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Lawn Care
Your lawn needs just as much love as any garden. These lawn care tips will help you maintain a healthy yard, from grass and soil, to mowing and fertilizing.
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How to Create These Popular Lawn Mowing Patterns
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Learn the Correct Way to Apply Lawn Fertilizer
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How to Edge Your Lawn
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How to Fix an Over-Fertilized Lawn
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How Long Should I Water My Lawn?
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Know When to Fertilize Your Lawn
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What to Know About Slime Mold on Grass
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What Is Hydroseeding and When Is it Beneficial?
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Reasons Why Mowing Wet Grass Is a Bad Idea
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Battery Powered vs. Gas Lawn Mowers
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Why You Should Topdress Your Lawn
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Tips for Making the Grass Greener on Your Side of the Fence
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You Should Consider Growing Your Own Perennial Ryegrass
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The Best Shade Grass for the Lawn
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What Is Fescue Grass?
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Don't Be Worried About Earthworm Castings on Your Lawn
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Filling Those Bald Spots in Your Grass
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Applying Agricultural Lime Is the Best Way to Adjust Lawn pH
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When Should You Apply Spring Fertilizer?
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What Potassium Does for Your Lawn Grass
How to Deal With Winter Kill on Turfgrass Lawns
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Learn How to Care for Your Lawn All Winter Long
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Spring: The Best Time to Dethatch a Lawn
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Biggest Lawn-Care Mistake Is Cutting Grass Too Short
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Mulch Grass Clippings Back into the Lawn
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Grow Grass on Slopes and Hillside by Following These Tips
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Here's What to Know If You Want to Create a Low-Maintenance Moss Lawn
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How to Get Your Yard and Garden Ready for Spring
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Stored Properly, Grass Seed May Stay Viable for up to 5 Years
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Learn Your Lawn Weeds and How to Fight Them
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8 Tasks to Prepare Your Lawn in Spring
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Why You Shouldn't Leave Fallen Leaves on Your Lawn
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Healthy Grass Is Grass Cut at the Right Height
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Cultivate a Healthy Lawn by Following a Fertilizing Schedule
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Your Step-by-Step Guide for Seeding a New Lawn
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How to Lay Sod for a New Lawn
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How to Remove and Prevent Moss From Growing in Your Lawn
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How to Dethatch a Lawn and Why You Need To
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When and How Do You Aerate Your Grass?
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How Does Leaving Grass Clippings on the Lawn Help You?
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Lawn Mowing and Care Tips for Beginners
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How to Easily Mulch Your Fall Leaves Into the Lawn
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10 DIY Yard Drainage Methods
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When Is It Safe to Apply Grub Killer on New Grass?
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8 Drought Tolerant Lawn Substitutes
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How to Install a Catch Basin For Yard Drainage
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The Natural Way to Kill Grass and Open Up Planting Beds
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Tips for Taking Care of Your Lawn During a Drought
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Getting Rid of Grass to Reduce Lawn Size
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Learn About Lawn Thatch
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How to Reduce Grass Clumping on Your Lawn
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Micro Clover Plant Packs a Free Lunch for the Lawn
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Fall Lawn Overseeding to Repair Grass
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Why and When You Should Aerate Your Lawn
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When to Stop Watering Your Lawn in the Fall
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Choose Warm-Season Grass Varieties for Drought Areas
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Tips for Overseeding Lawns With Cool-Season Grasses
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Why You Should Keep Off the Lawn on Frosty Mornings
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These Are the Pros and Cons to Different Types of Lawn Grasses
What Is Lawn Core Aeration?