BOISE, Idaho — Whether you consider yourself a gardener or not, there’s one thing that almost all of us grow, and that’s grass. A lush green lawn adds beauty and value to our property, and if you want ...

When it comes to starting a lawn, there are two ways you can begin: You can prep the ground and sow the seeds, or you can start with a blanket of already grown grass, known as sod, and maintain it so ...

Smoothing seams Your biggest challenges in planting sod will be to snug up the corners and to push seams together so the surface will be even. Be careful, as you walk on the newly planted grass, that ...

I am tired of fighting the weeds and weedy grasses in my lawn. I am ready to start over. Is this a good time to replace or renovate a lawn? Now is the very best time to plant lawns. The soil is still ...

To seed or sod? That is the question — whether it is wiser to scatter bare ground with the promise of new growth, or to cover it in a toupee of established turf. Jeremy Hreben is the superintendent at ...

TIME TO GET PLANTING. >> START GETTING OUT THERE WITH BULBS. I LIKE TO WAIT, GET COOLER AND TONY SAID MAYBE IN ABOUT 10 DAYS. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER PLANTING BULBS. I WOULD GET THEM NOW ...