Are Your Lawn And Garden Chemically Dependent?
If you’re still using chemicals on your garden and lawn, it’s time to stop. Your lawn and garden don’t need these chemicals, in fact they weaken plants.
Organic Lawn Care
Organic lawn care tips for achieving a lush, green lawn and healthy soil without using synthetic fertilizers, insecticides, or pesticides.
How Synthetic Fertilizers Harm Soil, Air, and Water
The impact of synthetic fertilizers are well established facts, yet nitrogen and phosphorous-heavy fertilizer use still persists.
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A Weed Killer That Lasts Forever?
What’s the best way to control weeds? Hint: the best weed killer doesn’t come in a bottle.
Step ‘N Tilt Core Lawn Aerator Review
The Step N Tilt Core Lawn Aerator has plenty of design innovations to make aerating your lawn much less of a chore, and much easier on your back.
Japanese Knotweed Removal 101
So you’ve got Japanese knotweed threatening to strangle the life out of the other plants in your garden. It needs to be removed, but where to begin?
Japanese Beetle Problem? Try Geraniums and Milky Spore
One of the most reviled garden pests is the Japanese Beetle, which is very difficult to get rid of. Fortunately, a small number of organic treatments work well.
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How To Be the Best Gardener
Steps to become a better gardener and create a safer environment for your food, family, pets, wildlife, and the biological community in your soil.
The Thriving Ecosystem in Your Lawn’s Soil and Why it Matters
We don’t think of the grass in our lawn as we do the plants in our gardens. Yet grass is a plant like any other and requires a thriving soil ecosystem.
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Six Tips For Weeding Your Garden and Lawn
Sometimes when I’m weeding, I feel doomed to repeat the same task over and over again. But I’ve learned a few techniques to make the job more manageable.
Summer lawn care: Has your grass turned brown?
If your lawn has turned from a beautiful green to an unsightly brown in the summer heat, chances are the grass is dormant, not dying.