There are many benefits to aerating your lawn and it is indeed often essential if you want to maintain a fantastic healthy looking beautiful lawn year after year. Aeration should in fact form part of the…
If you live in the South, you may have noticed centipede grass in your landscape. Chances are it’s in your yard too even if you didn’t plant it. Centipede is stoloniferous, or a creeping grass that…
If you’re like most people, you probably think of fertilizer as something you use in the spring and summer to help your plants grow. But did you know that there’s such a thing as winter fertilizer?…
It can be quite disturbing to see yellow and brown patches start to develop and spread across your lawn. The truth is, is that St. Augustine grass is a relatively high-maintenance grass. It requires regular mowing…
Lush, dark green grass is the envy of every lawn owner. But why is grass green? And how can you get a greener lawn? It is not hard to achieve a deep green, healthy lawn. If…
If you have a lawn and have a good annual lawn care schedule in place it will probably involve overseeding. The chances are that you will overbuy the quantity of seeds that you require and you…
If you want to grow lush green grass in the summer fertilizing regularly will be an important part of your lawn care regime. However, if you put too much fertilizer at once, or over use fertilizer over…
As any lawn care professional will tell you, aeration is key to maintaining a healthy lawn. But when is the best time to aerate? Fall has long been considered the best time to aerate, but is…
Crabgrass is an invasive species that may quickly take over your yard if not treated. Its unattractive appearance and harmful effects for your lawn’s health are two good reasons to get rid of it. Crabgrass releases…
In a garden soil is everything. Whether it is your lawn, flower beds, or boarders, when soil quality is low, plant development and health usually end up being stunted. Poor soil causes a confluence of problems…
When overseeding a lawn, two of the most popular methods are using compost or topsoil. Which is better for overseeding? The answer is usually compost although a lot will depend on individual circumstances. Overseeding is usually…
We all aim to have a beautiful green grass lawn and most gardeners know that a proper lawn care program that includes fertilizing is the best way to achieve this. However, there are times of the…
There are several problems that might arise if your lawn has areas of brown grass or thatch that are too large. Without your attention, the soil will suffer from a lack of water, sunshine, and nutrients….
Drainage issues can pose a serious threat not only to the physical condition of your lawn but also to the structural integrity of your home. As such, it is important to give some thought to how…
If you want to make your lawn a deeper, richer shade of green then adding iron to your soil is the best way of achieving this. One of the reasons that the greens of your lawn…
