Lawn Care by Nature & Garden

Rototiller, scores of advantages

A rototiller is a very useful when starting a vegetable patch or lawn, and it also helps for tilling the soil, hoeing and cultivating or removing weeds. Whether the surface is large or small, a mini tiller or a rototiller will greatly ease any garden work

Mowing, the key to a pristine, tidy lawn – get the timing and technique right!

Mowing the lawn is an easy art to master as long as you follow these few crucial steps!

Lawn mower with large, perfect green lawn

Topdress your lawn for a lush, thick, neat result!

Lawns typically give more than they take. Give your lawn a boost with topdressing! Sprinkle a thin

Phase two of topdressing a lawn, topdressing mix strewn across the grass must be raked in.

Kikuyu grass, lawns made easy

Kikuyu grass gives you a solution against dry spells, foot traffic and watering.

Close-up of a square of kikuyu grass lawn.

Ground cover plants, no more mowing!

If mowing the lawn has become an unbearable chore, or if you hope to add greenery to your shade-covered spots, opt for ground cover plants. They’re just as beautiful as grass and only require minimal care, much less than other types of lawn grass. Here are just six from the hundreds that can be purchased […]

Prepare or renew your lawn in 3 steps

In spring or in fall, planting or sowing a lawn from seed requires care and attention for a good preparation.

Renovating a lawn in spring

It’s been years since your lawn was sown, it looked nice for quite a long while,

Lawn and grass in fall, the right advice

The end of summer and fall are without doubt the best time to create or renovate a lawn.

Fall leaves with grass lawn that needs taking care of

Great alternatives to grass for lawns: climate-proof and zero-maintenance

Lawns sure require a lot of work to stay lush and green! Add on a dose of climate change, and clearly lawns aren’t the best choice for many gardens anymore.

Different plants to replace lawn grass with

Mulching with lawn clippings, a good idea?

Lawn trimmings are definitely among the most common types of garden waste. Use grass clippings to mulch flower and vegetable beds! Just don’t layer it too thick…

Grass trimmings used for mulch in a veggie patch

To reduce lawn care…

After summer dry spells, your lawn begs care and attention. What if you tried eco-friendly lawn renovation this spring?

Lawn grass clippings and compost: what’s the big deal?

Spring begins, and with it comes baskets and hampers full of lawn trimmings. What is one to do with all these clippings? Can you put lawn grass in the compost?