How to maintain a perfect lawn?
It can be tricky trying to find the best ways to give your lawn the care it needs to be healthy and grow well. Consistent, small lawn care maintenance is the best way to keep your lawn looking luscious. If you see a bare spot, throw some grass seed down to fill the spot. Spot treat for annoying weeds, such as crab grass, with a pre-emergent chemical or herbicide. The good news is that most lawns don't need a major overhaul to look beautiful. Luckily, here are five lawn care tips to help you achieve the perfect lawn: 1. Stop scalping the lawn Cutting your lawn too short may save you more time between cuttings, but doing so can burn out the grass, leaving ugly brown spots on the lawn. Rule of thumb: never reduce the height of your grass by more than one-third when mowing. The grass uses its extra length to absorb the sun to grow into a healthy plant. 2. Recycle grass clippings This not only saves time and energy (versus bagging), but leaving the clippings on the lawn after you mow a...