Welcome to Family Handyman‘s Guide to Winterization, where you’ll find expert advice on how to get your home in shape for the ...

My lawn is being taken over by this invasive weed. I’m also seeing it in the neighbor’s yard. Pulling it seems futile, as ...

A lot of the lawns around Southwest Florida are struggling right now. It has been a perfect storm to produce brown, weakened ...

Get advice on Virginia buttonweed and knotweed control, shade alternatives to St. Augustine, oak bark issues and willow borer damage.

Green Bay nixed No Mow May in the spring and has landed on giving away free native plants as the alternative. Now it just ...

Pusley grows well in dry soil and this month has seen statewide rain deficits that rank several areas as having the driest ...

Plenty of moisture: Seeds and seedlings need moist soil to survive. With dormant grass seeding, the seeds are able to take ...

Grass trimmers are designed to keep lawn edges looking neat, but only the best can tidy and trim hard-to-reach grass without hassle. The worst we’ve tested leave behind straggly grass and stubborn ...

Q • I want to apply grass seed to fill in the dead areas of my lawn, but there are so many types of grass seed out there. What is best for the St. Louis area? Write to the Missouri Botanical Garden’s ...

Courtesy Southern Botanical A scorching North Texas summer isn’t quite conducive to a thriving, green yard. And by the time fall rolls around, you might think there’s no reason to start taking care of ...

If you’re seeding a new lawn or patching/overseeding a weak one this fall, it’s possible to make your lawn more durable and drought-resistant simply by the type of grass seed you plant. Contrary to ...