Lawn Weeds With Blue Flowers: Identification Guide With Control Tips
Identify 13 blue-flowered lawn weeds by petal count and leaf: speedwells, ground ivy, violets, dayflower, chicory, with the herbicide and timing for each.
Posts by A. Bashar
Dethatching Your Lawn: Pros, Cons and When It Actually Helps
Dethatching only helps when thatch is over 1/2 inch. Measure it with the wedge test, see which grasses build it, and learn when aeration is the better fix.
Bird’s-Foot Trefoil in Lawns: Identification, How It Spreads and Control
Yellow pea flowers and bird's-foot pods mark this deep-rooted lawn legume. Tell it from black medic and clover, see why it invades, and learn what kills it.
Why weeds come through mulch (thin layer, decomposed surface, rhizomes, lawn runners), the 3 to 4 inch depth trials, prep, pre-emergents and why fabric fails.
How to Kill Weeds in Rock Gardens and Gravel Beds Without Harming Your Plants
Weeds in gravel root in dust on top of the fabric. Method-by-situation table, pre-emergent timing for landscape beds, and how to rebuild a rock bed properly.
Why Is My Bermuda Grass Turning White? Powdery Mildew, Frost, Herbicide Bleaching and More
White bermuda grass is usually frost dormancy, herbicide bleaching, spring dead spot, dollar spot or mites. Use the pattern table to tell them apart.