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Lawns with grass make a great space to play and also can frame our gardens in a beautiful way. There are however, lawn alternatives such as carex, thyme and other groundcovers that make great lawns. These alternative l ...more

Pink Chintz Thyme as Lawn Alternative

Thymus 'Pink Chintz, is one of the earliest blooming Thyme plants available. It can also handle a moderate amount of foot traffic. In general thyme plants are drought tolerant but will truly thrive with regular m ...more

Holcus Mollis

This grass is variegated white and green and does well in full sun to some partial shade. The grass, if it flowers will bloom in July and will form a carpet like mat over time that helps to keep out weeds.&nb ...more

Hardy Geranium Varieties

Hardy geraniums are a great ground cover to use around the garden. There are many different varieties of these plants and they are also called cranesbill. They hardy geranium needs part-sun and well drained slightly ac ...more

Lowbush Blueberry As Ground Cover

Low bush blueberries (called vaccinium angustifolium, or also called wild blueberries), produce fruit every other year. This means they require a 2-year cultivation plan. In the initial year the plants will increase their vegetati ...more

Keeping Your Lawn Healthy

Keeping a healthy lawn can be a bit of work during the growing season, however there are some tips that can make the job a lot easier. Here are my top tips for growing a greener lawn. 1. Test your soil. Know what your ...more

Treating Your Lawn Organically

The Fire Belly line of liquid foliar concentrates is a first of it’s kind. Their proprietary program will simplify the entire process of making the switch to using organic methods when it comes to the care of your lawn ...more

Organic Lawn Care For Spring

Snow Mold In The Lawn

Snow mold often appears in the lawn spring when the snow melts. Snow mold looks unsightly, but usually won't kill the lawn. There are two types of snow molds, gray and pink, that become active under the snow cover. ...more

Growing Vinca

Vinca minor is a short evergreen perennial ground cover that grows at about 6" tall and up to 3' in diameter for each individual plant the trailing mat has a medium growth rate. The plants grow best in partial sun to full ...more

Controlling Crab Grass & Corn Gluten

Corn Gluten is a great way to control annual weeds in the lawn including crabgrass. It should be applied in early spring. Corn Gluten should be applied to lawns early in the spring just as they are beginning to green.& ...more

Fall Lawn Care

As the weather cools, the grass can green up just like it did in the spring. Fall is a great time to start a new lawn or work on an existing one. Across the USA there are basically two grouping of grass. ...more

Managing Weeds In The Lawn

Weeds in the lawn are very annoying and get in the way of that perfect lawn we all want. Ok, let me stop right there. The perfect lawn is something that a marketing company came up with decades ago to convince us that ...more

Patching Bare Spots In The Lawn

After a hard summer or a long winter there are often patches of the lawn that need to be fixed. As a fan of recycling, I do the same thing with grass. There is never a shortage of spots where I have grass growing where ...more

Growing Wisdom:Unique Ground Covers

If you look at nature she rarely leaves the ground bare. There is usually a collection of leaves, twigs, dead trees and yes ground covers on the floor of the woods or an open field. The soil is not left exposed to the ...more

How To Overseed A Lawn

Do you ever look at your lawn and wish the grass were thicker but don't want to start from square one digging up the entire yard? If you have some grass, but your lawn is a bit thin overseeding might be just right for you.&n ...more

How To Close Down Your Irrigation System

Whether you water your lawn and garden by hand or you have an automatic irrigation system it is important to, in colder climates, close the system down for the winter. In the home I shut off the water valve to the outside of the ...more

Controlling White Grubs In Your Lawn and Yard

We all love our lawns. Maybe it's a love-hate relationship sometimes, but generally we love them. This article explains how to control grubs using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) methods (which can be used to handle m ...more

Repairing Summer Lawn Damage

If you want to repair your lawn from summer damage, now is the ideal time to do it. During the next few weeks, we'll have warm days and cool nights, and the sun will not be so strong -- ideal conditions for lawn repair. ...more

Caring For Your Lawn Throughout The Summer

In the Northeast, most of us have lawns made of cool-season grasses. This time of the year, our lawns naturally begin to brown. The green color will not be as brilliant as it was back in April and May, when the temperatu ...more

The Latest Irrigation Technology: Smart Systems

How many of you have driven by a house or a technology park on a rainy day and seen the automatic sprinklers going? If you're like me, it's frustrating to see water being wasted. Over the past several years, advances in irrigati ...more

Waking Up Your Lawn: What To Use Now.

Your lawn probably looks pretty drab right now. However over the next couple of weeks it's time to apply some products that are going to keep it healthy and weed free all summer long. First, if the live the Northeast region ...more

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