http://www.allaboutlawns.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 09 May 2012 16:50:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Unfortunately, it’s true. Dogs and lawns do not play well together. Dogs love to roll and lay in grass. But they also enjoy urinating all over it, running well-worn paths through it, and digging it up. So what is a dog lover-lawn lover to do? There is hope. Consider adding a pea ... http://www.allaboutlawns.com/blog/man%e2%80%99s-best-friend-lawn%e2%80%99s-worst-enemy.html My husband is a bit of a nerd: A cute one, but a nerd nonetheless. The main reason I say this is because he never operates a power tool without wearing safety gear, and I grew up in a family where that sort of thing was scoffed at. If only ... http://www.allaboutlawns.com/blog/969.html I once wrote a vacuum cleaner review, and, honestly, I did it for one reason -- so that I could try a Roomba. You know, the little robot floor cleaner that sucks up all the dog hair and dirt while you relax with your feet up. They've ... http://www.allaboutlawns.com/blog/how-cool-is-your-mower.html Organic just may be the buzz word of the 21st century. You can buy practically anything organic: hand soap, blue jeans, 500-thread-count sheets. But when it comes to caring for your lawn, using organic methods is about as old school as you can get: It’s what people did before they ... http://www.allaboutlawns.com/blog/the-organic-lawn.html My yard looks good—I’m not going to lie. But that’s why I’m writing the lawn blog, and you’re reading it. My neighbors, on the other hand, well, let’s just say they don’t put as much effort into their exterior living spaces. Part of the reason, I think, is they don’t ... http://www.allaboutlawns.com/blog/4-ways-to-salvage-a-waning-lawn.html Mowing the lawn seems like a no-brainer: Turn the thing on and push it around until all the grass is cut and call it done. But mowing actually should involve a bit more thought and intention—if you want a healthy, good-looking lawn. Last week, I wrote about the importance of ... http://www.allaboutlawns.com/blog/5-mowing-mantras.html It’s still March but your lawn is already green and growing like it’s a plant straight out of the Little Shop of Horrors? You’re not the only one with a seemingly out-of-control lawn, which is why lawn mower repair shops are already slammed—and we’re likely still weeks from a final ... http://www.allaboutlawns.com/blog/the-lawn-mow-down.html Spring fever is here, thanks in large part to unseasonably warm temperatures that have swept most the nation this month for good and for bad. Yes, green stuff is growing—but unfortunately, not everything coming out of the ground is good for your lawn. What are the signs to be looking for? If ... http://www.allaboutlawns.com/blog/spring-has-sprung-and-so-has-the-crabgrass.html You already have a long list of lawn and garden chores to accomplish this fall--why would you want to make it any longer? I'll tell you why: because these little add-ons don't take that much more time or thought, yet they can actually have a very large impact. Just a ... http://www.allaboutlawns.com/blog/2-easy-fall-lawn-care-add-ons.html Every new season brings challenges and opportunities for your lawn. Maybe you knew that fall was a great time for planting grass, but did you know that fall also presents great opportunities for fighting weeds? Try these three strategies in the coming weeks, and you'll cut back on the weeds ... http://www.allaboutlawns.com/blog/3-ways-to-fight-weeds-now.html