Seeing is believing! And now, I have seen Zoysia matrella lawn grass growing magnificently in both shade and sun and contrasting parts of North Carolina. It was luxuriant in the sandy soils of the east, in stiff red clay soil in the southern and central areas, and in clay and sandy foam in high mountain … Read more
Making a city lawn is indeed a problem for gardeners, homeowners, and park superintendents. With dogs prowling around and other undesirable company, it is something of a stunt to make a good lawn, And yet, a satisfactory lawn is the starting point for any successful garden. New Lawns in Spring or Fall New lawns can … Read more
Here’s what you need to build a lawn: 1. For a Level Lawn, do the heavy work in the subsoil. Use a taut string for lining up smooth grades, clear away stones and debris, and eliminate ridges and depressions. Then replace topsoil to a depth of 6” inches, allowing for later settling. Mix fertilizer, organic … Read more
Styles in lawn making have changed over the years. For example, 70% percent of all the lawn seed was sown in the Spring in 1940. It does seem the logical time for it’s when nature gives out with all the glory she possesses. Yet, her own seeding time is Fall. It has taken man a … Read more
Sometimes tending a lawn can be as complicated, if not more so, than tending a garden. One of the biggest issues occurs when your lawn has sustained significant abuse the previous year and requires overseeding. Overseeding grass in spring isn’t a complicated process by itself. It’s often a good time for adding fertilizer or contact … Read more
Every year the lawn season is marked by extreme variability in moisture and temperature conditions, and in many instances, these abrupt changes were seriously damaging to grass. This was to be expected since a lawn made up of thousands of growing grass plants cannot move into the shade or into a cool room when the … Read more
If luck is with us – in the guise of lovely, sunny weather—this will be one of the busiest and one of the most enjoyable outdoor months of the year. Just to name a few of the chores: All hardy and half-hardy annuals and vegetables to be seeded Lawn feeding and reseeding to be attended … Read more
National Bug Week We Americans seem to have a penchant for designating and observing varying “weeks” and “months” dedicated to promoting or memorializing certain projects or events. The month of April could be designated – and very fittingly – as National Bug Week, with the populace requested to lend a concerted hand to the extermination … Read more
There are two kinds of people when it comes to yards and plants: those who have gardens and those who have lawns. Oddly enough, gardeners and their various plants often have fewer problems than those growing a lawn of just one kind of grass. For example, can you overseed and fertilize at the same time? … Read more
Three things are certain in life: death, taxes, and weeds. Be they dandelions or crabgrass, weeds can sprout up in lawns, gardens, or tiny cracks in the sidewalk or your driveway. Despite some having medicinal or dietary value, all weeds choke out other plants and often turn a beautiful space into an eyesore. Thankfully, a … Read more