How high should you mow? A season-by-season guide
Mowing height is the single biggest lever you have on lawn health, and most lawns are cut too short. For cool-season grasses…
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Why native plants make a lower-maintenance garden
Native plants evolved with your local soil, rainfall and winters, which is exactly why they need less from you once they are…
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Drip irrigation: water less, grow more
Sprinklers are great for lawns, but they waste a lot of water on beds, where much of the spray lands on leaves,…
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Your fall cleanup checklist
A good fall cleanup is the best thing you can do for next spring's lawn and garden. Keep leaves off the lawn.…
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When to prune shrubs (and when to leave them alone)
Timing matters more than technique when it comes to pruning flowering shrubs. Shrubs that bloom in spring, such as lilac, forsythia and…
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