Lawn Care

Overview

Care of home lawns is a popular hobby and an important way to add to and maintain a home's value. It can also be expensive and labor intensive. Extension's advice about caring for and protecting your lawn from pests and diseases helps homeowners ensure that their grass is always greener.

Publications

Extension Publications

• Managing Imported Fire Ants in Urban Areas
• Soil Testing for Home Lawns, Gardens and Wildlife Food Plots
• Annual Bluegrass Control in Residential Turfgrass
• Developing a WaterSmart Landscape
• Care of Ornamental Plants in the Landscape
• Pruning Ornamental Plants in the Landscape
• Best Management Practices in the Landscape
• Winter Protection of Ornamental Plants
• Basic Principles of Pruning Woody Plants
• Professional Grounds Management Calendar
• Control of Lace Bugs on Ornamental Plants
• Identification and Control of Spring Dead Spot in Georgia
• Lespedeza Identification and Control in Turfgrass
• Ten Steps to a Healthier Home Lawn
• Bermudagrass Control in Southern Lawns
• Weed Control in Home Lawns
• Centipedegrass Decline
• Controlling Moss and Algae in Turf
• Zoysiagrass Lawns
• Tall Fescue Lawn Management

To see an expanded list of these pubs , go to the CAES Publications site or the FACS Publications listing.

News

For the latest news about Extension, visit Georgia FACES. News you can use about Georgia family, agricultural, consumer and enviromental sciences.

• Following a few lawn care tips can save water in drought situations.
• Goats and sheep are great for clearing out unwanted brush
• Spring fertilization of lawns should be guided by soil testing, temperatures
• Springtime is tree-planting time
• Spot spray, pull or hoe weeds in winter turfgrass
• Lower landscape maintenance by adding natural areas
• Grasscycling: Something Old is New Again
• Plan now for lush, green turfgrass this summer
• UGA training helps former homeless men prepare for jobs
• Georgia sod inventories low, prices up

Websites

UGA-affiliated

• Georgia Turf
  Gives detailed identification and growing recommendations for the species. Links to relevant publications from Extension and researchers, turfgrass management courses and other websites.
• Flooded lawn management
  Recommends how to help a lawn recover from a flood.
• Lawn Calendars
  • Bermudagrass
  • Centipedegrass
  • St. Augustinegrass
  • Turf-Type Tall Fescue
  • Zoysiagrass
• Lawns don't waste water, people do
  Suggests how to conserve water when using it.
• Poking and soaking will help lawn survive
  Promotes aeration for lawn health.
• Protecting Your Home, Lawn, and Water
  Summary pamphlet addresses homeowner concerns.