There’s nothing that can give off a good impression of a home quite like curb appeal. After all, the way it looks from the outside is a good indicator of how well it’s been maintained and cared for by its owners. And one area that stands out the most is the lawn. While many desire…
Author: Cate Daniels
On my 15th birthday, I became the designated gardener in my home.
Now at 32, I have a small garden and every day I'm out trying different plants and seeing how they grow. I grow guavas, peaches, onions, and many others. Want to know more about me? Read it here.
Is Mowing Lawn At 7 am Wise?
You had a busy week. The weekend is even busier. You have a wedding to attend, a baby shower, grocery shopping, and many other activities. But the lawn has outgrown and needs to be worked on, and the only time you got is early in the morning. Is mowing lawn at 7 am wise? You…
Do Deer Eat Pansies?
You live in a deer-infested area, and one day you get home and find your once beautiful pansies have been nibbled down to the bone. The inviting flower heads you looked forward to? Have been chewed off. You are beside yourself. Do deer eat pansies? You wonder. Yes, deer eat pansies. Pansies grow in different…
What Is the Best Dog Repellent For Lawns?
Dogs are beautiful and comforting pets, but they can be a nuisance, especially when they keep pooping, urinating, and digging holes on your well-maintained lawn. The situation is even worse if it’s not even your dog destroying your lawn. To keep your lawn looking pristine, you have to keep the dogs off your yard. How…
What Is That Purple Flower Weed On Lawn?
In their right place, pink flowers are beautiful, but when they grow on your lawn, they are weeds as they interfere with your lawn. After all, the lawn is supposed to be green and lush. Has the purple weed encroached on your lawn, and you are wondering what is that purple flower weed on lawn?…
A Guide to Planting Vegetables in Your Garden
If you have decided that it is about time you start enjoying only fresh fruits and vegetables, then allow us to introduce gardening to you. Foods fresh from the garden are fresh and have a lovely flavor and a very vibrant texture. The only thing that beats fresh vegetables is fresh vegetables that you grow…
Top Dressing Lawn With Compost Guide
Besides irrigating, mowing, fertilizing, aerating, and dethatching your lawn, the other thing you should do to keep your lawn in top shape is to top dress it. If you regularly play lawn games, allow dogs in your backyard, or have people for backyard cookouts, these activities, plus environmental factors, lead to soil compaction. Compacted soils with…
The Basics of Radon Mitigation
Radon is a chemical radioactive element with no smell, taste, or color. It has an atomic number of 86, and the Rn denotes it on the chemical elements table. It is naturally occurring and produced in minute quantities from the decaying of uranium found in soils and rocks. It may be found in water too.…
Why Is My Grass Turning White?
You wake up one morning, and on looking at your lawn, it has white patches. That’s not right! You think to yourself. After all, the grass is supposed to be green, so if it’s white, there is definitely something wrong, right? Why is my grass turning white? You wonder. Well, there are plenty of reasons…
What to Do If Grass Seed Doesn’t Grow
Imagine this. You purchase grass, and you are over the moon that you will have the lawn of your dreams. You prepare the yard, plant the grass and after waiting for a week, nothing. You think the problem might be because you aren’t watering the lawn, so you water the grass seed 3-4 times a…
