Great Tips, Amazing Grass
A beautiful lawn isn’t grown just by chance or time. The secret to having a green and proper lawn is to work at it. The lawn of your dreams can be achieved within a season or two by performing a series of landscaping projects at the right time of the year. Overseeding your lawn is something almost everybody recommends, but is overseeding worth it? I’ll tell you what to expect, and why I think it’s one of the best things you can do for your lawn in today’s article.
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If your property needs a new lawn, you’ll have to decide whether to use sod or seed. The best option to choose will depend on your budget, the size of your property, your level of patience, and your personal preferences and goals. In today’s article I’ll compare sod vs seed to help you choose the best option for starting a lawn on your property. I’ll also share some pitfalls of each method that homeowners often fall prey to, and tell you what to watch out for to have success with either method.
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Who doesn’t like pretty purple flowers? In their proper place, purple flowers and the plants that produce them are lovely. However, when they start to over-run your lawn or crowd out the plants in your garden, these purple flowering plants become weeds. To complicate the issue, a number of weeds have purple flowers, so identifying what you’re dealing with in your lawn or garden can be tricky. If you’re asking “What are the weeds with purple flowers called?” I’ve got you. Today I’ll introduce you to the 4 most common weeds with purple-colored flowers and help you understand how to control and eliminate them from your lawn and landscape.
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Iron application can help make your lawn greener and healthier. If you’ve noticed that your lawn’s color is a lighter green or even bordering on yellow, it’s possible that your soil has an iron deficiency. Properly adding iron to your lawn requires careful application and timing. Knowing when to apply iron to lawn areas will get you the best results to keep a green lawn all summer. That said, applying Iron at the wrong time can do more harm than good.
Today I’ll explain what you need to know about the timing of Iron applications to your yard to get that rich, deep green color you want for your grass.
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Two of the most popular cool-season grasses are quite different from one another when you compare them and take a hard look at their characteristics. People in the far northern zones are safe to call Kentucky Bluegrass a go-to favorite. At the same time, some of their neighbors – especially ones a little farther south in the transition zones – might choose Tall Fescue for their lawns. Let’s compare Turf Type Tall Fescue vs Kentucky Bluegrass and explore the differences between these popular turf grasses.
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Lawn edging is a surprisingly simple task that (when done properly) will set your lawn apart from many others. Having untidy edges to your yard makes your lawn look unkempt, even with regular mowing and proper irrigation and fertilization. The truth is that it doesn’t take much more effort to clean up those edges and give your lawn a masterful look. In today’s article I’ll tell you how to do it, the tools and techniques you can try, common mistakes to avoid, and some methods to improve your landscape design (and make edging your lawn easier at the same time).
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Most homeowners who take care of their lawn know about Milorganite and Scotts. They are both very well known brands in the world of lawn care and each company provides quality products to target different issues that one may face when maintaining their lawns. Among these products, both Scotts and Milorganite have their own fertilizer programs which aim to optimize lawn health, and in today’s Milorganite vs Scotts article I’ll cover the pros and cons of using each product on your lawn, why you may choose one over another, and more.
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One of the biggest misconceptions of lawn management among homeowners is that left on its own, grass will grow and produce a full rich lawn naturally. Unfortunately, that is not the case. If you do want that uniform full look, you will need to take some steps to achieve it. Both overseeding and aeration can help get the desired results. Together these techniques help to create a beautiful thick, green, and lush lawn, and in today’s aeration and overseeding guide, I’ll explain why these two projects are a match made in heaven.
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Are you having trouble getting your grass seed to grow even though you have used quality seed from a reputable grower, properly prepared your yard, and watered properly? It’s not uncommon for homeowners to be frustrated and ask “Why is my grass seed not growing?” – after all, preparing to seed your lawn and watering seed is hard work (and seed is expensive). Nothing is worse than feeling like that time and money has been wasted.
In this article, I will talk about some common problems that might explain why your grass seed is not growing, and share how to tell if your seed can be salvaged.
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Knowing your exact lawn size will mean you know exactly how much grass seed, fertilizer, pre-emergent, lime, and other products you need to spread in each section of your lawn. That saves you money by giving your lawn all the nutrients it needs without wasting anything. Measuring your lawn may sound confusing or complicated, but there are ways to measure lawn size online that will simplify the task and help you ensure you’re using the correct amount of product to keep your lawn healthy and green.
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Dustin Stoll is the owner of a horticulture design and consulting company. He has done planting design work on many commercial and residential projects. Previously, Dustin was Director of Horticulture at Tulsa Botanic Garden, where he worked for over eight years.
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Nicole Forsyth is a passionate Instructor of Plant Science at an agricultural vocational high school, and a certified landscape design professional, certified horticulturist, certified arborist, and the CEO of NF Landscape Design and Horticultural Consulting.
Dustin Stoll is the owner of a horticulture design and consulting company, Stoll Design. He has done planting design work on many commercial and residential projects. Before starting his own company, Dustin was Director of Horticulture at Tulsa Botanic Garden, where he worked for over eight years.
Arthur Davidson is a seasoned horticulturist with over five decades of hands-on experience. Holding an A.S. in Horticulture, Arthur’s expertise spans landscape design, organic gardening, soil science, and more. A former ISA Arborist and Master Gardener, Arthur maintains a gardening blog of his own.
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Arthur Davidson is a seasoned horticulturist with over five decades of hands-on experience. Holding an A.S. in Horticulture, Arthur’s expertise spans landscape design, organic gardening, soil science, and more.
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Certified Landscape Design Professional, Horticulturist & Arborist
Nicole Forsyth is a passionate Instructor of Plant Science at an agricultural vocational high school, and a certified landscape design professional, certified horticulturist, and certified arborist in Massachusetts.
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