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Category: General Lawn Care
General lawn care advice.
How to Fix and Adjust Lawn Sprinkler Heads (DIY Guide)
Fix common sprinkler head problems: adjust spray direction, clean clogged nozzles and filters, and replace broken heads with this step-by-step DIY guide.
Grazing Goats Can Give Wildfires the Brush-Off
When the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library needed to clear weeds and brush from a hillside, passers-by didn’t hear the sound […]
How Dandelions Benefit You and Your Yard
Put down that weed killer. The dandelion, that yellow flower that turns into a puffable white ball, may be a […]
Read Your Weeds: Identify Them to Learn About Your Lawn’s Health
The moment weeds like dandelions, chickweed, crabgrass, and purslane pop up in the grass, you likely dig them up or […]
Everything You Need to Know About Tumbleweeds
“Deep in my heart is a song, Here on the range, I belong, Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds.” Sons […]
What is Grass Paint and How to Paint Your Lawn
Does your lawn look more like January than September? Want to keep it looking its green best instead of browning […]
How to Overseed in the Fall With Fescue
Summer left your cool-season lawn looking pretty rough. All that heat and all those hours spent enjoying it took a […]
How to Winterize Your Lawn
To prepare the lawn for winter: improve soil drainage, remove fallen leaves, adjust watering and don’t skip the last mow.
Fresh-Cut Grass Smell is Your Lawn’s Shriek of Despair, Science Says
Inhale deeply. That heavenly fresh-cut grass smell you savor while mowing your back 40 is actually your lawn screaming in […]