When springtime arrives, it's normal to start dreaming about perfect barbecues in your backyard, hanging out around the fire pit with friends and family, and feeling your bare feet in the grass. If ...

But as tempting as it might be to fertilize your lawn when the first signs of spring arrive, being patient will lead to ...

Snow mold can make a lawn look unsightly and damage your grass; here's what causes it and how to eliminate it from your turf.

There's nothing quite like looking outside your window and seeing a vivid green lawn shining before you. What's less pleasant, however, is looking out onto that lawn and noticing an ugly brown patch ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – We had some dry weather on Friday, but we’ve had quite a bit of rain recently, especially on the weekends. Too much rain can lead to disease, and when it gets hot and humid, ...

If you’re seeing irregularly circular brown patches in your summer lawn, the problem may be a disease called brown patch. Brown patch is one of the most common diseases in home lawns (as well as golf ...

Soon it will begin again! Mowing the lawn. Make a plan to prepare for mowing the lawn and using best management practices for ...

In my Sept. 13 column, I discussed how to reestablish a lawn this fall by reseeding and proper timing and use of herbicides. This topic was discussed because many gardeners had talked with me about ...

Q: We are having a hard time with our fescue lawn. We use 12-4-8 fertilizer four times a year but no preemergent or postemergent weed control. We aim for 1 inch of water per week, watering about one ...

Warm temperatures, high humidity, and frequent heavy rains are creating ideal conditions for fungal diseases to thrive in Iowa's lawns and gardens. Residents have reported an increase in these ...

All of us have had problems with disease in our garden or lawn at some time. It may be black spot on roses, blight on tomatoes, powdery mildew on a lilac hedge, fungus on the lawn, or tip blight on ...