Spring is on the horizon, and we welcome the warmth and sunshine that it brings to our gardens and lawns, but alongside the desired greenery comes the inevitable invasion of weeds. Weeds thrive and ...

Cutting grass too short weakens it. Longer grass grows stronger and thicker and crowds out weeds. Weed seeds can’t germinate easily since they don’t get much light. Established weeds have a tougher ...

When winter comes, most plants and many grasses go dormant. It's like they are taking a break. And while it is easy to assume you can also relax and skip yard care for a while, it is rarely true. The ...

The popular Weed Identification Field Guide is now available electronically as an e-book and, for the first time, downloadable on iPad. The publication is distributed by the Iowa Soybean Association ...

Caring for and maintaining a lawn is often easier said than done. In a perfect world, each section of your yard would be subject to the same exposure to sunlight. There'd be no gradient, which in turn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring is on the horizon, and we welcome the warmth and sunshine that it brings to our gardens and lawns, but alongside the ...