| Many people who build a new home are worried | | | | to worry about mowing, watering and other |
| about the landscaping because they don't know | | | | lawn care needs. |
| how to do lawn care. The most important thing | | | | |
| about planning a lawn is to have the right | | | | However, most people want the pleasure of |
| kind of grass for the soil. All grass is not | | | | knowing that the beautiful lawn they have is |
| the same. Some kinds can grow quite high, | | | | the result of their own hard work. You do |
| while others don't grow high at all. If you | | | | need to fertilize the lawn to give the grass |
| don't have a lot of time available for | | | | the extra nutrients that it needs. Any garden |
| fertilizing and mowing, then this would be | | | | center will have several different kinds of |
| the right kind of grass for you. | | | | fertilizer for you to choose from. Since |
| | | | these brand names all differ in price and the |
| Other factors that you need to consider when | | | | amount of time you need to spend on the lawn, |
| choosing the grass for your lawn include: | | | | you do need to read the labels. For instance, |
| | | | if you don't have a lot of time to spend |
| How much direct sunlight will the lawn have | | | | applying fertilizer, choose a brand that will |
| or will it be mostly in the shade? | | | | only need application once every two or three |
| | | | months. |
| Is the lawn sloping and what is the drainage | | | | |
| like? | | | | It is very important to water the lawn. With |
| | | | the help of a sprinkler system, you can just |
| What quality of lawn do you want to have? | | | | turn it on and give the grass the water that |
| | | | it needs. However, even with a sprinkler |
| How much money do you have budgeted for lawn | | | | system, there is a danger of watering the |
| care? | | | | grass too much. You do need to keep an eye on |
| | | | the grass and the weather to know when enough |
| If you have the money, but not the time, you | | | | is enough. |
| can actually hire a lawn service and not have | | | | |