Lawns eat, too! Soils generally don’t have the balanced diet of nutrients your lawn needs to stay healthy. There are nutrients that come from the air and others the soil, which you can supplement with fertilizer. The primary nutrients are nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). Each has a role in a plant’s health and too much of any of them can cause problems. It’s a balance—a “balanced diet.”Learn more
How to Mow Your Way to a Healthy Lawn ByMelinda
MyersHorticulture Expert
Add a few practices to your lawn mowing routine to save time, money, and effort, all while nurturing a healthy lawn. Watch the video for six tips to make lawn mowing BETTER for your lawn and EASIER on you.
Make Gardening a Family Affair ByMelinda MyersHorticulture Expert
The lessons I have learned working with kids and gardening for decades, is to let go of trying to make them perfect gardeners. Instead get them excited about the parts of gardening they love. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when working with children in the garden.
Get your lawn off to a beautiful start this spring. Reduce on-going maintenance and improve the health of your lawn with proper spring lawn care. A properly managed lawn is more drought tolerant, better able to out compete the weeds and less susceptible to insects and diseases.
