A sunlit lawn, mature trees and a neighborhood fence

COAST TO COAST GRASS / THE HOMEOWNER’S FIELD GUIDE

Know your
home turf.

A great lawn starts with understanding the ground you’re standing on. Let’s get into it.

FIND YOUR STATE
50STATES.
ONE BACKYARD
AT A TIME.
REAL GRASS. REAL SEASONS. YOUR PLACE TO START.
01 / THE LOCAL GUIDE

Different states.
Different ground.

Click your state. Choose your grass.
Get a plan for the place you call home.

02 / THE PROBLEM SOLVERS

Out in
the field.

Twenty focused guides.
Find the one that sounds like your lawn.

20 field guides for real-life lawns

01

A lawn in the shade

Tricky spaces

Make peace with the trees. Find what can grow beneath them.

02

Good dogs. Better grass.

Everyday living

A workable yard for paws, play and patch repairs.

03

Working with heavy clay

Soil & water

Improve the growing space beneath a stubborn lawn.

04

Grass on sandy soil

Soil & water

Pay attention to the root zone, not just the timer.

05

Through the hot, dry weeks

Soil & water

Choose a realistic summer plan before the lawn is stressed.

06

A better plan for a slope

Tricky spaces

Follow the water. Rethink the mowing route.

07

A small lawn, well considered

Everyday living

Make every square foot earn its place.

08

Your first lawn, made simpler

Everyday living

Learn the yard before filling the shed.

09

Repair the patch. Solve the cause.

Repair & recovery

Choose the right repair material, then give it better conditions than the old grass had.

10

Give new sod a good start

Repair & recovery

Plan delivery, water and the first weeks together.

11

A cleaner cut

Everyday living

Build the mowing routine before chasing the stripes.

12

Make every watering count

Soil & water

Find the dry gap before adding more water to the whole yard.

13

Know what your soil needs

Soil & water

Know which result answers which question before buying an amendment.

14

Get ahead of crabgrass

Repair & recovery

A plan built around identification, timing and turf cover.

15

When moss moves in

Repair & recovery

Read the growing conditions before removing the symptom.

16

A brown patch is a clue

Repair & recovery

Collect the clues that make a diagnosis—and the next purchase—more useful.

17

Check for grubs first

Repair & recovery

Look below the turf before deciding on a treatment.

18

When water will not leave

Soil & water

Trace the problem before digging a solution.

19

A little less lawn work

Tricky spaces

Design for a different rhythm, with room for flowers.

20

A lawn near the coast

Tricky spaces

Separate salt exposure from sand, wind and water.

THE COMPLETE FIELD-GUIDE LIBRARY
03 / KNOW YOUR GRASS

Same yard.
Different rules.

Your grass type sets the rhythm.
Get acquainted before making a plan.

Hands-on maintenance of a real garden lawn
THE WORKBENCH

The right tool.
For your patch.

Start with the job. Compare the choices.
Buy only what makes the work easier.

Find tools for my lawn
FROM YOUR FIRST CUT
TO YOUR NEXT GOOD SEASON.
Let’s get growing.