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Review these tips in order to practice proper fertilization for your lawn. Your fertilizer program depends on which grass you are growing, what zone you live in, and what kind of fertilizer is available.

The quality of a lawn depends on the density and absence of parasites and disease. Color is usually overrated as a stardard for a quality lawn, and over-fertilizing for a dark green color can lead to problems. A dense, healthy turf is much less likely to have heavy weed populations.

For a quality lawn you should consider watering, mowing, proper fertilizing, and controlling weeds, diseases and pests. Fertilize your lawn to keep it the right color, thickness, and health. A lawn that is well taken care of tends to recover more quickly from stress and is more aggressive against weeds. Proper nutrition for your lawn is important to prevent disease and insect pests.

Fertilization begins with soil testing to find out what nutrients are in your soil. This leads to recommendations specifically intended for your lawn. Soil testing should be done about once every 3 years because of the constant changing conditions of soil chemistry. Testing acidity levels is important because fertilizers tend to work better when your grass has a proper pH balance.

The main nutrients for a quality lawn include nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and iron. Bermudagrass requires a large amount of nitrogen during the growing season whereas carpetgrass, centipedegrass, and creeping red fescue require small amounts of nitrogen for the best growth.

Potassium, also called “potash”, is indicated by the third number on the fertilizer label. The first number indicates the percent of nitrogen and the second number indicates the percentage of phosphate. There are many kinds of fertilizer strengths and materials available.

Fertilizing before the transition from dormant to full growth aids in weed control because the turfgrass will tend to grow more rapidly and provide a cover to shade out weed growth. In turn, the lawn achieves a darker color and looks better sooner.

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A healthy lawn is a real asset to your home. As a major part of the ecosystem, a your lawn provides a feeding ground for birds with a rich source of insects, worms, and other food. Thicker grass tends to prevent soil erosion and filters the rain’s impurities and airborne pollutants such as dust and soot as well.

A picture perfect lawn is great for lounging, barbecues, ball games and get togethers. Caring for your lawn properly will enhance its appearance and contribute to its environmental benefits of converting carbon dioxide to oxygen to clean the air.

You don’t need to be an expert to grow a healthy lawn. Create conditions for your grass to thrive and resist damage from disease, weeds, and insects.

Your lawn care habits, as well as your neighbors, are responsible for impacting our environment. The lawns across America cover a large amount of ground, so taking care of the environment begins in our own backyards.

Use pesticides with care to get the most benefit out of them and minimize the risks. an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, so anticipating possible problems can eliminate experiencing them.

Choose a grass type that thrives in your climate. Utilize healthy soil and keep your grass hydrated, watering deeply but not too often. Your soil should have a good texture, key nutrients, and a proper pH balance. Whatever type of soil you have, you can probably improve it by adding organic matter like compost, manure, or grass clippings periodically.

Fertilizer supplies the needed nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium on which your lawn thrives. Over-fertilization could do harm to your lawn.

Mow your lawn with sharp blades to prevent tearing or injuring the grass. Mow frequently because grass tends to adjust better to frequent mowing.

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Review these tips on eliminating weeds in your lawn. If you have a problem with weeds returning regularly, follow these steps to prevent their return after removal.

If you want to eliminate the return of weeds in your flower bed, you can use newspaper, paper bags or even cardboard beneath the surface of the soil. Then you can mulch over with bark mulch so that rain will penetrate but the weeds won’t. Plastic isn’t good to use because it blocks the transer of water and oxygen through the soil.

If the battle against weeds is really bad, consider installing landscape fabric between and around your trees, bushes and flowers. This prevents weed seeds from sprouting by providing a barrier from deeper soil. You can cut an “X” in the fabric to allow smaller plants to poke through. Anchor the fabric around the base with pins about every 4 feet for longer flower and plant beds.

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Keeping your grass green and healthy can be simple. Consider these lawncare related tips in order to keep your grass green and conditioned in preparation for the fall months.

Grass is a living organism and requires care and nutrients just like people do. These nutrients come from the air, water and soil. Feed your lawn what it needs, protect it from disease and weeds and mow your lawn regularly to return it to it’s original healthy self.

Reseed your lawn in the early fall with a spreader for even distribution. A thick and healthy lawn generally has less weeds and better insect control than an unhealthy one. Use patch seeds to focus on brown spots in your lawn and make sure they get plenty of sun and water to optimize signs of life in your grass.

Adding fertilizer to your lawn in the late fall and mid summer is recommended so your existing lawn and new seeds grow healthy and full. To control weeds in your lawn before they get started, apply a pre emergent herbicide to your grass in the early spring.

Proper mowing is important to a healthy, green lawn. Do not mow your lawn too short or you risk exposing grass roots to the sun thus drying out your lawn. The best time to mow is probably early evening, due to the dropping temperature, but it is best to water your lawn in the early morning. This allows a chance to dry before nightfall, when many types of fungus are most active.

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To alleviate brown patches in your lawn consider trying Scotts® PatchMaster® Lawn Repair Mix or Miracle Grass® Eco-Lawn®. Don’t get rid of your dog, simply patch spots in your lawn to preserve your landscape for years to come.

Scotts PatchMaster® Sun and Shade® solves the #1 lawn problem, bare spots. This pre-mixed and ready to grow product contains grass seed, fertilizer and mulch to grow grass virtually anywhere and even blends with tall fescue lawns. The process involves loosening the top 1 to 3 inches of soil, spreading the mix and watering twice daily. What results is thick and beautiful new grass in about 7 to 10 days. The best times to plant grass seed are fall and spring because seed germinates best between 60°F and 80°F.

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Mulch is a great substance to use in your landscape design for multiple purposes. Consider these helpful tips for using mulch around your home.

Mulch is useful for holding in moisture. If you find your plants and trees drying out quickly after rains or gettin watered, you might want to invest in some mulch to spread around. By holding in moisture the mulch keeps a lower temperature keeping your foliage cool in the hot months.

Mulch is a good ideal to decorate your landscape. By putting different types and colored mulch strategically around the yard can be adventageous for the homeowner. Be the talk of the neighborhood for a great design by mulching with some creative inspiration.

Another great purpose for mulch is to accentuate certain items in your landscape. Perhaps there’s a flower bed or an exotic tree that should get a little extra emphasis. Use mulch in order to help those trees and plants get more noticed.

Garden mulch is also a line of defense for preventing weeds from forming around your trees and flower beds. Spread mulch strategically for quick and easy low-maintenance landscaping. Although taken for granted, garden mulch is one of landscapes unsung heroes!

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As the winter months taper off here in Florida, you’ll notice the landscape make it’s transition into spring. We welcome spring’s greener lawns, flourishing trees and lush landscapes.

Time for spring cleaning, blooming flowers, warmer weather and preparing for April showers. March is notorious for being known as “in like a lamb out like a lion” so expect some wild weather in the next couple weeks.

Look forward to soon enjoying the swimming pool and mild temperatures. This is about the best time of year here in central Florida, and we’ll be wishing for it back when the brutal summer arrives.

For the most part, Florida experiences high temperatures and humidity. Many plants do well from fall through spring but often burn out in our hot summers. Keep your plants moist and move them to shaded areas if they begin to dry out.

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If snakes in your yard are a problem, review these tips to eliminate them. Eliminating snakes involves pinpointing the reason they are there regardless of where you live. Figure out why they are there and make an attempt to remove the reason. Perhaps they are attracted to small rodents such as mice. The mice may be attracted to trash cans, food or debris so keep any areas outside neat and tidy.

Snakes also come into yards for water. Swimming pools, birdbaths and ponds are a magnet for snakes. If snakes are that much of a problem in your yard, it may be beneficial to eliminate any water sources.

Most snakes like to find shelter underneath houses, sheds, in tight enclosed places. Another tip is to cover any possible entrances for these areas and deny any critters from gaining access. Bushes give refuge to snakes and other scavengers so trim the bushes around the bottom and remove any thatch that may collect to leave a clear view. This will alleviate chances of snakes and other creatures nestling in this area and minimize any unwanted surprises.

Not all snakes in Florida are a problem. The corn snake shown here is non-poisonous and will do more good than harm. Unless a snake is poisonous and poses an immediate danger our advice is considering capture and release with the assistance of a professional as necessary.

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Review these deck and patio landscaping tips and advice to ease your deck or patio into warmer seasons. Winter will soon be wrapping up to introduce the spring, yielding lush greenery and blooming flowers, so make plans to decorate accordingly.

Make the most of what you have when it comes to decorating your patio, porch and deck. Treat your deck or patio like any other room in your home for a great area to relax. After all, it IS the first space your guests will see when they visit.

Be creative with plant display with ideas from outside the box. For example, use chairs to display your plants. Imperfections could even uncover and accentuate your deck or patio’s natural charm.

Think of a porch as a living room and decorate it accordingly. Keep comfort, function and style in mind as you use pieces from the interior, always making sure they are protected from the elements. Keep it simple and remember that less is more. Use mirrors to give the illusion of added space. Soften the floors with rugs or carpet, or paint your floor coverings for a homey feel.

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Dry shade is a shaded area that gets little to no water. If you have a dry shade area on your property and wish to grow plants there, you may find it to be problematic. Most plants require both water and sunlight in abundant quantities in order to grow, so the challenge is to find those plants that can tolerate a lack of these two elements.

These dry, shaded conditions are characteristic of areas underneath trees or beneath the eves of your home. Beneath trees, the roots absorb a good portion of the available water, and house eaves block rain from direct contact with the area beneath them.

In order to increase the soil’s water retention, use compost before you begin planting. This gives the soil the absorbency to catch any moisture that flows through, much like a sponge.

There are many exquisite plants that can stand dry shade conditions. Some attractive varieties include (photo top left to bottom right) English ivy plants, foxglove, hosta, liriope spicata, scilla siberica, snowdrops, spotted dead nettles, stella de oro daylily and vinca minor vines.

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