You’re just about to install some artificial turf in your backyard – but you’re worried about it being toxic. So is it safe? Artificial turf is not completely safe. Many types use crumb rubber made from old shredded tires, which contain toxins such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), volatile organic compounds (VOC), plus heavy metals …
Well-kept lawns are beautiful and create a lovely environment for the whole family to enjoy. But what is their role in the ecosystem – and do they produce oxygen like trees? Lawns do produce oxygen. Grass takes carbon dioxide from the air and produces oxygen through photosynthesis. A healthy green lawn is very efficient at …
Are compost and fertilizer the same thing – or are they different? Let’s find out.. Compost is not the same as fertilizer. Fertilizer feeds the plant and compost feeds the soil. Compost is an organic mixture of decaying fruits, vegetables, grass, eggshells, paper, and coffee grounds. Fertilizers can be organic or chemical and are made …
Lawn rollers; a needless expense that creates more work – or an essential lawn maintenance tool? Let’s find out… Lawn rollers work if your grass has a few low bumps, but they will not flatten your lawn if it has major lumps caused by bad landscaping, ant hills or digging animals. A roller is useful …
So it turns out that grass is an evolutionary marvel that has multiple ways of protecting itself against predators – including us by extension, by making us itch. Grass has razor sharp edges and tiny bristles called trichomes, and some grasses have microscopic shards of silicon called phytoliths that can cut our skin and cause …
If you’re about to build a new driveway or resurface an old one, then this article should prove to be very helpful. Most driveways are constructed with three types of gravel. The base foundation layer is commonly made of four inch deep #3 gravel, the middle drainage layer consists of #57 stones, and the aesthetic …
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Fed up with your messy lawn? You could consider using a lawn sweeper, but do they actually work? Lawn sweepers do work for picking up dry grass cuttings and leaves, pine cones and acorns to keep your lawn tidy. However, they shouldn’t really be used to sweep up gravel, small stones, or dried-up dog poop. …
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As someone into lawn care who enjoys mowing the grass, I don’t like it when patches of grass dry up and become discolored – but that’s where a lawn seed blanket can help. Lawn seed blankets, also known as grass seed germination blankets and erosion control mats, work well at preventing grass growing in clumps …
If you haven’t had a lawn bubble in your own backyard – or seen one in someone else’s – then you’ll know they’re quite extraordinary things just like blisters under the grass. If you haven’t yet come across one there’s a video below. So how do they form? Lawn bubbles are caused by water getting …
Ah I can picture it now, that beautiful deep green grass of the south. But what exactly are southern lawns? Southern lawns is a catch-all term for grass varieties that thrive in warm temperatures of between 80° and 95° F. These include Bahia grass, Bermuda grass, Buffalo grass, Centipede grass, St. Augustine grass, and Zoysia …
