Mowing your lawn at the right height is the key to its health. Here are some tips based on the type of grass, its location, ...

Knowing how to mow your lawn properly is as important as establishing a sound fertilization and irrigation regimen for your grass; you should be mowing, leaving the right height, and cleaning up ...

When winter rolls around, you might breathe a sigh of relief from the break in lawn maintenance you expect to have. After all ...

Ideally, “it’s better to mow when the canopy, or grass leaves, are dry,” says Waltz. “That means after the dew has dried, which is usually around mid-morning, even in the humid Southeast.” It's also ...

As homeowners are having the annual over-the-fence discussion with neighbors on whether or not to let lawns go dormant, Richard Hentschel, a UI Extension horticulture educator, offers mowing and ...

In fall, cut cool-season grasses to 2 inches and warm-season grasses 2 to 3 inches tall. Never remove more than one-third of the grass to avoid stressing the plant. Sharpen dull mower blades for the ...

Man mowing a lawn with a red push mower - Raquel Arocena Torres/Getty Images You make time each week to mow your lawn, but what happens when the forecast calls for rain? Is it best to mow your lawn ...

Minimal lawn care. But don't drop your tools yet. Here are two tasks you need to get sorted out before the cold hits.

Is it OK to just mow leaves on the lawn throughout the fall season? I am trying to save some time this fall. — Janel Fitzpatrick, Buffalo Grove Leaves have begun falling and will quickly increase in ...