Whether you're filling in a bare patch in your yard or starting completely from scratch, there are times you need to sow grass seed directly on top of soil. The trick to being successful with this is ...

So, six to eight weeks from sowing is a good guideline, but make sure new grass from seed is long enough before you cut it ...

Applying lime will help to balance the PH of the soil and make it a less hospitable place for weeds to take hold, as weeds ...

Many of us are itching to get into the garden now the weather is a little cooler. Autumn is a great time to plan and plant for next year, but it is easy to be too enthusiastic, or to focus on the ...

As the leaves fall this autumn, you can do your bit for wildlife without forgoing your love of a pristine, tidy garden.

An invasive grass that spreads quickly in disturbed areas has been found in three state game areas, and officials are asking the public to help locate stands of the plant before it becomes thoroughly ...

October may not be the ideal month for grass germination, but it's not too late to usually get new grass seed up and growing ...

Ok. Let’s get this out of the way. Every time I write about lawns, my inbox jams up with messages from the lawn haters. “Biological wasteland.” “Unconscionable assault on nature.” “Abomination upon ...

Over seeding needs to be done if you have less than 50% weeds and bare spots in your yard. If more than 50% is weeds and bare ...

Admit it, there are quirks and habits we all engage in but pretend we don't. It's not that these actions are embarrassing, exactly, but more that they're universally private little behaviors that we ...

Lawns are surprisingly resilient during dry spells. Grass is adapted to going dormant (i.e. brown) as a way to cut down on water needs when rain isn’t happening. Then it’s able to “green up” when a ...