This is the first department on lawns that will appear every month in Flower Grower, The Home Garden Magazine. Each month will be devoted to some phase of lawn care—including how-to picture stories and questions and answers. In December, Flower Grower’s monthly guide to “Better Lawns” will be on the lawn problems of Florida gardeners. … Read more
Grass fertilized in fall instead of spring is less affected by the disease. This has been demonstrated in tests at the United States Department of Agriculture Experiment Station, Beltsville, Maryland, and other lawn research centers throughout the United States. Our short springs are quickly followed by high temperatures, during which conditions are ideal for the … Read more
Here’s what you need to consider when maintaining a lawn: 1. Fertilizer and Limestone. Add a complete turf fertilizer in the fall and again in the early spring. Since grass needs more nitrogen than the rest of the garden, an 8-6-4 or 8-6-2 formula is the most economical. Lime, seldom needed, can be added at … Read more
Nothing sets a house off and emphasizes its good points so much as a good lawn. Still, it is surprising how few homes have a really good lawn. Perhaps, the fault lies with us who write the lawn advice. Most of us have concentrated our attention on how to make new lawns and have largely … Read more
Lawn-making involves more than doing the right thing. It is doing the right thing at the right time that counts. Autumn is the right time to build a lawn in all of the bluegrass lands, from Roanoke south to Atlanta, westward to Albuquerque, and San Francisco northward. This northern two-thirds of the country boasts lawns … Read more
After the soil for a new lawn has been properly prepared, the next step is to consider the most desirable kinds of grass seed. Although many new gardeners start off with a popularly priced mixture, others have found, through trial and error, that top-quality kinds give the best results. Kentucky Bluegrass For the northern area … Read more
Lawn watering, we all agree, is necessary. But the question arises about how much water and how often it should be applied. There are several theories on the subject—each well founded on experience and testing. Different Theories On Lawn Watering Robert Schery, Director of the Lawn Institute, in his remarks at the June Convention of … Read more
For some strange reason, spring planting of lawn seed has become a custom, yet in nature, not a single species of grass used for this purpose ripens seed during that season. To make spring planting possible, the seed is artificially stored over winter and planted when conditions are unfavorable for best growth. In the wild, … Read more
For an Inlander such as me, the bold productivity of the sea is a treat and a novelty. The twice-daily deposit of seaweed tangles and other flotsam, the wealth of fish types in sizes up to the gigantic that welcome hook and bait, the rich shrimp hauls unloaded at Key West—all of these point up … Read more
When members of the American Rose Society met at Columbus, Ohio, in September 1953, one of the rose gardens they visited on a tour was that of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Landry in nearby Worthington. Instead of glancing casually at everything in the garden and pressing forward to admire the roses superbly grown in … Read more