What's Your Lawn Style?

Learn the best way to care for your lawn—in under 5 minutes!

The best lawn care practices allow you to avoid using unnecessary chemicals on your lawn. Lawn care chemicals aren’t safe for pets and children playing on the grass. Plus, what we put on our lawns ends up in our rivers—and pesticides and fertilizers are toxic when they get into our water supply.

That’s why we’re excited to share these lawn care tips that will help you maintain your turf—without the harm! Depending on the time you're willing to put in (and the amount of weeds you can tolerate!) we have low, medium, or high maintenance videos for you to watch.

Go low, medium, or high—you decide!

Low Maintenance

Here are our top tips for you:

Mow frequently in spring to crop weeds before they set seed
Mulch mow by making multiple passes and leave grass bits on the lawn for natural fertilization
Use an upright weed puller to remove broadleaf weeds (soft leaves and stems)
Let your lawn go brown in the summer to save time, money, and water
Overseed by adding grass seed over the entire lawn at least once a year in the fall so that grass can outcompete the weeds

If you do only one thing, make sure to overseed!

Medium Maintenance

Our top tips for killing weeds:

Keep grass at about 3 inches and mow frequently in spring.
Mulch mow by making multiple passes and leave grass bits on the lawn for natural fertilization
Dethatch your lawn by raking out dead grass, weeds, and moss every few years
Aerate every few years
Consider letting the lawn go brown to conserve water, but this may invite more weeds
Overseed by adding grass seed over the entire lawn at least once a year in fall so it can outcompete the weeds
Fertilize in the fall by spreading compost and raking through the grass

If you do only one thing beyond mowing, add grass seed over the entire lawn, one or two times a year in the spring and fall. Grass seed will help your lawn overcome the weeds.

High Maintenance

Our top tips for success:

Dethatch your lawn by raking out dead grass, weeds, and moss every year
Apply grass seed to your entire lawn in spring and fall
Mulch mow by making multiples passes to leave small bits of grass to add fertilization and then rake
Keep grass at about 3 inches and never cut more than one-third of the blade off
Pesticides should be a last resort. Remember to spot spray and avoid spraying on windy days or before it rains. Make sure to store and dispose of chemicals safely
Don’t spray pesticides onto the pavement—instead, use a flat head shovel to remove weeds
For best results, an in-ground programmable irrigation system is recommended
Consider a water-saving or drought tolerant grass best suited for your area's climate
Aerate at least every two years
Fertilize in the fall by spreading compost and raking through the grass

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Drought-tolerant lawn alternatives are best in arid regions

What's Your Lawn Style?

Learn the best way to care for your lawn—in under 5 minutes!

Go low, medium, or high—you decide!

Low Maintenance

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