Did you know that it matters when you water your lawn? Well, it does. Watering your lawn at the wrong time can actually been harmful to your grass. If you water at night, the moisture will sit on your grass… Read More
Posts Tagged ‘grass varieties’
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Pros of Lawn Irrigation
Not everyone has the time to stand there and water their lawn every day. But that is what grass needs to stay healthy – a daily sprinkling with some good ole H2O. So what should you do if your life… Read More
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The Benefits of Lawn Irrigation
Any good homeowner knows that the key to a beautiful lawn is daily watering. But let’s face it; we do not always have the time in our busy schedules to give our grass the tender love and care it deserves,… Read More
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Not-so-nice shady spots
In our last post, we told you that Zoysiagrass is one of the best varieties of grass for this region. We also mentioned its one drawback is that it does not grow well in the shade. Fortunately, no one ever said you could have only one variety in your lawn. Indeed, most of the seeds you buy are mixes. There are other varieties that work better in the shade.
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Know your grass
If you’re looking for lawn care advice, you usually won’t get to far before you need to determine what kind of grass you have. Proper seeding, watering, fertilizing, even mowing, all vary depend on the variety of grass you have. To make matters worse, lawns these days rarely consist of one variety but blend a number of grasses. Nevertheless, here are a few varieties you’ll probably encounter in the Mid-Atlantic area.
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Do you know the top lawn care myths?
The University of Arkansas has put together a great list of 20 lawn care myths for homeowners. We encounter people who believe one or more of these myths all the time, so we wanted to pass the info on to better educate people. You can read the individual items for yourself, but we want to pull out three themes that we think are important.