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Your lawn can be a source of pride, a place for your family to play, an oasis for relaxing -- and you can make your lawn lush and beautiful with a few simple actions and regular yard care. Of course, mowing is one of the most important things we do to our lawns; if you mow yourself, you can make it easier by using our guide to choosing the best mower for your landscape.
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How to Get Rid of Moss in the Lawn and Prevent It From Returning
What's a Mulching Lawn Mower and Is It Better for Your Grass?
What Is a Bee Lawn? Plus How to Plant One
What Is Grass Paint? Plus 6 Tips for Painting Your Lawn
What Is a Fairy Ring? And Will It Harm Your Lawn?
What Is Grass Fertilizer Burn? Plus 5 Tips to Prevent It
Dog Urine Killing Your Lawn? This Seed Spot Repair Treatment Restores Grass Ruined by Pet Messes
How and When to Apply Sulfur to Your Lawn
How to Get Rid of Clover in Your Lawn
Are Robotic Mowers the Future of Lawn Care?
How to Plant Grass Seed in 6 Simple Steps
7 Must-Know Tips for Overseeding Your Lawn
How to Winterize a Sprinkler System
12 Tips for Using Ryegrass Seed to Overseed Your Winter Lawn
How to Plant a Clover Lawn, Plus Expert Care Tips for Keeping It Green
The 6 Best Zero-Turn Mowers of 2024 for Quickly and Comfortably Mowing Large Lawns
How to Aerate Your Lawn for Healthy Grass
Start a Lawn with Plugs & Sprigs
Here's Why You Shouldn't Toss The Fallen Leaves in Your Yard
What Is Garden Lime and How to Use It to Help Your Plants Thrive
How to Improve and Amend Clay Soil
The Best Time to Add Fertilizer to Your Lawn Before Winter
8 Steps to Fix a Lawn That’s All Weeds and Bare Patches
What Every Homeowner Needs to Know About Dethatching Lawns
How to Plant Sod in 5 Simple Steps
How to Make a Mowing Strip
12 Fall Lawn Care Secrets for Healthy Grass in the Spring
How to Keep Your Landscape and Plants Safe from Ice Melt Products
Easy Lawn Repair for Patchy Grass Using Seed or Sod
How to Get Rid of Crabgrass and Replace It with Actual Grass
Are Dandelions Bad? The 6 Reasons They’re Not May Surprise You
Why Letting Your Grass Turn Brown in Summer Is Totally OK
10 Sustainable Gardening Tips to Make Your Yard More Eco-Friendly
Your Seasonal Lawn-Care Schedule for the Pacific Northwest
Your Seasonal Lawn-Care Schedule for the Northeast
6 Beginner Lawn Care Mistakes that Keep Lush Grass from Growing
8 Surprising Benefits of Letting Your Grass Grow Long
Your Seasonal Lawn-Care Schedule for the Midwest
This Is the Best Time of Day to Water a Lawn
Try Hydroseeding to Quickly Fill in Your Patchy Lawn
What You Need to Know About Winterizing a Lawn
How to Sharpen Your Lawn Mower Blade for a Cleaner Cut
How to Choose the Best Type of Grass for Your Lawn
Lawn-Care Calendar for Southern California
How to Grow Flowering Heathers and Heaths
Add a Shrub Border
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