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Q: How often should I cut my lawn?
A: As part of quality lawn care, regular cutting with a mower should be observed and the grass should be cut to an even height. Cutting your lawn once per week should be sufficient.

Q: What is the purpose of raking my lawn?
A: This is commonly done in order to remove dead grass. Many people only rake their lawn in the fall as the leaves begin to cover their yard, but a part of effective lawn care requires that lawns by raked during other seasons as well.

Q: Does lawn care require that I water my lawn?
A: Not everyone does this, but it is recommended that lawns be watered in order to avoid having the grass to dry up and turn brown. If this happens, you could be left with brown spots in your yard.

Q: I have a dog and he is wreaking havoc on the yard. How can I replant my lawn with success?
A: Dogs and lawn care are not the best match, but they can work together. When you replant your lawn, consider using seeds that are specifically designed for high traffic areas. Other factors that may worsen the effect that your dog is having on the lawn may include a chain dragging the grass and exposing the dirt surface below or if your dog is prone to digging.

Q: Should I use harsh chemicals on my lawn in order to rid it of pests and insects?
A: Many experts agree that this is a bad idea for several reasons. If you have children who play in the yard, this may be unhealthy for them. The same is true of pets, who make it a habit of digging or even eating grass at times. In addition, harsh chemicals often do more harm than good to your lawn and are certainly no friend of the environment. Instead, try a bug light or other means of ridding your lawn of insects and other pests.

Lawn care is a very big industry, which services millions of people every year. Whether you do not have the time to care for the lawn yourself or simply aren’t up to the task, there are a number of landscaping experts that are readily available to help with lawn care needs. These are commonly found in the yellow pages under Landscaping and most businesses can provide you with an instant quote over the telephone if you have detailed information regarding your specific lawn care needs.

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If you a’re lucky enough to have a grass lawn with a good topsoil base, much of the hard work of keeping your lawn beautiful is already done for you. But many of us do not have this luxury, and besides, even with a good topsoil base, you still have to work hard to keep a beautiful lawn and garden.

1. The best time to mow a lawn is when it is cool and dry. Wait for the morning dew to dry off, and before the afternoon heat takes hold. Alternatively, late afternoon or early evening following a watering in the morning is also a good time.

2. A hedge is a much better boundary divider than a fence. It will provide better privacy and keep pets and children in – or out. It will attract birds to its shelter, and provide a great backdrop for plants and flowers.

3. Bring the beauty of your garden to you; plant hyacinths near walkways and doors. Their magnificent perfume will swamp the spring air and make your garden really come alive.

4. Add your garden to non-garden items, such a lampposts and mail boxes. Surround these items with flowers planted to take advantage of the earliest to the latest flowerings. You could have white snowdrops, purple and gold crocus, blue hyacinths, and various colored tulips. You could also surround the posts with rocks to provide added interest.

5. Simple, but effective weed control can be achieved on your lawn by mowing often during spring. This will prevent dandelions spreading by eliminating the yellow blossoms and preventing seed formation. Mow high during late spring and early summer. This will allow grass blades to shade the ground, and will help prevent crabgrass from sprouting.

Your lawn and garden should be a source of pride and beauty. You don’t need to spend lots of money on expensive fertilizers and herbicides, or fancy lawn furniture and ornaments. A little commonsense and thought can go a long way to making your lawn and garden a much better place.

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Do you want a perfect green grass lawn? Are you frustrated that your neighbors always seems to have a greener, fuller lawn than yours? If so read on, this article will help you achieve a beautiful, healthy grass lawn in no time. Below are tips on how to go about realizing your dream.

Fertilizing

You have to fertilize. Fertilizing your lawn will do several things 1) it will make the grass greener, 2) will make the grass grow and 3) will cause new lawn seed to germinate. People are often confused about how much to fertilize, a good rule is to apply lawn fertilizer four times a year. Every 60 days, first during late spring 30 days before the growing season then late summer, late fall and then during the winter months. Lastly, don’t apply to much lawn fertilizer to your grass, as this will cause excess grass growth and lead to fungus growth which will weaken your grass lawn.

Weed Control

You have to control the weeds in your lawn. Controlling weeds in a new or existing lawn grass is essential to the health and overall aspect of the lawn. A beautiful level lawn gets most of it’s good looks from the fact that it is smooth where weeds are not prominent and standing above the turf. You have probably mowed your lawn just to have dandelions popping up over the grass a day later making it look like you need to mowthe lawn again. A weedless lawn holds it’s good looks for several days if the grass is at a uniform growing height.

Proper Mowing

Remember to mow properly. Mowing is the most confusing part of lawn care, and the most often incorrectly done part of lawn care. Far too many people will set their mowers too low and “scalp” the lawn. This leads to thin and dying out grass lawn, shallow root systems, and in the long run, NO GRASS.

Thatching

You have to thatch. Thatching by using a rake will remove dead grass that can smother and prevent new grass growth. It may seem at first you are doing more harm than not but if you don’t break the thatch barrier new grass will not grow.

Lawn Watering

Your grass lawn needs watering. Watering should be done everyday during the hot months and rule of thumb is that it is better to water deeply one in a while then to water shallow daily. Also remember that you must water your lawn right after you lay down lawn fertilizer.

Conclusion:

Follow these simple actions and you will have a healthy green lawn the whole neighborhood will envy. Good luck.

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