Golf-course superintendents — they’re just like us! At least, they’re not so different that we can’t ask them for advice. In this column, we welcome readers’ yard-care questions, which we pass on to ...

To fix dry patches caused by soil compaction, you can aerate your lawn using either of these two methods: Core aerate: One of the best ways for relieving compaction is core aeration. With a core ...

Having a live-in best friend who’s always by your side after a bad day is amazing. Having your yard and everything in your outdoor domain smell like dog urine is not even a little bit amazing. It ...

The concentrated nitrogen in dog urine can "burn" grass. Good access to fresh drinking water for your dog and deep lawn watering can reduce the problem. Our family is getting a dog this spring. I’m ...

Sondra, a reader in Minden, asked a question about her small male dog urinating on her lawn and yellowing the grass. She has tried everything, but nothing has worked to fix the problem. She wondered ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Dog owners know the signs well. They usually ...