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

• Chainsaw Safety Tips
• Know How and When to waterSmart
• Make Every Drop Count: Xeriscape - Seven Steps to a Water-Wise Landscape
• White Grub Pests of Turfgrass
• Identificación y Control de Lespedeza en Céspedes
• Control de Bermuda en Céspedes Residenciales del Sudeste de los EEUU
• The Truth about Slime Molds, Spanish Moss, Lichens and Mistletoe
• Using Water Wisely with Automated Irrigation Systems
• Turfgrass Diseases in Georgia: Identification and Control
• Enfermedades de los céspedes en Georgia: Identificación y Control
• Enfermedades de Cespedes Guia de Referencia Rapida
• Soil Testing for Home Lawns, Gardens and Wildlife Food Plots
• Managing Imported Fire Ants in Urban Areas
• 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

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.

• Annual Turfgrass Conference held in Tifton
• Be patient and wait for centipedegrass to green-up on its own
• Popularity of St. Augustinegrass growing across Georgia
• Lawn care: Timing is everything
• A gardener's list of New Year's resolutions
• Chuck Bargeron named to Invasive Species Advisory Committee
• One man's wild flower is another man's weed
• Fall garden or not, there are plenty of winter gardening chores
• Place mulch in landscapes to create natural areas
• Don't let nagging leaf piles drive you to a hasty shredder or chipper purchase

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.