Ornamental grass requires little maintenance beyond cutting back and dividing it in spring. This guide includes expert advice on how to care for ornamental grass year round so that you can ensure a healthy, charming landscape between seasons.
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Learn how to remove leaves from mulch beds by hand, rake, or leaf blower, plus a leaf barrier to keep them out and easy ways to reuse the leaves.
Tips for Cleaning Up Leaves in Your Yard
Leaf cleanup doesn’t have to take all weekend. Simple tricks, like using a lightweight rake, working with the wind, or raking onto a tarp, can save you time and effort. You can also mulch light leaf cover with your mower, break the yard into sections, or use leaf scoops to grab piles quickly. These small changes make the job easier on your body and keep your yard looking neat all season long.
Fire-resistant Plants for Your Landscape
When choosing fire-resistant plants, check the flammability ratings, plan for proper spacing, and have a plan to maintain them.
What is a Pollinator Lawn?
A pollinator lawn attracts and supports pollinators like bees, butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, and certain beetles. It features flowering plants that provide food and shelter for these beneficial insects.
How to Create a Pollinator Lawn
Assessing your current lawn, selecting the right plants, choosing an installation technique and conversion method, and caring for your plants are all steps involved in creating a pollinator lawn.
How to Keep Mulch in Place
Installing proper edging, creating a mulch trench, using heavier mulch, removing landscape fabric and plastic sheeting, keeping mulch moist, and applying mulch stabilizers can help keep mulch in place. Learn more here.
13 Common Lawn Mowing Mistakes
Common lawn mowing mistakes include mowing grass too short, cutting more than one-third of it, using dull blades, and using the wrong mower.
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7 Signs Your Lawn Needs Watering
Your lawn needs water if you notice changes in color, lingering footprints, slow growth, curling grass blades, dry soil, insect damage, or an increase in weeds.