Managing a lawn looks different than managing the plants in other parts of the landscape. Below are all the resources you need to grow a beautiful lawn.
General Care | Mowing | Watering | Fertilizing | Soil Health | Aeration | Seeding & Sodding | Types & Species | Lawn Alternatives | Problems | Weeds | Diseases | Insect & Animal Pests
General Care
Spring Lawn Care Summer Lawn Care Late Summer/Fall Lawn Care Fall Tips for the Lawn (PDF) Turfgrass Management Calendar: Kentucky Bluegrass Lawns (PDF)
Mowing
Mowing Your Lawn (PDF) Height Summer Height Frequency New Lawns Grass Clippings When to Stop in the Fall Shady Areas
Watering
.Complete Guide to Watering Lawns How Frequency Time of Day New Seed New Sod During Hot, Dry Weather During Drought During Prolonged Drought
Fertilizing
Lawn Fertilization (PDF) Responsible Phosphorus Management (PDF) Natural & Organic (PDF) When Frequency Storing Open Bags In Summer?
Soil Health
Soil Testing Soil Health (PDF) Apply Lime?
Aeration
Complete Guide to Core Aeration Benefits When How Frequency
Seeding & Sodding
Complete Guide to Seeding Seeding (PDF) Renovation (PDF) Overseeding Thin/Sparse Seeding After Preemergent Herbicide Sodding (PDF)
Types & Species
Selecting a Grass Species (PDF) Grasses for Special Uses (PDF) Factors to Consider Shady Areas Tall Fescue Zoysiagrass Native
Lawn Alternatives
Lawn Alternatives Pollinator Lawns Low-Maintenance No Mow May
Problems
Shady Areas Fallen Leaves Bumpy & Rough Thatch Brown & Dead Patches Tree Surface Roots Seed heads Flooding
Weeds
Weed Control (PDF) Perennial Grasses Broadleaf Annuals How to Apply After Seeding Drift Herbicide Treated Clippings in Compost?
Crabgrass Creeping Charlie Dandelion Violet White Clover Nimblewill Water Grass Yellow Nutsedge Moss Algae Mushrooms
Diseases
Prevention Rust Summer Patch (PDF) Powdery Mildew Leaf Spot & Melting Out Anthracnose Brown Patch Dollar Spot Red Thread Snow Mold Fairy Rings Ascochyta Leaf Blight Slime Molds
Insect & Animal Pests
White Grubs Ant Mounds Bluegrass Billbugs Earthworms Moles Voles Skunks & Raccoons