As temperatures drop and leaves begin to fall, many homeowners assume lawn care season is over. In reality, fall is the most important time to prepare your yard for winter. The work you do now ...

Here's how and when to give your lawn a nutrient boost before freezing weather hits. September is the ideal time to apply slow-release nitrogen fertilizer to cool-season lawns. Use high-nitrogen, ...

After months of foot traffic, heat stress, and summer wear, many lawns show bare spots, thinning grass, and overall decline by early fall. Fortunately, the next few weeks present the ideal window for ...

Cut your lawn properly in fall to avoid mold and fungal problems. Mowing correctly in fall entails knowing when to make the final cut and how high the grass should be left to stand for winter. Combine ...

Editor's note:This story was originally published in 2016, and is being republished as part of our fall coverage. Some references may be out of date. If you’re like most people, you’re into the lawn ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fall is here, and you may have already started ticking off your gardening tasks for the season. If you have a lawn, it especially ...

Fall will officially start Monday on the fall equinox, but summerlike weather will linger a while longer here. Things are starting to change in our lawns though. The growth of grasses like St.

Fall officially begins in less than a week, welcoming in cooler temperatures across Michigan and heralding the end of the growing season. Fall is when gardeners need to prepare for spring, though, by ...

As autumn leaves continue to fall, the yearly debate arrives - is it best to "leave the leaves?" For many Americans, raking leaves in the fall to be burned or bagged and collected is a fact of life, ...

September is the ideal time to apply slow-release nitrogen fertilizer to cool-season lawns. Use high-nitrogen, low-phosphorus blends to protect waterways and follow local rules. Use a spreader to ...