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The Benefits of Native Plants in Your Landscaping
Designing a beautiful landscape doesn’t have to be complicated or costly. By incorporating native plants into your yard, you can create a thriving, low-maintenance garden perfectly suited to your local environment.
Lawn Care Myths Busted: What Really Works
When it comes to maintaining a beautiful, lush lawn, it’s easy to fall for common advice that’s been passed down through generations or spread online. While some of these tips may seem like common sense, many of them are actually myths that could be doing more harm than good to your lawn.
The Science of Lawn Care: Understanding Grass Growth
Lawn care can be difficult and taxing when you’re not exactly sure what makes grass grow and what hinders its growth. In this post, you’ll learn about the life cycle of grass and how it affects lawn care practices, how mowing, watering, and fertilization support grass growth, and the role of soil health in grass growth and lawn care.
How to Create a Lawn with Low Lawn Maintenance
Everyone wants a beautiful lawn; ever since the introduction of the lawn mower became popular, Americans have associated well-trimmed lawns with the American Dream. But all too often, homeowners buy into the myth that lawn maintenance is too costly or laborious to keep up with, and they end up neglecting their property.
Aeration: An Introduction to the Three Types
On the most simple level, the aeration process reduces air to a material. When you aerate your lawn, you break up compact soil so that water, sunlight, and nutrients can reach the roots of your grass and improve its health and growth.
Aeration Demystified: Why Your Lawn Needs It
Aeration Demystified: Why Your Lawn Needs It
You’ve tried everything; sod installation, overseeding, mulching, and you’re still seeing dry, yellow patches of grass all over your yard, and you can’t figure out why. As great as it is to provide nutrients for your yard