The best time to aerate is when your grass is actively growing—spring or fall in cool areas, and late spring in warm ones.

Fertilizing in fall helps your lawn build strong roots now for a greener, healthier yard next spring. Match fertilizer to your grass type and season, measure your lawn, and apply evenly with a rotary ...

Fall is a good time to repair bare spots in the lawn. Learn what steps you need to take to fix bare spots before winter ...

As cool weather approaches in the southern part of the U.S., lawn care changes. Warm-season grasses get ready for their long ...

As cooler weather arrives and you prepare to put your mower in the garage for the winter, don’t turn your attention away from ...

A wheel barrow upturned on a lawn covered in fall leaves with trees and a small shed in the background. - Kate Stock/Shutterstock While many homeowners feed their turfgrass in the spring, it isn't ...

The best fall fertilizer for cool-season grasses is a high-nitrogen fertilizer with the correct amounts of phosphorus and potassium to address soil deficiencies.

If you have a warm-season lawn, your grass is getting ready to go dormant for winter. This is why you should never fertilize a warm-season lawn after September.

If your lawn is dried out or dormant, it is best just to keep it mowed to control the weeds and postpone any fertilization ...

May said it's important to maintain your lawn in the fall to have the great success of a well maintained lawn in the spring.

“A sign that it’s time to reduce or stop watering is slower grass growth and cooler, more humid conditions,” Adnan said. “You may also notice the soil retaining more moisture as evaporation decreases ...

“Most of your root growth takes place during the fall,” says David Yost with Merrifield Garden Center. “Grass loves ...