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Category: Landscaping

County Extension Services: What They Are, How They Help Your Lawn and Garden

By Lee Nelson | Updated: April 4, 2025
Gardening, General Lawn Care, Home and Garden, Landscaping

You want your lawn to look thicker and feel more comfy on bare feet. You don’t have to hire a […]

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Natural Pest Control for Your Lawn That Works (Hint: They’re Not Homemade Recipes)

By Stuart Kushner | Updated: July 18, 2023
Environment, Gardening, General Lawn Care, Home and Garden, Landscaping

Green living and sustainable plant-care grow more popular by the day. A beautiful, naturally managed, and pest-free lawn is possible […]

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Turn Your Yard Into a Certified Wildlife Habitat

By Jodi Helmer | Updated: December 13, 2024
Landscaping

Small creatures are struggling with a big issue: Birds, bees, butterflies, frogs, and rabbits are among the wildlife facing homelessness, […]

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Wholly Into Grass Rollers? Regular Lawns Rarely Need Them

By Rosie Wolf Williams | Updated: December 14, 2024
General Lawn Care, Home and Garden, Landscaping

You’ve probably seen lawn rollers — those heavy-duty barrels that look like spare parts from Fred Flintstone’s car. Maybe you […]

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Lawn Clippings Can Pose Deadly Danger to Motorcyclists

By Lynn Walker | Published: July 12, 2019
General Lawn Care, Landscaping

Think of the dangers of yard work and we typically think of mower blades, rock shrapnel or ankles lacerated by […]

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5 Landscaping Tips for Cooling Off Urban ‘Heat Islands’

By Jodi Helmer | Updated: December 6, 2024
Environment, Landscaping

You might live on an island. Not the kind with palm trees, ocean breezes and miles of white sand (sorry) […]

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Pruning 101: How to Trim Bushes, Hedges, and Shrubs

By Penny Warner | Updated: December 13, 2024
Landscaping

Your grass isn’t the only thing that needs an occasional trim if you’re trying to keep your landscape looking its […]

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Cutting With Care: Charitable Lawn Mowing

By Karon Warren | Updated: November 9, 2022
General Lawn Care, Landscaping

For most folks, doing yard work is a routine chore, one that isn’t too difficult and only takes an hour […]

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6 Creative Ideas to Landscape a Slope

By Joyce Starr | Updated: December 11, 2024
Landscaping

Of all the landscaping projects a homeowner will face, thinking of creative ideas to landscape a slope is probably the […]

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Companion Plants That Love Your Lawn (and Vice Versa)

By Adrian White | Updated: December 13, 2024
General Lawn Care, Home and Garden, Landscaping

It won’t harm your lawn to introduce it to some new friends once in a while. When we say friends, […]

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