Lawn Care Advice and Tips

Lawn Care

Your lawn needs just as much love as any garden. These lawn care tips will help you maintain a healthy yard, from grass and soil, to mowing and fertilizing.
flower bed
The Landscaping Mistake You Need to Stop Making Right Now If You Want Healthy Plants
Clover Lawn
This Is the Best Time to Apply Weed Killer to Your Lawn to Keep Weeds in Check All Spring
Person fertilizing a lawn with a fertilizer spreader.
When Should You Apply Weed and Feed to Your Lawn? Check Out Our Guide
home with cared for lawn
This Low-Water Ground Cover Could Save Your Drought-Prone Yard, a Lawn Pro Says
New lawn mower with weed trimmer and other garden tools
Your Rusty Lawn Mower Might Need Replacing—7 Signs to Watch for This Spring
Man mowing grass with an electric mower.
Don't Mow Your Lawn Too Soon After Seeding or You May Kill It—What to Know
Chamomile lawn
Move Over, Clover Lawns—Why You Should Try a Chamomile Lawn This Spring
Raking grass seed into the soil during winter
How Often You Should Water Your New Grass Seed So It Thrives Through the Fall
close-up of two sparrows sitting on the ground with grass and feeding seeds
5 Ways to Keep Birds From Eating Grass Seed This Spring, According to Lawn Pros
Lawn surrounded by border planting, The Lowes Garden, The Coach House, Haslemere, Surrey, UK
5 Tips for Growing a Lush, Green Lawn This Spring Like a Pro
Chairs serving as focal point on big lawn.
Move Over Sod: Planting Grass Seed Is the Best Way to Get a New Lawn—Here's Why
A person sprays Ortho Weed B-gon Chickweed, Clover & Oxalis Killer for Lawns Concentrate onto weeds
Oxalis Weeds Taking Over Your Lawn? How to Finally Get Rid of Them For Good
Image of the feet of someone spraying crabgrass with weed killer on a lawn
The One Outdoor Mistake Landscaping Pros Want You to Avoid This Spring
Sprinkling grass seed on soil during the winter
This Is the Best Time to Plant Grass Seed in Spring for Greener Lawns
Japanese knotweed shoots popping up in a lawn.
Don't Give Up on Your Lawn Overgrown With Weeds Yet—How to Bring It Back to Life
Creeping Thyme
Move Over, Grass—Why You Should Try a Creeping Thyme Lawn This Spring Instead
Seeding a lawn
Slit-Seeding Is the Secret to a Better Spring Lawn (But Don't Wait Too Long to Try It)
Muddy lawn with rain coming down.
Mud Covering Your Lawn This Winter? 5 Ways to Fix It Fast
Black medick Medicago lupulina small yellow wildflower close up
13 Weeds With Yellow Flowers You Might Spot in Your Garden Soon (and What to Do)
Lily of the Valley
7 Plants That Are Actually Weeds and You Shouldn't Add Them to Your Garden Next Season
hand with grass seed
8 Fast-Growing Grass Seeds for a Lush Spring Lawn, Approved by Lawn Pros
front yard flower garden ideas
34 Front Yard Flower Bed Ideas to Boost Your Curb Appeal
Snow mold on the grass
Don't Let Snow Mold Destroy Your Lawn—How to Fix It Like a Landscaping Pro
Logs and ashes in a brick fireplace
Are Fireplace Ashes Good for Your Garden? Gardeners Share How to Use Them Right
how to prevent ground moles with vinegar
This Pantry Staple Is the Secret to Preventing Ground Moles (and You Already Own It)
Black Swallowtail Butterfly on Butterfly Weed Plant, Ontario, Canada
15 Easy-to-Grow Plants That Actually Thrive in Poor Soil
Snow on lawn
10 Things a Lawn Care Expert Would Never Do With Their Grass in Winter
types of grass you can grow in the shade
9 Low-Maintenance Grasses You Should Grow This Year That Thrive in Shade
Goldenrod and asters with monarch butterfly.
The Best Time to Plant Wildflowers Might Be Sooner Than You Think
Sprinkler watering a lawn.
When Should You Stop Watering Your Lawn for Winter? Garden Pros Say This Is the Best Time
Pile of raked leaves
7 Tips That Will Make Raking Leaves Easier, Straight From Lawn Pros
Herbicide sprayer
What is Pre-Emergent Herbicide? How to Use It for a Weed-Free Garden
Woman using a leaf blower in the autumn to clear her driveway.
How Early Is Too Early to Use a Leaf Blower? We Asked Etiquette Experts
Outdoor faucet covered with snow during winter
The One Garden Task You Should Never Skip in Winter to Prevent Water Damage
Mowing lawn
When Should You Stop Mowing Your Lawn in Fall? Gardening Pros Share the Best Time
A lush green lawn in fall with leave on it
Do You Need to Water Your Lawn in Fall? Here's When Pros Say You Should Stop
blowing leaves in the fall
Should You Use a Rake or Leaf Blower? Experts Share Which Is Better
Front lawn fall foliage
10 Tasks You Should Complete Now to Prepare Your Lawn and Garden for Fall
A person standing in their garden leaf rake gathering autumn leaves
Why You Should Always Rake Your Leaves in Fall, According to an Arborist
Planting grass seed on hard dirt
The Best Time to Plant Grass Seed Is Sooner Than You Think, Pros Say
Person fertilizing a lawn with a fertilizer spreader
10 Fall Lawn Care Maintenance Tips for a Thriving Lawn This Season and Beyond
Sprinkle in the front yard
Should You Water Your Grass on a Sunny Day? What You Might Be Doing Wrong
Lawn mushrooms growing.
Are There Mushrooms in Your Lawn? They're Actually a Good Sign, a Gardening Pro Says
An exterior view of a back garden, with wooden decking patio, grey rattan sofa and coffee table, palm trees in pots, potted plants, grass lawn area and grey timber fence on a warm sunny day
When Does Grass Stop Growing? A Gardener Shares What to Know Before Winter Hits
brown patch fungus ring
5 Simple Fixes for Brown Patches on Your Lawn
Cleaning Up Leaves
15 Tips for Cleaning Up Leaves in Your Yard Like a Pro This Fall
Grass yellowing due to dormancy.
Why Is My Grass Turning Yellow? We Share the Culprit (and How to Fix It)
Cottage garden designed with free-form heirloom varieties
Should You Try "Meadowscaping" Your Lawn and Yard This Summer?
Overgrown lawn with dandelions.
Here's Why You Should Rethink "No Mow May,” According to an Expert
Lawn being watered with garden hose after fertilizing
5 Mistakes You're Definitely Making When Watering Your Lawn, From a Pro
person with tiller
Cultivator vs. Tiller: Which Do You Need?
How to kill a tree stump
How to Kill a Tree Stump 4 Different Ways
Closeup of buffalo grass
Buffalo Grass: A Low-Maintenance Lawn Option
Planting grass seed on hard dirt
How to Plant Grass Seed on Hard Dirt and Get It to Grow
Land with good soil, tractor in backdrop.
Soil vs. Dirt: What's the Difference?
Mushrooms in grass
How to Naturally Get Rid of Mushrooms in Your Yard
Lawn full of green grass and white four leaf clover in blossom. Nature background.
15 Low-Maintenance Lawn Grasses That Practically Take Care of Themselves
Sit-down lawn mower on with short lawn next to patch of tall grass
The Biggest Lawn Care Mistake You're Making in Your Yard (and How to Fix It Fast)
grass clippings on rake
Is It Better to Bag or Mulch Your Grass Clippings? Here's What to Know
Tall nutsedge plant against a fuzzy blue backdrop.
How to Kill Annoying Nutgrass in Your Lawn or Garden
Closeup showing blades of buffalo grass
10 Lawn Alternatives to Try in for a Low-Maintenance Outdoor Space
man laying sod grass.
How Often You Should Water New Sod for the Fastest Growth
Dandelion being sprayed with herbicide spray bottle for removal
How to Get Rid of Weeds in Your Lawn With 8 Easy Methods
fertilizing lawn
5 Mistakes You Should Never Make When Fertilizing Your Lawn, a Pro Warns

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