I don't have a lot of dandelions since I treated the main lawn with corn gluten meal earlier in the season but there are ALWAYS a few patches around the house.
If you like to keep track of your gardening habits and experiments, take a look at this free and printable gardening journal. I spent quite a bit of time looking for the right one.
It's surprising to learn how much stuff you're SUPPOSED to do in the Fall to keep your lawn healthy. It took me all year to get mine green after being neglected so I was more than eager to find out what I can do now to ensure a better lawn next Spring.
I don't know about you, but some days there is just NO WAY I am making it to the gym! Here's some fun ideas you can do instead from SELF Magazine!
Can you dig it?
My back yard is..well..a DISASTER. The woman who owned the home before me was more than a green thumb, she was closer to Martha Stewart. Me, not so much. Let's just say the backyard has a ton of work that it needs. This weekend was the start of the massive undertaking.
One thing I have learned after being a home owner for a couple of years is that no one gives you an instruction manual when you move in. I was lucky and got a beautiful home with a gorgeous yard. The woman who lived there before me was a green thumb, and her love of gardening was evident the second you looked at the house. I have tried and tried and tried to keep up, but to be honest my yard an