In Summer, your lawn may turn brown and go dormant in an attempt to preserve itself in preparation for the cooling of fall, but you can keep it as green as spring by following these simple steps. Following are 4 tips for homeowners on maintaining a healthy, green lawn all summer. Water Correctly Assuming you want to keep your lawn green all s

Spring is fast approaching and if you live in the Midwest or points North, your lawn will soon begin to awaken from winter slumber. This winter has been a long and especially harsh one, and your turf will need a little help if it's going to look lush and green in time for early Summer picnics and horseshoes. Here are 4 "must-dos" in regards

A very important part of the majority of landscape designs is the garden furniture that is to be used in the garden and lawn around the house. Outdoor Furniture included in a plan of landscaping is a way of creating special places in your garden, where the family and their guests can meet comfortably, relax and enjoy the beauty of the surroundings.

Watching Charlie Dimmock swing her garden tools around on my TV screen is one way to achieve inspiration for getting out in the garden and actually tidying the place up. Yes, the Groundforce team, with good ole salty dog Alan Titmarsh advising just where I should stick my Buddleia for best effect is a veritable tableau of gardening knowledge that

Gardening can be a tricky proposition for new comers to central Texas. At first glance, it seems that the long summer would be ideal for growing all kinds of fantastic items, but in fact no. The heat is too intense, the rain too infrequent, to support most of what northerners consider viable summer crops. If you insist upon gardening in the

It seems that home improvement stores are making their gardening supply and nursery stocks more expansive year by year. I think this is because DIY lawn and garden care is the easiest to break into as a homeowner. You can buy gardening products in various stores or nurseries, or you can order gardening products from catalogs, or even order them

Spring has arrived, and chances are you're getting out into the lawn to see what winter has done to it! As you dig around, you may come across some grub worms either in the turf, or in your flower beds. Many homeowners' first instinct is to rush to the local big box store and purchase granular insecticide and throw is all over the lawn in mass

If you plan landscaping your garden, the first thing you need to decide is whether to hire a professional landscape designer or to do it yourself. Both approaches have their advantages and disadvantages, so there is no "right" or "wrong" answer to this question. Find out when it is better to use the help of a landscaper or try your hand in a landsc

Having a great looking lawn adds to the appearance and appeal of your house. For some people the look of the lawn in front of the house makes or breaks the look of your house. To some extent this is true. Curb appeal is very important. If you don't know how to care for your lawn, you might just give up or pay a great deal of money to have someone e

Are you bored? Do you have an enemy? Or do you just need to dig a hole in your front yard to plant some plants? Then you're probably wondering how to dig a hole in that annoying part of the ground that's so rocky that you just can't dig past it without breaking your hand. But fear not there are a couple of ways to dig a hole. Here are some tips fro

The term "lawn renovation" has different meanings for different people. Many homeowners speak of renovation when they actually mean maintenance - the year-to-year feeding and reseeding any lawn must have if it is to remain healthy and beautiful. No stretch of turf, regardless of how well it may have been started, can be expected to retain its beaut

When we enter the world of evergreens we find there is almost no part of this vast country of ours where they cannot be grown. From the tender Gardenia that blossoms in the genial warmth of a Louisiana garden, to the sturdy Spruces of Alaska, and the Junipers, Pines, and other stalwart conifers that grow into Maine and Canada, these woody ornamenta

When you start your own garden, you need tips and advice to get you on the right track. Try the internet, gardening clubs, books, magazines and do not forget to talk to your local nursery. Of all the information you need to get started, the most important are how much of sun would your plot get, mulch, fertilizers and the type of soil your plot has

Solar Lights will give you What You Want If you have a patio or deck then you need outdoor lighting to illuminate it and the area around it at night. Even if you do not use your patio or deck at night you should have sensor lights close by for security and safety reasons. And now you can do all this cheaply with solar powered lights. First

When thinking about Bonsai tree care, the most important thing to think about is proper watering. This is the type of tree that can die from both over watering and under watering. If you over water this tree you can cause a fungus to grow in the soil, which will essentially cause the roots of the tree to decompose. If the tree is not watered enough