These days, gas-powered lawnmowers are about as ubiquitous as driveway basketball hoops and SUVs in American suburbia. You might see the occasional homeowner mowing their postage stamp lawn with an electric alternative, but by and large gas-powered motors are the norm. Just a few short decades ago, however, the push reel mower reigned supreme. You… Read more »
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Managing the Effects of a Drought on Your Lawn
For first-time homeowners, it can be tricky to know how to handle your lawn during a drought, and if you don’t know what you’re doing it’s easy to overwater. Here are some easy ways to protect your lawn during a drought and avoid watering too much, or too little. You have two options when it… Read more »
How to Properly Prune Your Garden
For novice gardeners, one of the hardest things to learn to do is how to prune your garden effectively because, let’s face it, it doesn’t feel natural to cut away at a living plant! But pruning is an important step in keeping your garden healthy and thriving, so here are some tips to help you… Read more »
Don’t Make These 5 Common Mowing Mistakes
You may think that mowing the lawn is as simple as “cutting the grass when it gets too long,” but it’s actually a little bit more complicated than that, and if you’re not careful, you can actually do more harm than good to your lawn. Avoid these five common mowing mistakes, and your summer grass… Read more »
Smart Home Technology Comes to Irrigation Control
Over the course of the past ten years, the idea of of the smart house has emerged from the pages of science fiction and found its way into our living rooms. These days, tech savvy homeowners can control everything from their HVAC systems to kitchen appliances and light fixtures at the touch of a button,… Read more »
Much Ado About Mulch
Mulch is the icing on the cake of our flowerbeds and trees. It adds an aesthetically pleasing touch to landscaping projects that would otherwise look bare and unfinished. What many amateur lawn care enthusiasts don’t realize, however, is that mulch performs a number of important practical functions as well. We don’t just mulch because it… Read more »
Crabgrass Control 101
Many homeowners are all-too familiar with this coarse, sprawling weed. Crabgrass is one of the most common invasive grass species in the world, and if left unchecked it can utterly overtake a lawn. Originally introduced in North America as a food source brought by Eurasian emigrants, crab grass has since outlived its usefulness and become… Read more »
5 Tips for Caring for Grass in Shaded Areas
A shaded lawn can make for a lovely setting to relax on a hot summer afternoon, but it can also present some unique lawn-care challenges. Most grasses require between six to eight hours of prolonged sunlight in order to thrive. Without enough light, grasses will thin, wither and have trouble recuperating from seasonal damage. By… Read more »
The Case for Overseeding
As your lawn ages, a number of factors can conspire to cause your grasses to thin and wither. Soil compaction can effectively suffocate root systems, drought can starve your lawn of water, and shade can make it difficult for certain grass species to thrive. If you find your lawn struggling with any of these issues,… Read more »
Understanding Chinch Bug Damage
So you’ve diligently cared for your lawn, mowing and weeding and watering to keep it looking its very best, but you still notice brown patchy areas marring your otherwise well-manicured grass. You’ve adjusted your watering cycle to make sure your lawn is well hydrated, but it still exhibits symptoms of drought. If this struggle sounds… Read more »