Your lawn talks to you. It shows signs when something is wrong. Yellow patches. Slow growth. Weeds marching in like they own the place. Most

Clay soil is the most common soil problem I hear about. Homeowners tell me their grass will not grow. Water sits in puddles for days.

I put off soil testing for two years. It seemed like a hassle. Send dirt to a lab? Wait two weeks? Pay money? No thanks.

Compost and fertilizer both feed your lawn. But they work in completely different ways. One feeds the soil. The other feeds the plant. Knowing the

Bypass pruner (left) makes clean cuts on live wood. Anvil pruner (right) is for dead wood. Walk into any garden center and you will see

Cool-season grasses grow in the northern half of the country. If your winters freeze and your summers are mild, you need cool-season grass seed. Pick