Lawn Care

DIY projects for lawn care including landscaping, grass, pest control, weed elimination, yard drainage and more.

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  • Lawn Care: How to Repair a Lawn

  • Grow lush grass, even if your lawn looks worn out and unhealthy. By using a combination of soil additives, fertilizers, and tender, loving care,…

  • Cures for a Patchy Lawn

  • Fall is a great time to thicken up patchy areas of your lawn, so you'll have thick, healthy grass in the spring. Start by aerating compacted…

  • How to Revive Grass: Thinning Lawn

  • Revitalize your lawn a weekend using just one or two tools. An aerator helps the soil breathe and a power rake gets it ready for seeding.

  • Fixing Dead Spots in Your Lawn

  • You can easily restore healthy grass to areas killed by such contaminants as over-fertilization or doggy doo-doo by cleaning the soil first.

  • How to Achieve a Healthy Lawn

  • Keep your lawn healthy and looking good by proper cutting, watering, fertilizing and aerating. Good timing and techniques mean less time and…

  • Lawns: How to Reseed

  • If your lawn is weedy or your grass is in poor shape, establish a healthy new lawn by starting over. Follow all our steps for success.

  • How to Trap Moles

  • Either live trap or use a spring trap to keep moles from ruining your yard. Both methods are effective and easy.Photo courtesy of Fotosearch.

  • Tune Up a Lawn Mower

  • Tune your lawn mower in 3 easy steps. It'll run better, last longer and burn fuel more efficiently and cleanly.

  • Sharpen Your Lawn Mower Blade

  • There are several good ways to sharpen lawn mower blades, but one of the quickest and easiest methods is with an angle grinder, an inexpensive,…

  • Fix Lawn Spots

  • Improve your lawn's natural defenses and reduce future maintenance chores with these common sense cures for spots, thatch, fairy rings, grubs…

  • Mower Tune-Up

  • Lawn mowing can be a joy or a chore depending on the condition of your lawn mower. Here are five basic tasks—fresh gas, oil change, new…

  • Lawn Mower Blade Sharpening

  • Your lawn mower blade is dull. Sharpen the blade twice each season to help maintain a green, healthy lawn. A sharp blade not only cuts blades…

  • How to Repair Curved Lawn Edging

  • Damaged lawn edging is easy to repair when it's a straight section, but curved pieces are more complicated. To maintain a natural curve, replace…

  • Fixing Sprinkler Systems

  • These simple lawn irrigation system fixes will solve 90 percent of the common breakdowns. You'll save on repair bills and keep your lawn…

  • Weed Killer Tips

  • Improve your lawn. Eliminate weeds and keep them away with minimum time and effort by choosing the proper herbicide and applying it in a timely…

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