Lawn Maintenance
Our lawn maintenance tips can help you keep your home cost efficient, safe & cozy.
Mow Like a Pro
If you’ve got a big, beautiful lawn, chances are you spend a lot of time and energy maintaining it. Here are a few ways a zero-turn mower can help you get a healthy, professional-looking lawn—in less time, and with less effort.
Lawn School: Weed Control
This Old House Landscaper, Roger Cook shares his tips for homeowners on caring for their lawns and keeping weed growth under control.
Cordless Lawn Mowers That Won’t Quit
We’re living in the golden age of cordless lawn mowers. Not long ago, these quiet, smokeless cutters had anemic batteries that made you wish you were mowing with gas.
How to Tune Up Your Lawn Mower
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares his top five tips for keeping your lawn mower running smoothly.
How to Choose Grass Seed
Picking the appropriate grass seed with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and turf expert Mary Owen
How to Revive a Lawn With a Slice Seeder
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows a quick, easy way to seed and resuscitate a sickly looking lawn
How to Fix a Patchy, Weedy Lawn
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook resuscitates a dying lawn
How to Sharpen Mower Blades
Cutting grass cleanly with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook.
Simple Lawn Care Routine
Streamline your lawn-care routine for better turf with less work
How to Get Your Lawn Lush and Green
Looking for the best tips on how to get grass to grow? Follow our advice to set your lawn on the right path.
How to Deal With Common Lawn Problems
How to diagnose lawn problems like grubs, dog damage, dry spots, moss, and more.
Do-It-Yourself Lawn Care Schedule
What grass zone do you live in? When to fertilize, water, mow, and deal with weeds and pests depends on where you live.
How to Sharpen Lawn Mower Blades
Sharpen your blades before you retire your mower this year, and save yourself some work come spring
How to Winterize a Lawn Mower
An end-of-summer tune-up keeps power lawn equipment in top shape. Learn how to care for a lawn mower with these steps.
9 Steps to a Lush Lawn
Want to create a lusher lawn? Read these tips from This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook.
How to Seed a New Lawn
In this how-to video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook plants a new lawn from seed
How to Fertilize a Lawn
In this how-to video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and host Kevin O'Connor discuss proper techniques for feeding a lush, green lawn.
How to De-thatch a Lawn
In this how-to video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook breathes new life into a suffocating lawn.
How to Treat Your Lawn Organically
Break your lawn's addiction to synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides and choose organic lawn care instead.
How to Seed a Lawn
Prep your lawn for next spring by getting grass seed down at the right time of year
Grasses With Attitude
Ornamental grasses are a cinch to grow, and they won't fade into the background.