Planting Grass Tips

Five Useful Lawn Care Tips

April 26, 2012
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Home lawns are an essential addition to the landscape and provide an excellent setting for lounging, ball games, and cookouts. A stunning lawn enriches any landscape by improving the over-all value of the home aesthetically and economically but it also provides many environmental benefits as well. A dense, healthy lawn prevents soil erosion, reduces glare [...]

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Planting Grass Seed or Laying Sod?

November 14, 2011

Creating a healthy new lawn from a bare patch of dirt can be much work and requires research into important decisions, as many will need to be made. The first and most crucial decision to make is selecting your grass variety. You want the grass that suits your specific expectations for the lawn that you’ve [...]

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When to Plant Grass

September 13, 2011

Planting a healthy lawn that remains thick, green and eye-pleasing for many years requires good planning, effective use of time and hard work. Preparing the soil, selecting the right grass seed type, and then planting grass all must be executed well at the proper time. Planting the right grass seed at the wrong time of [...]

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Watering New Lawns

September 9, 2011
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The amount of water required to get your home lawn growing varies based on the following factors: soil moisture content soil and air temperature wind germination requirements specific to grass seed type The same watering methods will apply whether you use seed, sod, plugs, or sprigs to establish a new lawn. Soil Conditions Heavy clay [...]

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Grass Seed for Shade

August 31, 2011
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When planting grass seed for a new lawn, our goal is to grow that grass as green as possible, hoping that it grows densely and vigorously for years to come. Sunlight, and lots of it, is one of the most important factors in achieving this goal. Grasses, like all plants, need energy from sunlight to [...]

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Grass Fertilizer

August 8, 2011

A good fertility program for your turf grass lawn is essential for eye-catching dark green grass and optimal growth that can endure for years.  But it does not have to be complicated, and in fact the simpler it is, the better.  What is important is that it is well planned and that your grass fertilizer [...]

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Grass Sod Installation Tips

August 5, 2011

When done correctly, instillation of good grass sod can rapidly increase the time it takes to enhance a landscape. Planting grass seed is a cheaper option but for certain hybrid grass varieties, sod is your only option.   Grass sod can turn a bald patch in your yard into a beautiful bed of green dense grass [...]

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