Mowing our cool-season lawns is now one of our regular outdoor maintenance tasks. Warm spring weather is promoting rapid growth of cool season fescue. Many lawns still look a little ragged with winter ...

Fall is the best time to renovate or plant cool season fescue or fescue blend lawns. It’s a narrow window to work on lawns especially with unseasonable wet weather experienced this fall. Granted there ...

Most of us with cool season grasses have cut or had our lawns cut at least a couple of times this spring. So now is a good time to review good lawn maintenance procedures, especially considering the ...

Someone mowing a lawn with dandelions in it - KateV28/Shutterstock For homeowners who work hard to maintain a lush, green lawn, there are few things more frustrating than finding dandelions, crabgrass ...

Most of the grass across the U.S. is a species known as Kentucky Bluegrass, which might not be the best choice where the environment is a concern. While it may have a soothing soft texture and vibrant ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Man mowing lawn with trees and shrubs in the background - Art_Volkusha/Shutterstock One of the many perks of owning a home is the private yard that often comes with ...

Long before No Mow May became a movement, the grass at Wheatland grew tall and wild. Lawns were less manicure and more meadow when James Buchanan lived there in the 19th century. In 2018, ...