When you've got a patchy brown spot in your lawn, should you use sod or grass seed to repair it? Both options have their place in restoring your lawn to the lush, green carpet you want, but there are ...

When a lawn isn’t thick and uniform, the problem is often random bare spots or a thin, lackluster turf across the whole lawn. We can repair each with separate approaches. Random bare patches can be ...

Dull yellow spots, bare patches and slow growth are signs your lawn needs repair. I'm Lisa Hilgenberg form Chicago Botanic Garden with tips on turf repair. Mid-August through early September provides ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why talk about lawns in late March? I mean the magnolias are flowering, the forsythia is in bloom and there’s a crowded lineup of ...

Q: Our condo community has lost about a quarter of our grass in this summer’s heat and drought. We’ve got terrible clay and shale soil, only a small budget for lawn care, and watering is difficult.

Lawns have taken a beating from the long, hot dry spells of summer and many are now in urgent need of repair or renovation. "Most lawns are made of cool-season grasses that don't like excessive heat ...

Here’s how to choose between sod and seed to restore your lawn's lushness. Sod establishes faster than grass seed when filling in a bare spot in your lawn. Grass seed is easier to work with than sod, ...

Did you know that lawns make our world a healthier place? Every section of lawn 5 feet wide by 5 feet long produces enough oxygen every day during the growing season to support one adult’s oxygen ...