Yards are thirsty. On average, American homeowners spray more than a quarter of the water they use in a year over their grass and gardens — a figure that rises in the summer, especially in hot, dry ...

Spring lawn care is crucial for a healthy lawn during the summer. Improving soil, managing watering, fertilizing correctly, and mowing high are key to lawn care. Using a mulching mower and managing ...

How often to water new sod is the single most important factor in successfully establishing it in your yard. Turf specialists agree that poor watering is the most common cause of newly installed sod ...

A automatic system watering a lush green lawn - Repina Valeriya/Shutterstock Achieving a beautiful lawn isn't just about how much water you use, it's about when and how you use it. Proper watering ...

Knowing how long you should water your lawn for has always been key to maintaining a lush, green lawn. But coupled with today’s concerns about water consumption and conservation, it’s left many of us ...

From skipping the fertilizer to sharpening your mower blades, here's how to help your lawn survive when water is scarce.

Q: You mentioned watering deeply and infrequently in the newspaper. How many inches of water is appropriate for coastal OC lawns and how often? There’s no hard and fast answer to how often and how ...

The prolonged extreme heat and lack of rain means Houstonians will need to water their lawns to keep them from dying. One more week of extreme heat, and then maybe, just maybe, a little relief is in ...

In hot weather, the best time to water a lawn is early in the morning, when the temperature is not as sweltering. Watering deeply every three to four days will promote stronger, healthier roots. Be ...

Amazingly, the flowers in my yard that can take the heat look fantastic. And when the grass isn’t wilting, it seems to be surviving pretty well too. We go through this every year: the hot, dry, ...