A healthy lawn can also act as a big sponge, soaking up water and possibly reducing runoff. Yes, in the right place grass can seem appealing. Let me repeat: “In the right place.” ...

Mow the lawn as close to the ground as possible. Cover it with a layer of arborist wood chips – at least 8 inches thick and up to 12 or 18 inches. “They will settle quickly, so you need to put ...

For this, indeed, is one of the peculiar features of our imaginary lawn : that it uses deciduous plants, plants devoid of foliage, as freely as evergreens in the winter picture.

America’s biodiverse meadows of days gone by slowly gave way to French- and English-style turfgrass lawns. By the late 1800s, the neatly trimmed grass lawn had become a symbol of wealth. The ...

How to Plant Grass Seeds Before planting your grass seeds, among the most important steps is to have the soil tested, says The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

www.lushlawn.net A reminder, garden procrastinators, that you still have plenty of time to plant a new lawn this fall and enjoy the lush, green results next spring. The Oregon State University ...

Be grateful! The plant lends your lawn a nice natural look, and provides as much natural nitrogen fertilizer as your grass needs. It happens every spring. People freak out over their lawns.