Lawn Care Blog | Lawn Love

Key takeaways• About 15% of Americans say lawn care leaves them exhausted, and another 14% call it frustrating.
• The average homeowner spends close to 384 hours of their life mowing, or about 16 days total.
• Fall adds extra tasks like leaf removal, aeration, and overseeding right when people are alre...

Key takeaways● Cool-season grasses: topdress in early fall, while the soil is still warm.
● Warm-season grasses: topdress in late spring to early summer, once fully green.
● Full-lawn topdressing: once every few years is enough for most established lawns; bare patches can be done anytime during the act...

Key takeaways● Confirm your lawn is truly out of stress, not just dormant, before starting any fall work.
● Lawns follow different fall schedules. Cool-season grasses recover now; warm-season grasses prep for winter dormancy.
● Timing matters. Skip some steps based on grass type, and do the rest in ord...

Key takeaways● Color and texture changes after drought are part of the grass’s survival response, not lasting damage.
● Not every plant survives at the same rate, which is why regrowth often looks patchy or uneven.
● Tug a thin or brown patch. If it doesn’t pull out, the crown is alive and needs time a...

A strong El Niño is building for late 2026, and whether it helps your lawn or hurts it comes down to your region. In wet areas, it means more fungus and mowing, while in dry ones, more drought stress and watering.

NOAA issued an El Niño Advisory and put the odds of a “very strong” event at greater than 80% by October through December 2026. Forecasters say this could ra...