Gardening Articles

One of the reasons people don't bother to maintain their lawn (or have difficulty doing so) is that they believe there's too much work involved. They might simply have a problem with figuring out how often to do each of the necessary tasks, when to do them, and when not to do them.

Proper watering of the lawn is one of the most important aspects of achieving that bright green color, and for maintaining overall lawn health. For owners of larger lawns, it can be an enormously time-consuming chore to do by hand. Fortunately, the right lawn system will take care of that problem.

Lawn patches are the bane of every avid gardener trying to maintain a lush, green lawn. Whether it's 'visits' from a neighbor's dog or overuse of fertilizer, the end result is the same: ugly brown patches where grass has died or lost color.

Like most good things, achieving a bright green lawn takes some planning and work, all year round. It's not enough to take care of your lawn in spring when it's about to start growing. Good lawn care requires that you combine some essential elements-sunlight, water, mowing, and nutrients, in the form of fertilizer.

In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love, or so Alfred, Lord Tennyson once wrote. For some of us, our thoughts tend to turn to more mundane issues, such as the color of our lawns. Getting a gorgeous green lawn requires a bit of work, and the owners of the best lawns know that work starts well before summer hits.

The unmistakable signs of lawn moles might just be one of those sights that sinks the heart of anyone who's ever invested time and effort into maintaining a lawn.

Hummingbirds are likely the most attractive and interesting of all wildbirds to visit our backyards. Learning more about hummingbirds will make iteasier to attract these flying jewels to your hummingbird feeders . Have youever wondered... How fast do hummingbirds' wings flap? Why do they seem tochange colors in flight? What do they eat? Where do they go in the winter?Here are a few facts about the hummingbird that every backyard birder shouldknow.

It's time we started showing some respect and gratitude for the underappreciated earthworm and his boy back-up band, fungi & bacteria. They are the true humble heroes and workhorses who do the necessary dirty work to keep your soil full of nutrients.

Used judiciously, shrubs can add beauty and make your landscape easier to maintain. Used incorrectly, they become time-consuming maintenance problems.

Who knew that lawns were so smart? They are so brilliant that they will actually give you clear-cut signs when they are in need of professional maintenance. And you don't have to be a professional gardener either, just observant. If you pay attention to what your lawn is trying to tell you, it should be relatively easy to keep it looking healthy all year round.