Getting your grass green and thick doesn't require expensive treatments or professional help. Most lawn problems come down to basic care issues that you can fix yourself with the right techniques.

You can find information about how to have a great-looking lawn without synthetic fertilizers and weedkillers by visiting a Web site by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The Healthy ...

Grass may seem like an obvious choice for a yard covering but it’s actually a modern-ish norm. The idea of a domestic manicured grass lawn was imported in the early 18th century from France and ...

Knowing how to mow your lawn properly is as important as establishing a sound fertilization and irrigation regimen for your grass; you should be mowing, leaving the right height, and cleaning up ...

September is the ideal time to apply slow-release nitrogen fertilizer to cool-season lawns. Use high-nitrogen, low-phosphorus blends to protect waterways and follow local rules. Use a spreader to ...

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If you have a lawn, you've probably been in competition with your neighbors and Mother Nature to keep your grass green. With hot and dry weather prevalent this summer, and as we enter one of the ...

Aerating is one of the most straightforward ways to improve your lawn in the long run. It offers numerous benefits, including grass that grows greener and fuller each year, as well as benefits that ...

After years in the golf-course landscaping and fertilizer industries, Gil Grattan had a thought: The grass might be greener if he became his own boss. As Virginia Green — the lawn-service company ...