Overseeding your Lawn ? What it Does and Why it Matters
September 15, 2009
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Overseeding your Lawn ? What it Does and Why it Matters
Does your lawn tend to look thin in spots? Would you like it to be a lush green all year long? Then you should consider the practice of lawn improvement called overseeding.
Overseeding means that you plant more seeds than necessary to improve the density of your lawn. By planting more seed than is needed, more seeds will germinate than would otherwise have done and your turf can become much thicker. However, simply throwing some seed on top of your existing grass won?t do the trick. Do really make overseeding work, follow this advice:
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Planting and growing ornamental grass in your yard and garden is a wonderful low maintenance way to add beauty with color, texture, and interesting focal points. Ornamental grass tends to grow quite high in many cases, so this adds an extra dimension of vertical interest in your yard and garden. And while some ornamental grasses can grow as tall as 20 feet, they don’t usually need to be trimmed or cut in the same way regular yard grass or bushes do.
Planting ornamental grass in bare spots of your yard can create a brand new look in the area. The grass can be used for naturalizing multiple areas of your yard, or it can be added to flower beds and gardens too. Some types of ornamental grass can be invasive though, and some might grow tall enough to block your flowers from receiving enough sunlight. So choose the ornamental grasses you plant in flower beds wisely.
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How to Get a Fresh Green Lawn Naturally
If you’ve ever walked barefoot through a lush, thick, healthy green grass lawn, you’ve probably caught the bug. The bug that drives us all. Having a beautiful lawn full of deep soft grass is probably the dream of almost everyone. Most of us however, feel it’s too difficult to attain. In reality though, it’s fairly simple to do. You’ll need to give it time and attention of course, but it will be worth it in the end.
The first step to having a deep lush green lawn naturally is to prepare the soil for the best possible results. It’s a good idea to test the pH levels of your soil, and you can do this by getting a soil testing kit from your local nursery or garden center.
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If you’ve ever dreamed of having a beautiful lawn that hardly ever needed to be watered, cut, trimmed, or weeded, you’re in luck. It’s not just the wishful thinking of a lazy gardener. You can in fact, create a lush lawn with just those specifications, as long as you start by planting the right thing.
So what’s the right thing? Ground covers. Grass will eat up water like crazy, and constantly need to be trimmed, weeded, mowed, and fed. A lush grass lawn is actually a monster just waiting to suck up all your time and energy, while running up your water bill in the process.
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Groundcovers
Groundcovers are a type of plant which usually spreads far and wide fairly quickly and easily. Most good ground covers will grow very low - sometimes just a few inches high - and they quickly overtake the area they’re planted in. They’re excellent for choking out weeds, and filling in blank spots of dirt in your yard too.
Ground covers can be used for a variety of things in both your lawn and garden areas. Some people will plant a ground cover in their yard proper for instance, instead of planting regular grass. This is an excellent way to create a beautiful yard which requires little to no mowing throughout the entire year. Many ground covers also create wonderful shades of color, some have excellent and unusual texture, and some create beautiful flowers too. So planting them in place of grass for your yard will give you a unique and beautiful yard which doesn’t require much care at all from you.
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Creating Curb Appeal
Creating curb appeal for your home is almost always centered around how your lawn and garden areas look. Yes, there are things you can to do spruce up the look of your home itself - such as painting the house or trim, and cleaning the driveway surface and walkways - but the majority of your outdoor beautifying relies on how well your yard and gardens look.
Thankfully making your yard look pretty is usually very simple and easy. It can take time if you’re starting with a dirt lot, but you can speed that up by putting in ready made lawns, and flowers which are already showing colorful flower blooms. So let’s take a look at the best steps to take with your lawn and garden to create beautiful curb appeal quickly.
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Whether you’re selling your home or not, one way to make it more valuable in both monetary and emotional ways is to improve the curb appeal. And improving the curb appeal can easily be done in a variety of ways.
One way of course is to have a beautiful lawn, colorful flower garden beds, and meticulously manicured bushes. No yard starts out this way though, so let’s look at some of the basic first steps, and small things that can make a big difference.
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With the sound of roaring of engines and the smell of freshly cut grass, you know that summer has arrived. Everyone wants a beautiful, lush and well-kept lawn, one to be envied by all their neighbors and congratulated on by their parents. But for every one gorgeous lawn, there are 10 others in various states of problems and distress. The secret to having that ?perfect? lawn is no miracle growth formula or hundreds of horticulturalists preserving your yard; it?s just good old fashioned work and sweat. Sure you can spend a fortune on a professional lawn service combined with a pest control service and grass fertilizer company but why should you? The fact is you don?t have to; you just need a few basic tips on how to get, keep and maintain the lushest lawn in your neighborhood.
Grass ? it is best to go with a mixture of grass seeds rather than one particular type. The variety will help ensure a dense and healthy grass carpet. It is best to check with a few local nurseries to find out the best grasses for your local climate.
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