Lawn care and garden tips, maintenance, and tricks, to answer all your yard question needs. As a homeowner, keeping your lawn and garden in top shape is very important. It is an enjoyable activity that can keep your property value high and keep your body in shape!
You might have heavy clay soil which compacts easily, or perhaps you have a ton of children (or adults) running all over your lawn. Maybe you had construction work done with heavy equipment parked on … Read more
Early September is crazy busy, with children going back to school, and the last long weekend in warm weather, or you’re harvesting your vegetable garden. It’s easy to forget to overseed your lawn during this … Read more
It may be a scorcher outside, but your lawn has gotten long. Should you mow it, or wait? When is it too hot to mow and water? It is too hot to mow the lawn … Read more
Temperatures are rising. The rainy season is over, or yet to begin. It’s now up to you to keep your lawn happy and healthy with regular irrigation. But how much water should you be giving … Read more
Did you know that the best grass height depends on the season? Shorter grass in the spring changes to long grass in the summer to best protect it from the heat. But what about autumn? … Read more
You may have heard this little nugget around the Internet water cooler: water helps grass bounce back after the stress of good mowing. And unlike a lot of Internet nuggets, this one is actually true … Read more
You love your lawn, but that love comes at a cost — adding to the 3 million tons of synthetic lawn fertilizers and 70 million pounds of pesticides and herbicides being used on lawns, an … Read more
With summer just around the corner, and so many people itching to have some fun in the sun, the excitement for warm weather has never been greater than it is in 2021. However, one culprit … Read more
Ground cover plants consist of a variety of low-growing, low-maintenance perennials that are essential for upgrading your flower beds, front yard, footpaths, and even weed prevention. These plants are great for adding colour, preventing weeds, … Read more
You’ve got a thatch problem. Not a little thatch, which is fine and healthy, but the thatch buildup is strangling your lawn. What do you tackle it with: a power rake or dethatcher? While both … Read more