When you have a dog, lawn care comes with some special challenges that you’ll need to address. Maintaining a lush, healthy lawn can take quite a bit of effort and care, even without the added strain of a dog. However,… Read More
Archive for the ‘Yard Care’ Category
January Lawn Care for Cool-Season Grasses
During the winter months, there isn’t much to do when it comes to lawn care. For the most part, you can spend your time hanging out indoors and enjoying a warm drink. Once temperatures consistently fall below 45°F, cool-season grasses… Read More
3 Tips for Small Lawn Care
It used to be desirable to have a big house with a large lawn. However, times are changing, and more people are choosing to live smaller. Having a smaller property provides a few nice benefits—it takes less time for routine… Read More
Does Your Lawn Need Lime?
Soil health is critical for maintaining healthy plant life. The core nutrients of nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium are the food that your plants and grass need to survive and look their best all year long. So, what role does lime… Read More
Is Your Grass Dead or Just Dormant?
When caring for your lawn, few things are more alarming than browning. In some cases, this can mean that the grass has died and will need to be diagnosed and replaced. However, in other cases, it just means that the… Read More
Tips for Dealing with Mushrooms on Your Lawn
Mushrooms are an important part of any ecosystem, and many people enjoy mushrooming. Mushrooms are great, but they’re not necessarily welcome on your lawn. Mushrooms spread via spores, and they can grow out of control very quickly. This can result… Read More
Tips for Keeping an Eco-Friendly Lawn
Lawns are commonplace throughout America, but the ways that we take care of them are not always as environmentally responsible as they could be. Thankfully, there are small adjustments that you can make to grow and maintain an eco-friendly lawn,… Read More
5 Common Lawn Care Mistakes
Caring for a lawn is a lot of work, and it’s because of this that it’s actually really easy to make mistakes and cause unintentional damage. That’s okay, it happens more often than you might think! Avoiding these mistakes can… Read More
3 Fall Diseases That Affect Cool-Season Grass
A well-manicured lawn is the pride and joy of many homeowners, but maintaining the perfect lawn can be incredibly difficult when you have to constantly fight off pests, weeds, and diseases trying to take over. How you handle each will… Read More
Are Fallen Leaves Beneficial for Your Lawn?
Every year, one of the fun traditions of autumn is to rake the leaves in your yard into a big pile and let children, dogs, and sometimes adults jump in them! This has been going on for a very long… Read More