Horticulturist Kelly Norris has a favorite task in his Des Moines front yard: puttering. By that he means meandering, leaning into a plant for a closer look, wondering which birdsong he’s hearing, and eventually trying to remember where he dropped his trowel. “I’m pretty tightly wound, and the garden helps […]
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Yard and Garden: Late Summer Lawn Care
AMES, Iowa — Many tasks can be done in Iowa during late summer and early fall that help lawns grow well. Most lawns in Iowa are comprised of Kentucky bluegrass and other cool-season grasses. Proper mowing, overseeding, aeration, weed control and fertilization late in the growing season can promote lush, […]
Designing an Incredible, Low-Maintenance Yard MyrtleBeachSC News
A low-maintenance yard is ideal for anyone who wants to enjoy their outdoor space but isn’t much of a gardener. Not everyone enjoys spending time mowing the lawn or pruning bushes, especially when you could be sitting on your deck with a glass of wine. When you think of low-maintenance […]
Need help with your Florida yard? Here’s how to hire the right pros.
Florida is home to more than 49,000 landscaping businesses. Nationwide, roughly 300,000 workers are employed in this industry and the projections show continued growth. Gardening companies vary by size and what types of services they offer. This can make hiring the right person a confusing task at best. Just as you would […]
IN THE YARD: Many options available for buying a new lawn mower | Garden & Landscape
Metro Creative Connection STUART SUTPHIN Contributing columnist Stuart Sutphin It was a good reliable mower I have been using for a long, long time. Over the years, I took good care of it. I changed the oil and the air filter every spring. I cleaned or replaced the spark plug […]
Edible landscaping: Farming the yard | Local News
Alrlean Lambert, right, and Javad Torabinejad have been working on a plan for Lambert’s garden area on her Blacksburg property on Bishop Road, which includes the pond behind them. Arlean Lambert explains […]
Why you’re mowing you’re yard wrong
It has always been surprising to me that despite the fact that the cultivated lawn is a purely human invention, we should have such a tortured and painful relationship with our turf. Lawns started out as a very public sign of wealth — think Downton Abbey and the like. If you […]