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Should You Replace Grass With A Moss Lawn? Where It Works And Where It Fails
In a shady, damp yard with acidic soil, yes. In a sunny, dry yard where kids play ball and the dog runs laps, no. A moss lawn is one of the best grass alternatives for the right spot and one of the worst for the wrong one, and the dividing line is sharper than most…
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Clover Lawn Pros And Cons Before You Overseed Your Yard
Is a clover lawn really the low-effort, always-green yard the photos promise? Partly. Clover stays green through dry spells, needs almost no fertilizer and wants mowing far less often than grass. It also stains, draws bees and wears thin under a soccer game, so the answer depends a lot on how the yard gets used.…
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Should You Fertilize Your Lawn In Fall? What Grass Needs Before Winter
Late September, and the lawn looks like it had a rough summer: thin patches by the path, a brown spot where the kiddie pool sat, and a spongy feel underfoot in the shady corner. Yes, a lawn in fall should be fed. For cool-season grass, the type most northern and middle-zone lawns are made of,…