We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The secret to a perfectly green lawn is an often-overlooked nutrient -- iron. Unlike nitrogen-heavy fertilizers that promote rapid growth at ...

Moss, in certain contexts, can be lovely. It can even bring a magical, fairytale-like quality to garden décor. However, one place most homeowners do not want to see moss is on their lawn. Moss isn't ...

As temperatures rise and climate patterns shift, the tick season starts earlier, lasts longer, and reaches places it hasn't before, including right in your backyard. But the good news is that you can ...

Whether it’s regular outdoor entertaining, kids playing soccer or dogs chasing tennis balls, fun on the lawn — combined with hot, dry conditions — can mean your grass gets a major workout during the ...

Dedicating years of schooling to pursue higher math degrees may help solve certain problems, but does it make any difference for something as simple as cutting your grass? To find out, I spent the ...

After months of meticulously tending to your lawn, winter can provide a welcome breather from constant lawn care. But sometimes, colder months can wreak havoc on your lawn, especially if they come ...

There’s a lot more to lawn care than just mowing your lawn—especially when surprise intruders like crabgrass show up. If you’ve ever looked out at your yard in the middle of the summer and noticed a ...

Last week we learned that our lawns are not good for the environment, and that is true even if you do not water or fertilize them. They just simply do not support our native ecosystems. It’s easy to ...