Lawn Care
Looking for expert lawn care tips and guidance for your home? Whether it’s starting a new lawn from scratch and weed control to turf nutrition and soil amendments, or a quick on “how to” in your yard. In this section, you’ll find plenty of lawn care information.
Types of St Augustine Grass (Varieties, Similarities & Differences)
If you live in Northern Florida, you’ve probably heard of St. Augustine grass. this type of grass was originally discovered in the St. Augustine area of Florida, but it is hard to determine exactly where ...
How to Make St. Augustine Grass Thicker
When treated right, St. Augustine grass can grow prosperously. It can blanket your lawn with thick, multi-colored green grass. St. Augustine sod can bring out multiple greens in your garden and build a lush turf. ...
7 Lawn Weeds with White Flowers (Identification + Control)
White-flowered weeds may look harmless—even pretty—but they can quickly overtake your lawn if left untreated. These invasive plants compete with grass for nutrients, water, and sunlight, leading to thin, patchy turf. Identifying these weeds by ...
How to Level a Bumpy Lawn Without Killing the Grass
THE SHORT ANSWER Topdress in thin passes and never bury the grass. A quarter inch at a time is standard and a half inch is the absolute ceiling — the blades have to stay visible, ...
Iron for Lawns: Tips for Greener, Healthier Grass
Do you ever pass a neighbor’s dark green grass and wonder how they get such a lush, green lawn? If your lawn remains a pale green verging on yellow, it might be suffering from an ...
When Does Crabgrass Die? (The Lifecycle of Crabgrass Explained)
Crabgrass is one of the most common and most troublesome lawn weeds in America. A crabgrass infestation can take over your good lawn grasses – including turf type tall fescue – in as little as ...
Mushrooms in Your Lawn: What They Mean and What to Do
THE SHORT ANSWER A mushroom is the fruiting body of a fungus that has been living in your soil for years, usually feeding on buried wood — an old stump, roots left behind when a ...
Weeds With Purple Flowers: Identification and Control
LAWN PHIX PRO TIPS After treating hundreds of residential and commercial properties, I can confidently say that these purple-flowered broadleaf weeds are the No. 1 nemesis. They’re a battle, but follow these tips to keep ...
Weeds with Yellow Flowers (Common Lawn Weed Guide)
Weeds–tenacious plants that interfere with lawns, flower beds, even agricultural crops. Hardcore survivalists, weeds compete, sometimes mercilessly, with the less aggressive plants we strive to grow for essential nutrients, water, and even sunlight. As gardeners, ...
Scott’s GrubEx vs Bayer Grub Control
If you or your neighbors had issues with Japanese beetles and grubs in the past, then when to apply grub control should be a priority on your lawn care schedule. There are many brands, active ...
THE BEST Crabgrass Removal Tools (2023 Reviews)
Crabgrass is a stubborn lawn weed. It gets its name because of its appearance. Crabgrass grows low to the ground and its stems grow out from the clump in the center, which looks like crab ...
THE BEST Weed Killer for Lawns (That Won’t Kill Grass)
Weeds are something we all try to avoid when it comes to our lawns. While they are technically plants, they are almost always unwanted. They steal nutrients and resources from the plants you want in ...