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Author: Amanda Shiffler

Most comfortable with soil under her fingernails, Amanda has an enthusiasm for gardening, agriculture, and all things plant-related. With a master's degree in agriculture and more than a decade of experience gardening and tending to her lawn, she combines her plant knowledge and knack for writing to share what she knows and loves.

14 Ways to Kill Weeds Permanently

By Amanda Shiffler | Updated: November 18, 2024
Lawn Care Tips

Kill weeds permanently with herbicides, hand-pulling, smothering, vinegar, and these other top solutions from a lawn and garden expert.

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How to Keep Deer From Eating Your Plants

By Amanda Shiffler | Updated: November 18, 2024
Landscaping

After spending the time and money to make your landscape beautiful, looking out the back window and seeing deer munching […]

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How to Plant Grass Seed on Hard Dirt

By Amanda Shiffler | Updated: August 12, 2026
Lawn Care Tips

Learn how to plant grass seed on hard dirt: diagnose compaction, loosen the soil, aerate or till, sow, cover, and water for strong germination.

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How and When to Apply Weed and Feed on Your Lawn

By Amanda Shiffler | Updated: March 26, 2025
Lawn Care Tips

Weed and feed is a time-saving lawn care product that combines the benefits of a broadleaf herbicide with a complete […]

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Why is Grass Green?

By Amanda Shiffler | Updated: March 26, 2025
Lawn Care Tips

Kids often ask the infamous question, “Why is the sky blue?” and it makes us pause, scratch our heads, and […]

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How to Adjust Sprinkler Heads

By Amanda Shiffler | Updated: March 26, 2025
Lawn Care Tips

Properly adjusting your sprinkler heads is imperative to watering your lawn. Let Lawn Love help you through the process of adjusting yours.

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13 Low-Maintenance Landscaping Ideas

By Amanda Shiffler | Updated: August 7, 2026
Landscaping

Make your landscaping low-maintenance by incorporating one of our 13 great ideas like using native plants or installing automatic irrigation.

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Common Summer Lawn Pests: 12 Types and How to Get Rid of Them

By Amanda Shiffler | Updated: August 7, 2026
Pest Control

White grubs, chinch bugs, armyworms, ticks, and fleas — learn which summer lawn pests eat grass vs. just live there, plus how to treat each one.

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How to Read a Soil Test Report

By Amanda Shiffler | Updated: June 23, 2025
Lawn Care Tips

Soil testing is helpful, but the resulting soil test report can be overwhelming. We help take the uncertainty out of reading a soil test report, walking you through the individual tests performed so you can compare your numbers to optimal values, helping you to dial in your lawn care.

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How to Get Rid of Armadillos in Your Yard

By Amanda Shiffler | Updated: August 7, 2026
Pest Control

Armadillos digging up your yard? Learn how to get rid of armadillos: remove their food source, fence them out, and trap them. Repellents don’t work.

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