The best time to aerate is when your grass is actively growing—spring or fall in cool areas, and late spring in warm ones.

Everyone loves neatly trimmed lawn edges but not so much the dust and dirt the trimmer kicks up. Skip the mess by taking this ...

Soil is only as good as its pH level. If your soil is too acidic or too alkaline, it will prevent your garden and lawn from ...

Man aerating lawn with soil plugs sitting on top of the grass - Scott Habermann/Shutterstock If you want a lush, healthy lawn, certain maintenance tasks can't be avoided. Proper watering, fertilizing, ...

Homeowners often don’t realize how much soil compaction affects the overall health of their lawns. Insects, diseases, improper watering and a lack of fertilizer are often blamed for problems in home ...

The trickiest part about growing a healthy lawn is knowing when it's time to water. Some might tell you to water your lawn every week, on a regular watering schedule, or even twice a day if you live ...

Even the most obsessed lawn enthusiasts miss the timing of the most beneficial feeding of their lawns. Too many people think ...

Q.: I purchased a new home last year in the mid-thumb area. The builder did not do any landscaping or put in a lawn. I am on a tight budget and facing this monumental task in the spring. Currently I'm ...

Chop your leaves and use them to enhance your soil. Have a great yard. Save energy by not requiring a big yard waste truck to ...

Did you hear about the guy who complained that his coffee tasted like dirt? The waiter reminded the customer that he had insisted his coffee be made with fresh ground. Whether we call it the ground, ...

Cool-season grasses — bluegrass, fescue and ryegrass — are best seeded in early September. Seeds germinate and grow rapidly in the warm soil, and fall-seeded lawns have an opportunity to establish, ...

Spring has been slow in showing its colors. Snowdrops, usually up in early March at my house, were a month late. Crocus, the early ones, and winter aconite (a flower that is a nice school-bus yellow ...