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If you want your lawn to look like a golf course, then you need to maintain it like one. And that means, among other things, leveling with sand. Sand leveling may sound like a radical practice but it’s actually one of the oldest turf practices in existence. And as I’ve discovered, leveling is just one of the many benefits to …

Over the years my lawn became progressively bumpier, to the point where scalping the lawn while mowing was a common occurrence, and our two year old would frequently trip when running over bumps or low spots. I began doing research on lawn leveling and after watching a few You Tube videos on professional lawn leveling, I was officially obsessed. This …

Soil is the foundation for healthy grass. Most homes come with less than ideal soils. Improving your soil is the number one thing you can do to improve your lawn. It doesn’t matter whether you start with sandy loose soil or you have heavy clay soil you can improve either case by adding soil amendments. A soil amendment or soil …

With Spring just around the corner, it’s time to think about lawn maintenance again. It’s important to kick start the growing season by providing the grass with the nutrients it needs to get established and healthy before the summer heat and increased foot traffic arrives. Neglecting your lawn in the spring will have you paying for it for the rest …

It can be very intimidating trying to troubleshoot the multitude of potential problems with your lawn. This article will outline some of the most common lawn problems and some straightforward fixes for dealing with them. Having a basic understanding of these problems, and how they affect each other, provides a framework to view lawn problems in general, and hopefully enable …