The Lawn Gardening

Dormant lawns not only bring the lawn's worst look but also the grass's health. Spring is when you can bring everything in sync; grass health, soil condition, early weed management, moisture control, and damaged grass recovery.  W ell, the fact is not all the lawns bounce back in spring and remain patchy and unwell.  While taking my lawn DIY care for more than 3 years I failed many times but I learned what really works.  I'm sharing 7 genuine tips so that you can have a greener lawn in further seasons.  (Trying to keep everything beginner-friendly, hopefully, it'll help you make your grass greener again.) Spring lawn care step by step  Let's understand the lawn conditions first after dormancy. The winter dormant period not only stops the growth of grass further but also affects its overall behavior. Here are the things you should examine before going for the spring action for a greener lawn. Thin weak grass and patches  Winter damage can cause weak grass an...

With so many local and national lawn care companies, it becomes very difficult to choose the best among them. Some of them are available at local levels only, some are national but costly, some are DIY and provide products, and some of them have experts who charge according to work. It's not like Sunday lawn care or Scott's lawn care products in which you use products DIY.  It's kinda difficult though but still, somehow, you will reach a Weedman and lawn doctor if you don't want TruGreen services. How are their services and how much do they charge? Will they provide the customer with satisfactory work?  Don't worry at all, I'll try to put every aspect of Weedman Vs Lawn Doctor for you.  Lawn Doctor Vs Weedman Weedman and Lawn Doctor both are national lawn care companies that provide their services in multiple states of the USA like TruGreen . These both have their lawn care experts to work on the field and make you relieved from the difficulties of lawn care t...

Field bindweed is not a native American weed, still, it can grow in lawns and can create trouble for a lawn owner. It becomes a huge problem when it appears again, and again every year even after dormancy, because of its perennial nature. Its invasive nature in the lawn is horrible and it can cover the land infinitely once expand its rhizomes. Field bindweed removal and control Although one can't say that he can remove it permanently but still there are a few ways to at least reduce its growth.  Identifying field bindweed Following are some identity factors so that you can identity field bindweed in your lawn or garden-  Color - Leaves color is dark green and shiny. Plant type - Perennial weed, vine Scientific name - Convolvulus arvensis Nature-  Invasive and expand with rhizomes. Flowers-  Mostly white flowers but also appear violet-pinkish and pink flowers. Leaves-  Looks like sharp heart arrow shapes with some extra portion towards the stem. Why remove field ...

Most of the big companies don't provide only the service of mowing because it doesn't provide them as much profit as they get in their lawn care service program. So it becomes very difficult to find one who can provide mowing service in local areas according to cities.  Here, I've tried to find some good lawn mowing service-providing companies that can help you easily at affordable prices. These companies vary their price according to the location, working hours, lawn size, and quality.  Let's take a look at various aspects of these services. I've got 5 for you.  Best local Lawn love mowing services in USA Here, I've distinguished all of these lawn mowing service companies according to their ratings, price, location, service quality, lawn size, and their trust worthiness. But one thing I want to suggest you ask them for cleaning the lawn after mowing without additional charges.  Note : The following rating points are given according to customer satisfaction, vie...

We can use an annual grass-looking weed in a lawn for short-term periods. It is quite beneficial too because of its invasive, similar-looking, and low-maintenance nature.  Crabgrass is one of those few weed types of grass that looks like st Augustine and can work the same as lawn turf for short periods. But considering it as a weed is more suitable in warm season lawns like Bermuda and St Augustine.  Dallisgrass is a perennial weed that looks similar to crabgrass but has different properties. Crabgrass vs Dallisgrass in Lawn in the USA I can understand what things make you trouble distinguishing both weeds. Here, I've covered most of the points to help you with this query. Keep in mind that Crabgrass and Dallisgrass comparison is different from Bermuda and Centipede grass .  Crabgrass is an annual grass that loose life just after a couple of seasons per year. Dallisgrass recovers itself every spring and grows with its seeds and rhizomes. It doesn't need any external caus...

Lawn aeration is a very strong factor for a healthy lawn turf. It can be one of the major reasons that your lawn is not recovering or is not in healthy condition. It is always been a query how often lawn should aerate.  Though people get answers because of misunderstanding, they ignore climate and the season of aeration.  Climate, season, lawn condition, and soil health are some major factors on that lawn aeration depends.  How often lawn aeration in the USA? By distinguishing various lawns according to climate, season, and lawn conditions, you can easily know what is the right time for your lawn aeration.  Here we've discussed most lawn aeration-related queries that can help you to decide when and how to aerate your lawn.  What is lawn aeration? Lawn aeration process helps to improve water and air access to the roots. Through aeration, water, air, and other elements reach the grassroots more effectively and help to grassroots to grow deeper and stronger.  ...

Thistle is one of the most unwanted species that can grow in most of the climate conditions in the USA. It is a very annoying weed in lawn with perennial nature that grow and expand more as much time it gets in the lawn.  With time, it becomes more difficult to manage and remove thistle weed.  Let's understand various aspects of thistle weed and methods to remove it from the lawn.  Thistle weed in lawn Although there is very less similar-looking weed like thistle still, you should aware of its looks and behavior on the lawn.  Thistle weeds are poisonous to humans as one can suffer vomiting, diarrhea, etc.  What is thistle weed? Thistle weed has big bushy leaves containing a needle on the tip and grows horizontally except for its flowers. Mostly, pink flowers appear on thistle weed but according to the variety in species, these flowers can be slightly different in color and looks.  Mainly, we see two general varieties of thistle weed; dwarf thistle and creep...

Interestingly, Ryegrass(Lolium perenne)  and tall fescue(Festuca arundinacea) both are perennial cool-season grasses. Still, both have different properties in lawns. Because of being in the same season, people can't differentiate them. Although there are multiple differences in both types of grasses. Let's understand those factors and try to figure out the difference between them. Ryegrass Vs Tall Fescue in the USA Although either ryegrass or fescue works better than any other summer season grass like Bermuda grass, centipede , bahiagrass, and zoysia grass in the cold season. If one has a choice between hot season grass vs fescue or ryegrass, one can go with either. But if your lawn is in a cold climate, your selection should be based on their properties. Following are the properties discussed that distinguish both ryegrass vs fescue grass- Identification Color, height, leaves shape, roots, and nature, are some identity factors to differentiate two different lawn types of gras...

Being a perennial cool-season grass, we consider quackgrass as a weed most of the time while some other cool-season grasses like Bermuda grass and zoysia are used as a lawn grass. Although people allow it in their lawn meadows , quackgrass is not good.  In almost every cool region of the USA, quackgrass grows on every lawn at least once. If you don't remove or clean quackgrass properly, then its single plant can invade your entire lawn in some time.  Quackgrass in the lawn in the USA One of the fastest-growing weeds quackgrass grows with seeds and rhizomes. Only a single plant can produce enough quackgrass that can start an uncontrollable chain of quackgrass weeds in the lawn.  Mostly, it gets dormant in snowfall or too low temperatures but for the rest of the annual period, it grows without any support.  Let's understand more about quackgrass weed.  Identity of Quackgrass  Following are some identity factors that can help you to distinguish quackgrass fr...