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.

Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, joins Jon Hansen to answer all of your ...

The mushrooms are probably one of the many kinds of harmless fungi that live in organic matter within or underneath the lawn.

In spots that get some shade, the new growth may emerge with a good yellow color, but over time, as the leaves mature, they ...

“A sign that it’s time to reduce or stop watering is slower grass growth and cooler, more humid conditions,” Adnan said. “You ...

Any turf pro will tell you: Some simple lawn care in October can help your grass look better next year. Cooler air reduces stress, but the soil stays warm enough so roots can still grow fast. This ...

A: It’s great that you’re asking early — not on the night of the first freeze. After watering each plant, set each one in a ...

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.

Clean-up is an essential fall chore, but what it means — and how much you should actually do — has shifted in recent years.

It is now fall and the weather will become more comfortable soon before it’s just cold. Here are a few things to do in our lawns and gardens now that ...

AS WE MOVE into October and autumn, the leaves start to clog your gutters, the rains have returned (burn ban has been lifted!) and planting season starts in earnest for many botanical wonders!