Lawn, options and care for open lawns

Garden without any garden chores: make it a reality!

Savoring the garden without spending hours mowing or weeding it is the unfulfilled Quest of all gardeners. Though we dream about it all the time, reality must be acknowledged: the perfect zero-maintenance garden doesn’t exist.

Helxine, Baby’s tears, a ground cover plant with itsy bitsy leaves

Helxine (Soleirolia sp.) is a cute carpet-forming plant that grows both indoors and in the garden. Sometimes it’s called Angel’s tears or Baby tears.

Mushrooms growing in the lawn and garden, should I worry?

No need to trek all over the forest to find mushrooms. They also grow in gardens!

Mushrooms that grow in the garden are often dangerous, but some are edible

Remove moss from the lawn – permanently

When moss appears on a lawn or in the grass, it often can be traced to one or two simple causes that are easy to correct.

Manual lawn mowers and robots, great for small lawns

Manual lawn mowers and robots, here is an overview of what is best for smaller lawn and garden sizes. One is environmentally sustainable and quiet, the other does all the work in your stead: both of these options are worth looking at for their advantages. Here is a presentation of lawn mowers for smaller surfaces… […]

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?

Watering responsibly – we’re all involved

Watering is an essential part of gardening – but how should we go about it? 40% of American rivers and 25% of Western and Central Europe’s rivers are extremely polluted.

De-thatching, when and how to remove thatch in lawns

De-thatching a lawn helps it grow more resilient and thick. The goal of dethatching is to remove moss and matted grass clippings that

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

What plants could we grow instead of lawn grass? Discover a few easygoing ground cover plants that will succeed in covering vast expanses in emerald tones.

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. Read also: alternatives to lawn grass After a little planting guidance, […]

6 tips to make soil richer – completely naturally

Chemical fertilizers that some gardeners use sure can feed those vegetables in the patch, but not the soil itself!

French garden, landscape your own Jardin à la Française!

Majestic, geometric and with not a blade or leaf out of place, French landscaping is a reference in terms of outdoor ornamental gardens.

French garden designs include patterns, hedges, and much more

When is topdressing applicable? Circumstances that call for topdressing

There are times when plants require topdressing to grow better and thrive. If you’re growing plants in any of these conditions,

Soil and small hand hoe used for some topdressing applications

Lawn daisy, easy and abundant

The lawn daisy is an easy plant, quite cute, that offers abundant blooming in spring.

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.

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,

Dandelion, more than just a weed

Dandelion is by far the most famous weed flower in our temperate climates. It can be appreciated all season long from March to November, but, it must be said,

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