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Help with Bindweed
Bindweed is a persistent vining perennial weed that weaves its way across lawns and gardens as well as fences—and pretty much anything in its path. Learn how to stop it in its tracks.
Why Won't Grass Grow Around My Trees?
Got patchy islands under trees in your sea of green grass? You’re not alone. While getting grass to grow under trees can feel Herculean (and it sort of is!), we’re here to help make it easier!
How to Recover Your Lawn from a Winter Freeze
Freezing weather isn’t just hard on your pipes and your peace of mind—it can also do a number to your lawn. Learn how to assess the damage to your lawn and recover it this spring.
How to Grow a Lawn in the Shade
There is a lot to love about a nice spot of shade in the summertime. Unfortunately, growing a beautiful green lawn in the shade is anything but easy. Sunday can help!
Seeding Clover for a Healthy, Green Lawn
The perception of clover shifted in the 1950s with the rise of weed-killing herbicides. Today, as we become more aware of the risks associated with overusing lawn pesticides, there's a growing trend to embrace clover's natural benefits once again.
Treating Saline and Sodic Soils
Often, saline and sodic soils are lumped together as one common problem, but they differ: Saline soil is high in salt, whereas sodic soil is high in sodium. In this instance, those two are not interchangeable—and both require immediate and long-term remediation efforts.
Let Your Lawn Go Gold
Learn how to safely let your lawn go yellow to survive tough summer drought and heat conditions. We know a brown or yellow lawn over the summer may look like it is dead but it might not be!
Necrotic Ring Spot
Those doughnut-shaped patches of yellowing grass in your lawn probably don't look so sweet. Read ahead for tips on diagnosing and treating necrotic ring spot.
Summer Patch
An occasional brown spot on your lawn is rarely a cause for concern. But if your grass is growing slowly and those brown spots get bigger and bigger throughout the summer, you may be dealing with summer patch.
Pythium blight
Pythium blight first appears as small reddish brown spots of blighted grass. Especially in the early morning, these spots may appear slimy and dark. Morning dew will also often highlight the mycelium growth where it occurs. Over time, the grass in these infected areas will shrivel and fade. The disease will often follow drainage patterns. The symptoms of pythium blight can be easily mistaken for those of leaf spot.
Slip-and-Slide Grass Recovery
Spent the summer with a slip-and-slide? Don’t sweat your grass burn too much. Grass can catch up to your fun! That’s what the lawn is for, after all.
What To Do About Lawn Dormancy
We get it, dormant grass isn’t the prettiest to look at. But did you know that dormancy is a self-imposed protection measure for your grass? That golden grass is your lawn’s way of avoiding burnout from stressful conditions.