When we moved into our house, the front and back lawns weren’t remarkable, but a perfect lawn had never been a priority. We eliminated the small front lawn entirely, adding a beech and redbud, shrubs, perennials, and groundcovers in the first year, but the back lawn was generally left to fend for itself. Over the years, we gradually planted deep perennial beds, added a cutting … [Read more...] about Lessons learned while renovating a lawn
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Natural lawn care
How to grow a healthy, natural lawn It’s possible to have a healthy, green lawn without frequent applications of water, fertilizer and herbicides. It won’t be golf-green perfect, but that’s not necessarily a realistic — or environmentally sound — goal for a home garden. Natural lawn care A natural lawn is made up of many different types of plants that can withstand foot … [Read more...] about Natural lawn care
Tips for lawns this fall
Lawns will forgive a summer of neglect if you’ll do something good for them in autumn. Books could be written about this, but it all boils down to three main points, and here they are: 1. Aerate Lawns are made of millions of grass plants growing shoulder to shoulder, and they all need to breathe oxygen. The roots of grass plants take oxygen from soil, and if that … [Read more...] about Tips for lawns this fall
