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Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, RICHARD GILLILAND. He is an expert on sprinkling systems, so we feel very comfortable recommending his work to our visitors.

Automatic or Manual Lawn Sprinklers: Which Should I Choose

by Richard Gilliland

No matter what size of lawn or garden you have, you most likely take great pride in it and want it to look its best. Keeping these areas watered can help your grass, flowers, or crops to grow tall and healthy. Watering by hand can be quite time-consuming, which is why many homeowners turn to devices that will water their lawns with very little effort from them. Sprinklers are one such device and they are simple and easy to use to keep your lawn or garden green and growing tall. What do you need to consider when you are looking at sprinklers for your home?

Automatic lawn sprinklers can make watering your lawn completely automated. This can be an excellent choice if you do not have much time to devote to lawn care, but enjoy the green that comes with healthy lawns. An automatic lawn sprinkler can be programmed to water the lawn at a specific time each day and for a specific duration to take the human part of this equation entirely out of the picture. Many times, the time you should water your lawn is not as convenient as you might like, but with automatic lawn sprinklers, it can be watered when needed without you lifting a finger.

Some automatic lawn sprinklers even have sensors that can determine if your lawn even needs water, which can cut down on water usage and by more environmentally responsible. Automatic lawn sensors may be an investment, but they can add value to your home and can add value to your life in time saved. Choose the automatic lawn sprinkler that best fits your needs and your particular wants to ensure that you will be able to use it to its maximum efficiency.

Manual lawn sprinklers mean that you have to turn them on and off yourself. Many people choose these over the automatic sprinklers simply because they do not want to program the automatic type and they enjoy being in complete control of their lawn. If this is you, you realize that there are several different types of lawn sprinklers that you can choose from, including oscillating, single stream, ornamental, and more. Finding the right one for your needs and your lawn will help you to care for your lawn or garden much easier.

Sprinklers can make watering your lawn or garden much easier and less time-consuming. It will give your lawn or garden new life and can help you to grow crops and plants easily without having to worry about pulling out the hose and watering everything by hand. Choosing your sprinkler system based on your budget and your needs will enable you to find the right one for you and your particular needs, as well as gardening style, to ensure that you are completely satisfied.

Richard Gilliland is VP of GreenMarkIrrigation.com one of the largest wholesale dealers and distributor for Hunter PGP sprinklers and sprinklers

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If you do, you probably have gophers or ground moles. Do you know what to do?

Most household lawns are not large enough to attract gophers or ground moles in concentrated enough numbers to create a serious problem. Still, they can be a nuisance and cause damage to your grassy haven.

Telltale signs of ground moles and gophers…

Evidence of these animals are a little more obvious than most lawn garden pests. They deposit dirt hills on top of your lawn, usually next to holes… plus tunnels criss-cross beneath your lawn. An unsightly mess for sure. If these holes and tunnels cave in, you can have a serious ankle-turner.

If you decide the infestation is serious, you will need to take consistent, and sometimes aggressive, pest control measures. The first step is to find out what you’re dealing with, and then devise a method of control.

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Do you remember learning how to braid dandelion flowers into a necklace or headband? Remember blowing the tufted seeds into the wind… with faerie warriors riding them into the Grouchie Giant’s Kingdom next door?

All too soon your magic world disappeared when dandelions morphed into weeds… they became a garden chore that earned you some allowance money.

Well, time hasn’t changed perceptions very much…

The first step to controlling weeds in your lawn is understanding exactly what you’re dealing with.

That saying, “A weed is just a plant out of place” is still true. If you flipped through a botany field guide, you may be surprised at the plants you would find classified as weeds!

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Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, MARK FALCO. He is a lawn care expert, so we feel very comfortable recommending his work to our visitors.

Basic Lawn Care – Mowing, Scarifiers, Aeration, and Watering Tips
By Mark Falco

The arrival of summer heralds a time of increased wear and tear for the average garden lawn. Children’s yard games, barbecue parties, outdoor sports and generally more activity in the garden means your lawn is set to come in for something of a beating and without a little TLC is likely to start showing more than a little worse for wear. Stomp all over any living thing and it doesn’t respond too kindly but with a little help, your lawn can remain looking great all through summer and beyond!

Fertiziler

For a lusher, healthier, faster-growing lawn you can’t beat a bit of fertilizer. Test your soil type and choose a fertilizer to compliment this for best results. Most lawns will benefit from around three to four fertilizer applications through the year, with the first around a month before the start of the growinf season to give your grass a kickstart and then up to three more with approximately a two month gap in between applications can give good results.

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Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, HANS DEKKER. He is a lawn care expert, so we feel very comfortable recommending his work to our visitors.

Lawn Care Information
By Hans Dekker

Recent lawn care information reports that a lot of us might be guilty of over-kill when it comes to tending our family turf. What may be the most effective way to solve problems may not be the best way for the long-term health of our lawns and safety of our families.

For instance, most experts tell us we need to aerate our lawns each spring to control thatch. Thatch is a layer of dead stems and roots that build up under some grasses. The truth is that thatch is a natural part of a lawn and a shallow layer of it (up to ½ inch) even acts as a moisture holding mulch for your turf. That is not always good information, as everything in life it depends on several factor such as soil type and the like.

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