lawn care

woman tidying and removing old stems and leaves in a sheltered garden. (iStock-#2197433801 │ Peter Burnett)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Putting the yard and garden to bed

These fall maintenance tips can help your yard and garden weather winter and get a better start next spring. Read More

Raking fallen leaves in the garden (Photo: iStock - Zbynek Pospisil)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors, Trees

Rake no mistake: Fallen leaves deserve a second life

Professional serviceman is repairing a lawnmower, refitting a front wheel. (Adobe Stock-#336308236 │ Anze)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Spring lawn care starts with proper lawnmower winterization

Lawn in summer dormancy from heat, drought stress (Photo: K-State Research and Extension.)

Hot temps may encourage homeowners to delay seeding lawns this year

Colorful flower in the garden. (Adobe Stock-#124137630 │ aopsan)

Labor Day marks transition from summer to autumn gardening

Tines from Ride On Aerator that Aerate the Grass for Lawn Care Services. (iStock-#1293930244 │ Sherry Barr Photography)

Lawn stressed? September is time for relief

Garden sprinkler watering grass at home backyard (Photo: iStock - ronstik)

Questions about watering your yard? There’s an app for that

A young woman sits in the garden, wiping the sweat from her brow. (iStock-#1366545439 │ Ildar Abulkhanov)

Helping gardens survive summer heat

  • By Aaron Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Garden sprinkler watering grass at home backyard (Photo: iStock - ronstik)

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers lawn care guidance amid Central Iowa watering restrictions

  • By Adam Thoms and Aaron Steil │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Lawn grass and the hand of a male farmer. (Adobe Stock-#601138487 │ yanadjan)

Healthy lawns offer strongest defense against weeds

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Extension news service
Garden sprinkler watering grass at home backyard (Photo: iStock - ronstik)

How to care for landscapes and gardens in drought

  • By Jennifer Thompson │ UW Extension Horticulture Specialist