July 7, 2015 // no comments
Hey, California, you can still have a lawn! Here are five water-wise alternatives
The poor traditional Southern California lawn. Our flat green grass turfs have been beaten up and bullied with calls to replace them. But how many people know there are numerous drought-tolerant grass species well suited for the Southern California …
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Types of weeds and how…
July 7, 2015 // no comments
Lawns are dumb. Arresting people for poor lawn care is dumber
Of course, re-sodding for the fourth time would have been difficult to accomplish from a county jail cell, but when the local paper did a story on the arrest of a 66-year-old man on lawn-care violations, dozens of people showed up to his house to rip …
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Mowz: the Uber of lawn care
This on-demand lawn car…
July 7, 2015 // no comments
Living Smart: Is it time to update your landscaping?
The couple embarked on a landscaping project with the goal of creating a private outdoor summer “room,” complete with a curved stone landscaping wall, a tree canopy as the “roof” and a bird garden. Those big changes continue to lead to small ones.
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Gifford getting new parks, landscaping and…
July 7, 2015 // no comments
Company Shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The) (NYSE:SMG) Rally 0.44%
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (Scotts Miracle-Gro) is a manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer lawn and gardens products. The Companys segments include Global Consumer, which manufactures and markets consumer lawn and gardens …
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WinField names new…
July 5, 2015 // no comments
Time for lawn seeding, repairs
Question: I have some weedy patches and some bare patches in my lawn. What do you recommend? Is Kentucky Bluegrass the best lawn grass for this area? Should I kill the weeds in my lawn before seeding? Should I fertilize and apply lime at the time of …
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At Home Living: Renovating the lawn for fall
At what point do you…
July 4, 2015 // no comments
Joe White: Chinch bugs can do a lot of damage to a yard
Chinch bugs are especially fond of St. Augustine grass, but will settle for other lawn species if St. Augustine grass is not available. For such a little bug, they can do a lot of damage to the turf in a very short time. Unlike fungus diseases that are …
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July 3, 2015 // no comments
Compacted lawn soil is one of the more common of lawn problems. The soil in most lawns usually becomes hard and compacted during the summer months when the traffic is at its highest and lawn aerating is the best option to take when the lawn soil has been compacted.
The more you walk on the lawn, the faster the soil compacts and once the soil becomes compacted it is harder for any water or…
July 3, 2015 // no comments
Some States Will Arrest People for Letting Their Lawns Turn Brown
The letter said that their lawn was too brown, too weedy, and not maintained well enough. The Prudentes had received a few of these letters before. They tried keeping a clean, green lawn. They watered it, fertilized it, and had even completely resodded …
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Expert Mowing Tips To Keep Your…
July 3, 2015 // no comments
Time to concentrate on lawn
I will focus only on grass issues. If the topsoil in the turf area is less than four inches deep and you expect to maintain a credible lawn, you should seriously think rebuild. (Note that high maintenance turf grows best with a six to eight inch depth …
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On dark day, heroism by Marines shines through
As soon as that took…
July 3, 2015 // no comments
Organic lawn care is not just limited to summer, it is important to continue lawn maintenance into fall to ensure a healthy green lawn in spring. Applying fall organic fertilizer, proper mowing, and seeding can help keep grass green through winter and prepare it for dormancy.
Following these five organic lawn tips in the fall can save time and in the spring time.
1. Rake – Whether you use an…