Time to Think About Your Lawn
Now is the Time to Think About Your Lawn (Early Spring) Article by "Lowe's" - 2018 Control Weeds in the Lawn and Garden Weeds are a common challenge around the home landscape. Even the best landscapers and gardeners must deal with these persistent pests. There are, however, proven methods for reducing and controlling weeds. Save Item 10 Save Recognizing Types of Weeds By definition, a weed is any plant that is growing where you do not want it to grow. Flowers growing in the lawn or grass growing in the flower bed would be considered weeds. Botanically, there are three types of weeds: Broadleaf (ex. dandelion) Grassy (ex. crabgrass) Grass-like (ex. wild onion) Weed seeds exist in almost all lawns and gardens, and spread in a number of ways. They can be dispersed by wind, water, animals, soil amendments, poor quality grass seed and lawn and garden equipment. Many weed seeds remain dormant for years before they begin to gr...