Lawn Garden Nursery Landscaping Guide
A Lawn Garden In Your Yard
By Joel F Morningstar
If you want to be sure that the landscape around your home is
beautiful and in the best possible condition, then you will want
to review your options and be sure that you properly take care
of the lawn garden portions of your landscape design.
It is very important that correct maintenance of the lawn is
carried out so that they not only stay attractive but also healthy.
In most cases, the lawns are the most expansive and first noticed
areas of the overall landscape.
Good Lawn Maintenance
Watering the lawn and garden is one of the most important parts
of good lawn maintenance. In some parts of the country, there
is enough rainfall so that the roots are properly supplied with
moisture.
But even in what would be considered soggy areas, such as the
Pacific Northwest, there are periods or dry weather and no rain.
When this happens, it is vital to the survival of the lawns that
they be properly watered.
The early sign of your lawn garden having a drought condition
is when the grass starts to show some subtle changes in color.
At first, you might notice the color shifting from a deep green
to a lighter green.
As the problem worsens, the grass can start to even take on a
straw color and eventually will turn brown if the moisture problem
is not corrected.
Water You Garden And Lawn During The Coolest Part Of The Day
The best time of day to water a lawn or garden is during the
coolest part of the day. This means that turning on the lawn sprinkler
early in the morning or in the evening after the sun has set is
best. Garden lawn experts also say that the rotary sprinklers
provide the best coverage if you don’t have a built in sprinkler
system for your lawn maintenance.
In most cases, it is best to water your lawn just once a week,
unless the weather is extremely hot or dry. When doing your weekly
watering, you can place an empty tuna can on the grass and let
the water run until it is filled up.
Help Your Lawns Develop A Deep Root System
This will help you know when you have watered enough to give
the deep roots enough moisture without over watering. Watering
in this way will also help your lawns develop a deep root system
which will also help them survive periods of drought.
Another aspect of lawn and garden maintenance is proper fertilization
and weed control. Good basic maintenance techniques will go a
long way in keeping the lawns of your home and garden healthy,
thriving and with few weeds.
Spring is the best time to fertilize lawns as this is when the
grass is "waking up" and will need the extra nutrients
from the fertilizer to assure healthy growth. The best garden
lawn fertilizers will have a combination of nitrogen, phosphates
and potash.
In addition to a "spring feeding" of your lawn garden,
you can also boost the health and vitality of the grass in your
lawns with a second round of fertilization during the summer.
This will help assure that your grass is healthy enough to help
push out the weeds that might try to take root and you can also
use a fertilizer that combines a weed-killer to control these
unwanted plants.
About the Author:
Joel F Morningstar has written a number of articles on gardening, backyard ideas, home improvement and landscaping including
Patio Garden,
Lawn And Garden,
Miniature Fruit Trees,
Pepper Plant,
Front Yard Landscape,
Lawn Swing,
Fast Growing Trees,
Stone Walkway,
Big Backyard,
Deck Ideas,
Swing Set Backyard,
Backyard Landscaping.
Keep a lookout for more of his articles on this website.
Little Known Landscaping Facts....
How can I protect my newly planted greenery and flowers from the weather and elements?
During the early weeks and months many plants are in
danger of dying from the elements but you can take steps to help prevent
this. Wind and rain are two of the biggest threats. To protect your
plants from both you will need to provide them with shelter.
You can put down a protective barrier between the plant and the
ground. This will help secure the plant’s roots and prevent too
much water from soaking into the ground. The added benefit will
be prevention of weeds from growing up through the barrier. To
prevent wind erosion of the soil, scatter hay or straw around
the plants to help protect the soil.
If you think that the cold weather is going to harm your plants,
you can place a protective bag around the plant that will keep
the plant warm enough to prevent frost.
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