play structures

Questionhi i know this isnt in your expertise but there wasnt anyone who was a landscaping expert so i thought id try you. if you dont know, then just let me know. sorry for the bother. we are putting up a play st

Which one to use?

QuestionThanks for being part of this service, I really appreciate it. My question is this; I live in northwest Iowa and in the spring I usually apply Scotts Halt pre-emergent herbicide for crabgrass and lawn

removing roots for new lawn

QuestionI live 50 miles south of Sacramento and have several established trees in my yard, including a magnolia, olive tree, crepe mertal and another I do not know (this is my first time tackling a yard). Unfo

organic lawn care products

QuestionI am quite knowlegeable on organic lawn care methods, but would like help on which products. Ringer, WOWplus from Gardens alive, PROStart from North Country or what. The lawn in need is on sandy

bumpy lawn condition

QuestionI live in a cool climate (3200 ft ele, zip-96057) my lawn is under large pine trees, partial shade. The lawn gets very bumpy, almost like it wants to buckle. The grass is mostly ryegrass/red fescue. I am thi

Killing weeds without killing junipers?

QuestionI have a large area of spreading blue junipers on a slope (about 150 originally planted) which has almost entirely been overtaken with weeds. The weeds are low, lush and tightly rooted with a bluish fl

Sod for shallow area

QuestionWe live in Marin county, just north of San Francisco in zip 94901. We have an area prepared for sod, but the soil is only about 6 inches deep with rock underneath. The area is in the sun most of

lawn thatch management

QuestionMy lawn has a moderate thatch build up. Is it better to have it dethatched, aerated, or both? AnswerWith moderate thatch building (less than 1) I prefer to core aerate. Core aerators will physically punch t

Landscape retaining wall

QuestionHi This may not be your area, but my main question is about the easiest, cheapest way to build a retaining wall that has a slight curve in it. Stone is hard to find. Im a do it yourselfer, but limited on tim

Start Over!!!!!!

QuestionI just moved into a house and the lawn is 95% weeds and moss. I live in Olympia,Wa. Please tell me the best(and cheapest)way to start over. I have heard so many differant opinions-from tilling to bring in to

Using new soil every year.

QuestionHello, Im located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. My questions is regarding my grandmothers lawn and garden.. She has an average sized back and front yard, the problem is that every spring she buyes 50 (30 lb

Lawn Pest Problem??

QuestionWe live in Orange County, Southern California and both our front and back lawns are Tifgreen. HELP!! Our back lawn is fine, but recently we noticed that in the morning our front lawn has many, many little d

swampy back yard

QuestionI live in Brazoria county texas which has been inundated with rain this year. This area seems to have a problem with yard drainage maybe because there is so much clay in the soil. I have standing water in th

Completely browned out lawn

QuestionI live in vineland, new jersey and the house I recently purchased has a completely brown lawn throughout the fall winter and now our 1rst spring the only thing that is green are scallions. What can I do to b

fertilizeing

Questionis it better to fertilize when the grass is dry, or is it okay when the grass is wet. AnswerI recommend to fertilize the lawn when the grass blades are dry, and then water in immediately using plenty of wa

lawn care without chemicals

QuestionHi Charlotte: I have young kids and I dont like to use chemicals and pesticides on my lawn. Every year the lawn is looking worse and worse. What can I do to get my lawn to look good without the pestic

lawn for children

QuestionHi Jim: My kids play baseball on my lawn and we have a large swingset so now I have patches of dirt where the lawn used to be. I can reseed but whats the point? I dont want to use wood ch

lawn/groundcovers

QuestionI live in southwest New Mexico and have a rather large yard...The yard has several elm trees and a mulberry tree that provides quite a bit of shade though not full shade. I have found that in the last

aerating and re-seeding an old lawn that needs help

Questionwe live in an older home-our lawn is terrible- both neighbors have thick beautiful lawns- ours is very dry looking and a lot of bare spots especially around shaded areas. I just had the lawn aerated. My ques

Sod problems in shade

QuestionI live in Oceanside CA about 7 miles from the ocean in Sunset Zone 23. I just installed sod 10 days ago. It is the Jaguar Tall Fescue from Home Depot. Since then the temperatures have ranged from 65 to