Powell River Home And Yard Care Services » Lawns http://westviewhomeandyard.com Your Home Maintenance And Landscaping Professionals Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:40:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Big League Lawns http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/big-league-lawns http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/big-league-lawns#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:56:37 +0000 Robin http://yourhomeandyard.com/?p=1804 Continue reading →]]>

Have you ever wondered how to get beautiful stripes on your lawn like the pros do on many of the properties that they look after? Well, with the right attachment on the back of their lawn mower they can make a perfectly striped lawn every time. Now, it goes without saying that they have a lot of practice to keep the lines straight but you can also get the striped effect, too, with the right equipment.

Check out this video to see their secret weapon…

Big League Lawns ~ CheckMate Lawn & Turf Striping Kits

Lawn and Turf Striping Kits for field, turf & lawn grasses.

]]> http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/big-league-lawns/feed 0 Overseeding Your Lawn http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/overseeding-your-lawn http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/overseeding-your-lawn#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:38:07 +0000 Robin http://yourhomeandyard.com/?p=1055 Continue reading →]]>

Here is a quick lesson on getting your lawn started in the spring to be green and lush for enjoyment through the summer.  There is a bunch of great tips so have your pen and paper ready to take down some pointers from this video.

In the spring it’s the time to get your lawn in shape. We have some tips to make your lawn the envy of the neighborhood

]]> http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/overseeding-your-lawn/feed 0 My lawn is all weeds and hardly any grass. Can someone suggest the best way to get a healthy lawn? http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/my-lawn-is-all-weeds-and-hardly-any-grass-can-someone-suggest-the-best-way-to-get-a-healthy-lawn http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/my-lawn-is-all-weeds-and-hardly-any-grass-can-someone-suggest-the-best-way-to-get-a-healthy-lawn#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:03:23 +0000 Robin http://yourhomeandyard.com/my-lawn-is-all-weeds-and-hardly-any-grass-can-someone-suggest-the-best-way-to-get-a-healthy-lawn/ lawn
ladywildfireok asked: Our lawn is mostly clover and crabgrass. What steps do we take to get a healthy lawn with grass and no weeds? Thank you in advance!
We live in Oklahoma.


]]> http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/my-lawn-is-all-weeds-and-hardly-any-grass-can-someone-suggest-the-best-way-to-get-a-healthy-lawn/feed 3 Water your lawn in the middle of the day? http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/water-your-lawn-in-the-middle-of-the-day http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/water-your-lawn-in-the-middle-of-the-day#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:54:48 +0000 Robin http://yourhomeandyard.com/water-your-lawn-in-the-middle-of-the-day/ Continue reading →]]> lawn
Katie asked: I am trying to find information about watering your lawn. I have found information about watering your lawn at night and such. But cannot find anything about how much water your need to water your lawn in the middle of the day and how much water is wasted.

The project that I am working on is trying to BAN watering your lawn in the middle of the day because it wastes water.

If you have any information about watering your lawn or any interesting facts please let me know.
This is for a Student Congress Resolution for school.

I dont try to save the rain forest on my days off


]]> http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/water-your-lawn-in-the-middle-of-the-day/feed 7 How can I elimate brown spots on my lawn? http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/how-can-i-elimate-brown-spots-on-my-lawn http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/how-can-i-elimate-brown-spots-on-my-lawn#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:23:43 +0000 Robin http://yourhomeandyard.com/how-can-i-elimate-brown-spots-on-my-lawn/ Continue reading →]]> lawn
Leisa asked: I’ve planted grass seed on my front lawn over 2 months ago and now there are areas of the lawn that have brown spots. Do I use more fertilizer on my lawn to elimate these brown areas? I water my lawn twice a day (live in hot New Mexico) at 15 minutes a piece. Once in the morning and the second time in the evening. Please help.


]]> http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/how-can-i-elimate-brown-spots-on-my-lawn/feed 7 How can I get my lawn to grow? http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/how-can-i-get-my-lawn-to-grow http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/how-can-i-get-my-lawn-to-grow#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:54:35 +0000 Robin http://yourhomeandyard.com/how-can-i-get-my-lawn-to-grow/ Continue reading →]]> lawn
Annie anne asked: I live in a ground floor flat (appartment). I have a tiny back garden, with a very small lawn. I moved in about 4 years ago, when the flat was newly built, however there have been various buildings in this area for at least 200 years. When I moved in the lawn looked lovely, but over the first winter most of the grass died off. Since then, I have reseeded the worst patches, reseeded the whole lawn and laid new turf. I’ve also spent lots of time poking holes inthe lawn with a garden fork and filling these with sand to improve drainage, and have dug compost into the soil. Nothing seems to work, each time, all the grass has died. the plants growing in the garden (in the same soil) are doing well. Grass grows between the paving slabs next to the lawn. The neighbor’s lawns look fine. Lots of moss and clover grows on the lawn and there are loads of worms.
Any ideas? or shall I give up and put paving down?
I water it regularly during dry weather. Hosepipes are currently banned in this area but it’s so small it’s easy to do with a watering can.


]]> http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/how-can-i-get-my-lawn-to-grow/feed 5 How do I treat my lawn that was seeded and reseeded last year and was overrun with Crabgrass? http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/how-do-i-treat-my-lawn-that-was-seeded-and-reseeded-last-year-and-was-overrun-with-crabgrass http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/how-do-i-treat-my-lawn-that-was-seeded-and-reseeded-last-year-and-was-overrun-with-crabgrass#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:57:27 +0000 Robin http://yourhomeandyard.com/how-do-i-treat-my-lawn-that-was-seeded-and-reseeded-last-year-and-was-overrun-with-crabgrass/ Continue reading →]]> lawn
jsant201 asked: My lawn was seeded late Spring last year. It appears that the seed may have had a crabgrass mix. I reseeded areas of my lawn in the early Fall and applied a winterizer fertilizer in late Fall. How do I handle this issue this upcoming season? I want to eliminate the crabgrass and develop a healthy lawn.

]]> http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/how-do-i-treat-my-lawn-that-was-seeded-and-reseeded-last-year-and-was-overrun-with-crabgrass/feed 2 Does cutting a lawn treated with pesticides and fertilizes release chemicals into the air? http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/does-cutting-a-lawn-treated-with-pesticides-and-fertilizes-release-chemicals-into-the-air http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/does-cutting-a-lawn-treated-with-pesticides-and-fertilizes-release-chemicals-into-the-air#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:27:10 +0000 Robin http://yourhomeandyard.com/does-cutting-a-lawn-treated-with-pesticides-and-fertilizes-release-chemicals-into-the-air/ Continue reading →]]> lawn
Chaucer asked: After it’s rained several times, is it OK to cut the lawn after pesticide and fertilizer treatment? Does this cause any chemicals or toxins from the aforementioned to get up into the air? If it does, could they get into surrounding households? Is anyone cutting the lawn at risk?


]]> http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/does-cutting-a-lawn-treated-with-pesticides-and-fertilizes-release-chemicals-into-the-air/feed 0 How to keep my neighbors lawn grass from invading mine? http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/how-to-keep-my-neighbors-lawn-grass-from-invading-mine http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/how-to-keep-my-neighbors-lawn-grass-from-invading-mine#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:33:38 +0000 Robin http://yourhomeandyard.com/how-to-keep-my-neighbors-lawn-grass-from-invading-mine/ Continue reading →]]> lawn
LWIRE98 asked: I am fixing to plant Zoysia grass for my lawn and my neighbor has St. Augustine. I believe Zoysia is more dense and will overtake his lawn. I need to know how to keep the two seperate(from growing over one another) while still being able to mow without obstruction. What I really want to avoid is his grass from invading my lawn. I think those metal boarders you can hammer into the ground would work, but how high to I need it to be above ground level to effectively keep the lawns seperated?


]]> http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/how-to-keep-my-neighbors-lawn-grass-from-invading-mine/feed 4 How is mowing a lawn a good thing? http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/how-is-mowing-a-lawn-a-good-thing http://westviewhomeandyard.com/lawns/how-is-mowing-a-lawn-a-good-thing#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:34:47 +0000 Robin http://yourhomeandyard.com/how-is-mowing-a-lawn-a-good-thing/ Continue reading →]]> lawn
BS9999 asked: Curious. I have read in some places that mowing a lawn can be good to prevent grassy weeds and in other places that by mowing it weakens the grass and so fertilizing can help keep the lawn well nourished because of injuries such as mowing. I am confused. From my logic, mowing the lawn can only be a bad thing for the lawn since i don’t think in nature it wants to be cut and have to be regrown and by being cut you are more exposed to the air to loose moisture from inside. I can understand that in a controlled way thatching can be a good thing (maintain mosture in the soil because of grass droppings due to mowing) but i dunno.

Can someone explain the benefits of mowing?

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