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When and How to Fertilize Your Lawn in the Fall

Homeowners often lose interest in lawn care when summer wanes. Here's why you shouldn't skip that last fertilizer application ...
Lawns need year-round attention to keep them healthy. Learn how to winterize you lawn before the first freeze.
Natural rainfall often declines in fall, and lawns can dry out quickly. Supplement with watering until the ground freezes.
As autumn’s chill settles in, your lawn’s care needs shift. While the mower gets a break, there are certain things you must ...
Even the most obsessed lawn enthusiasts miss the timing of the most beneficial feeding of their lawns. Too many people think ...
Avoid these six common fall lawn care mistakes. Experts share what not to do now to help your grass stay healthy through ...
To sharpen at home, secure the tool or blade in a vise, then push a flat file or whetstone in one direction at an angle along ...
A green thriving lawn does more than beautify your home it gives you a sense of accomplishment, offers a spot to unwind, and ...
“It might be tempting to give lawns a close ‘crew cut’ before winter, but it’s important not to mow too low. If lawns are scalped, it exposes the grass crowns, which are the growing points near the ...
The first week of November shuffles in the rain and storms of autumn, so take this as your cue to stop procrastinating and protect tender plants that you want to survive over the winter.
Nothing ruins a barefoot walk through the yard quite like stickerweed. Also known as spurweed, stickers, or burweed, this ...