Great Ideas To Have Better Lawn And Garden

If you are sufficiently fortunate to have a lawn with a good topsoil base, lots of the tough work of keeping a lawn lovely is done for you. But many people do not have this luxury, and besides, even with a good topsoil base, you still have to work hard to keep an attractive grass and garden.

1. The perfect time to mow a lawn is when it is cool and dry. Wait for the morning dew to dry off, and before the afternoon heat takes hold. Otherwise, late afternoon or sundown following a watering in the morning is also a very good time.

2. A hedge is a better boundary divider than a fence. It'll provide better privacy and keep pets and kids in “or out. It will attract birds to its shelter, and supply a great backdrop for plants and flowers.

3. Bring the beauty of your garden to you; plant hyacinths near walkways and doors. Their superb scent will swamp the spring air and make your garden truly come alive.

4. Add your garden to non-garden items, such a lampposts and mail boxes. Surround these items with flowers planted to use the earliest to the most recent flowerings. You might have white snowdrops, purple and gold crocus, blue hyacinths, and numerous colored tulips. You might also surround the posts with rocks to provide added interest.

5. Easy, but effective weed control can be done on your grass by cropping regularly in the spring. This will prevent dandelions spreading by getting rid of the yellow blossoms and forestalling seed formation. Mow high during late spring and early summer. This will allow grass blades to shade the ground, and will help stop crabgrass from growing.

Your lawn and garden should be a dependable source of pride and beauty. You do not want to spend lots of cash on pricey manure and herbicides, or fancy grass furniture and ornaments. A little common sense and thought can go a great distance to making your lawn and garden a miles better place.

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