lawns

Sandburs are nasty little weed seed pods with sharp spines. Ridding your lawn of them takes some time and effort, but it can save you some real pain around the house. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Home and Family, Outdoors

How to get rid of sandburs and grass stickers for good

Sandburs are a weedy grass with sharp, barbed capsules that latch onto shoes, socks, pet fur and bare feet alike. Read More

Lawn closeup (K-State Research and Extension)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Now’s the time to fertilize warm-season grasses in Kansas

Crabgrass is manually removed from a lawn. (iStock │ #115867077 - PICSUNV)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Lawn got you crabby? Time nears to apply preventers

Painted Flowers on Green Rain Barrel by Wood Fence (Photo: iStock - Matthew Fowler)

How to build a rain barrel

Lawn mower. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Grass mowing season brings injuries

  • By Scott Heiberger & Melissa Ploeckelman │ Marshfield Clinic Research Institute
Digging in garden beds. Weeding weeds in the garden. (Photo: iStock - Anna Solovei)

June Gardening Tips and Checklist

  • By JayDee Gunnell | Utah State University Extension
Fall garden

Gathering for gardeners

Spring season sunny lawn mowing in the garden. (Photo: iStock - Sachko)

Four tips for easier mowing and keeping lawns lush

Some colorful watering cans covered with snow (Photo: iStock - Brinja Schmidt)

Even in winter, gardens need water