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Q: Our condo community has lost about a quarter of our grass in this summer’s heat and drought. We’ve got terrible clay and shale soil, only a small budget for lawn care, and watering is difficult.

If you're living through a patchy lawn predicament, it could be caused by several factors. Chemical spills, too many people or pets walking around on your lawn — or in the case of the aforementioned ...

I’ve restored dozens of gas engine lawn mowers, and it’s been my experience that people put them out in the trash while the machines have plenty of life left in them. The average mower sitting ...

Ah, lawns. The favorite punching bag of today's garden glitterati. In order to be allowed admission into the Socially Responsible Garden Club, we’re supposed to eschew the cultivated lawn in favor of ...

Autumn presents the perfect opportunity to revive a tired, patchy lawn as cooler temperatures and increased moisture create ideal conditions for grass recovery. Many homeowners struggle with bare ...

It’s that time of year again, time to put your gardening gloves on, head outside and start pottering around in the back yard. It should be a simple and relaxing leisure, but millions are often ...

Why talk about lawns in late March? I mean the magnolias are flowering, the forsythia is in bloom and there’s a crowded lineup of others standing in the wings to add to the show. Seems lawns are the ...