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Fall has arrived and it’s the perfect time to rehabilitate a tired lawn. One of the best maintenance practices includes core aeration and overseeding your cool season grasses. Why? Because core aeration allows oxygen, water, and light to penetrate the soil and the soil also releases carbon dioxide. If you’re looking for a way to […]

A fresh perspective on soil testing. How often do you need to check your garden and lawn soils? Every year? Two times during the growing season? According to the University of Maine, you need to test your soil once every three years! And yet, there are gardeners and lawn enthusiasts who will test their dirt […]

After this year’s summer, are you ready to put in a lawn sprinkler system? If you have experience with plumbing and landscape design, you may want to handle your own lawn sprinkler system installation. In this blog post, you’ll learn the top five brands for in-ground sprinkler systems. You’ll also be able to find links […]

Does your lawn look more brown than green? There are many reasons why healthy grass turns to dead grass during the summer, such as going dormant during a heatwave. Yet there is hope. You can always bring back dead grass into a vibrant green one. You need first to discover what’s causing your yard grass […]

Do you want to enjoy your vacation and not worry about how your vegetable garden is doing while you’re away? You can now take a deep breath and enjoy your time away because you can prepare your garden before you leave for your vacation. Alternatively, some folks wait until the fall or winter to travel […]

Flower beds make bright spots in any landscape—big or small, country or urban. Gardeners not only have traditional flower beds, but they also create beds to hide undesirable buildings and utility boxes. Others have created a backyard haven in the middle of their city by creating vertical flower beds and mini-gardens with seat walls to […]

Do you dream about a perfect green lawn that your neighbors envy? If you’re a DIYer and desire a weed-free lawn, then you came to the right place. In this article, you’ll learn how to create the perfect lawn that’s green, dense, and hardly has any weeds in it. How to Create the Perfect Lawn […]

Before you hire a lawn care company to renovate your weedy lawn back into a lush green carpet, try to fix your yard yourself. While lawn renovation DIY eats up an entire weekend, the feeling of satisfaction you get from the lawn renovation process will be worth the time. In this blog post, we’ll talk […]

Anyone who has a patio will tell you that they couldn’t live without this outdoor space. You can save money and customize your backyard by building a paver patio. If you haven’t built anything from scratch, you may not want to try this project. However, if you’re a DIY expert, building a paver patio just […]

Don’t let the beauty of lawn striping keep you from trying it yourself. Learning how to stripe a lawn is easier than you think. In this blog post, you’ll learn the following: How to stripe your lawn Lawn striping patterns How to make a DIY lawn striping kit Lawn care maintenance tips. How to Stripe […]