to disease and pests and able to withstand foot traffic and frequent mowing. Danthonia poverty grass has promise in all areas. Read here for more info.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Mazus Lawn Alternative: Tips For Growing A Mazus Lawn
If you are looking for a low maintenance plant that tolerates moderate to light traffic, look no further than growing a mazus lawn. In what areas can mazus be used as a lawn substitute and how do you take care of mazus lawns? Read this article to learn more.
By Amy Grant
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Lawn Care In Autumn: Tips On Grass Care In Fall
So summer is over and so is all the lawn maintenance that goes with it, right? Not so fast. Lawn care doesn't just stop when the grass stops growing. Find out how to take care of grass during fall months in this article.
By Jackie Carroll
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Lawn Maintenance In The Northwest: Pacific Northwest Lawn Care Tips
n the Northwest, lawns are more prone to moss and certain weeds than other regions. Read on to learn about lawn maintenance and when to grow grass in the Northwest.
By Amy Grant
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Zoysia Diseases - Tips For Dealing With Zoysia Grass Problems
Zoysia is an easy-care, warm-season grass that is highly versatile and drought tolerant, making it popular for many lawns. However, zoysia grass problems do pop up on occasion. Learn about them here.
By Nikki Tilley