Whether you have a sprawling front yard or a small patch of grass, everyone wants their lawn to look lush come spring and summer. The secret to a beautiful landscape is knowing when to sow grass seed, ...

Plenty of moisture: Seeds and seedlings need moist soil to survive. With dormant grass seeding, the seeds are able to take ...

If you want lush green grass, timing is everything. Freshly planted grass seed needs adequate water, sunlight, and soil conditions to thrive. Because sunlight and soil temperature change throughout ...

For many home growers, gardeners, and farmers, spring is a busy time in the gardening year. In the period running up to and immediately after the last frost date in your area, you might be sowing a ...

When is a good time to prune my fruit trees? Fall is absolutely the worst time for pruning fruit trees. The best time to prune fruit trees is when the trees are dormant, although under certain ...

Q. I am getting ready to replant my grass. Please recommend a pre-emergent herbicide, fertilizer and mixture of grass seed that would do well in my mostly shady yard. Mark Schultz, Ann Arbor A. Mark's ...

Even in the colder months, you can take steps towards a healthy lawn, even if you're starting from seed. Winter grass seeding allows certain grass types to settle into the layer of soil before ...

Just because the winter days are cold and dreary doesn’t mean the work to improve wildlife habitat on your property has to stop. In fact, now is a perfect time for a wide range of habitat projects.