If you have sparse grass in parts of your lawn, spring is a great time to plant additional grass seed. Getting thin parts of your lawn thickened up not only looks nice, but thick lawns help with ...

Rake the area. Clear away any debris like leaves, twigs, or dead grass to make sure the seeds have good seed-to-soil contact, and can establish grass roots. Make sure you have loose soil.

If you want to plant grass seed in winter, dormant seeding is your best bet. ... While it can be a way to get ahead with overseeding parts of a lawn, dormant seeding is not without risks.

Seed is often cheaper than a full sod installation; however, the No. 1 issue with seeding is weed pressure since your seed will take time to become established and form a thick carpet of grass.

Most homeowners can plant grass seed for the average-sized lawn (8,000 square feet) over a weekend. Just follow our steps below for how to plant grass seed and you'll be getting ready to mow in no ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — You may have noticed that grass along 390 and 490 is unusually tall.There’s a reason the New York State Department of Transportation has let it grow.Letting the grass grow ...

Lyme grass is flourishing at 125 sites in the coastal dunes in Muskegon, Ottawa and Allegan counties, according to a new report prepared for The Nature Conservancy. The plant concerns botanists ...

“Turf grass and trees don’t go together well,” said Stephanie Adams, a plant pathologist at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. “It’s not a good situation for either of them.” In the […] ...

Joe W. White, Ph.D. Pennisetum, an ornamental grass widely known as purple fountain grass, has added a new member to its group and one that has a different color. While it is still considered one ...