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Oct 01 2009

Leaf mulching and fertilizer: A back-saving, soil-enriching way to deal with fallen leaves

Published by Jennifer under Fall, Fertilizer, Lawn Care, Mulching

(ARA) – As Mother Nature adorns the trees in your yard with riotous reds, vibrant yellows and exotic oranges, you can easily get swept up in the romance of the season – until those leaves turn brown, drop from the branches and litter your lawn. Then you start to think of the hours of backbreaking [...]

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Oct 07 2008

Avoiding the ‘Rakes and Pains’ of Autumn Yard Work

Published by Jennifer under Fall, Featured, Lawn Care

As the leaves turn different colors and the weather becomes cooler, many Americans begin to engage in outdoor cleanup. Consider the number of Americans injured in yard work accidents every autumn and you may begin to suspect that “fall” is actually short for “pitfall.” Fall, it seems, is becoming the season for back injuries, tumbles [...]

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Sep 08 2008

A Pet Friendly Lawn

One belief that most people have is that if you have a pet, or more specifically a dog, you aren’t going to have a nice yard. It’s simple, dogs dig up flower beds, dig holes in the lawn and their urine leaves those wonderful burn marks in the grass.
It is just a horrible thing [...]

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Sep 05 2008

Repairing Your Pool Ring Lawn

This last summer, I decided that I was going to buy one of those large inflatable pools. They are slightly bigger than a kiddie pool, with 2 and a half feet of water and my kids could go in, swim around and I didn’t have to worry about the water being over their head, [...]

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Aug 13 2008

How to create a neat edge to your lawn

I have seen it time and time again; a beautiful yard, perfectly landscaped, the lawn as green and well cut as any golf course and all I can look at is the uneven edging and the lawn reaching across the sidewalk. The landscaper, or the person up keeping the landscaping has forgotten one important aesthetic [...]

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Jul 16 2008

The Green Lawn

We have all seen those lawns where it looks like someone should be playing 18 holes on it.  I’m sure that some of you reading this blog have lawns like that and although my lawn is nice and green right now, it is by no means the rolling green that I would like it to [...]

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May 16 2007

Feeding Your Lawn With Water

Published by Jennifer under Lawn Care

The two most basic chemicals your lawn needs are water and fertilizer. These two work together to give your lawn everything it needs from you. The rest it gets for itself. Even these, of course, may be supplied in other forms or from other sources, depending on the soil and climate.
One of the most [...]

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May 01 2007

Feeding Your Lawn With Fertilizer

Published by Jennifer under Fertilizer, Lawn Care

The two most basic chemicals your lawn needs are water and fertilizer.
These two work together to give your lawn everything it needs from you. The rest it gets for itself. Even these, of course, may be supplied in other forms or from other sources, depending on the soil and climate.
One of the most common difficulties [...]

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Jan 06 2007

Lawn Care Basics

Published by Jennifer under Landscaping, Lawn Care

Lawn care is often the most basic of landscaping chores. Taking care of the yard is practically an American institution. There is much pride in ensuring that you have a healthy and beautiful lawn. Additionally, it is satisfying to know that you can take care of your lawn on your own for much less than [...]

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