Lawns

Aerating Lawns - Clemson Extension fact sheet on aerating lawns to improve turf grass health and increase tolerance to drought.
hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC1200.htm

All About Lawns - Articles, advice, and tips on lawn care and maintenance. Website includes information on lawn watering, mowing, grass types, and weed control.
www.allaboutlawns.com

American Lawns - Professional tips and advice to help improve lawns.
www.american-lawns.com

Ask Ashton - Submit a lawn care question and receive a response within 48 hours.
www.askashton.com

Ask The Expert - University of Illinois service offering information on lawn care needs.
web.extension.uiuc.edu/askextension/showQuestions.cfm?catID=154&AskSiteID=34

Backyard Putting Greens - Offers instruction on how to grow a backyard putting green. Includes guest book and phopto gallery.
www.freewebs.com/unclebeat/

Cool-Season Grasses: Lawn Maintenance Calendar - Details what needs to be done around the yard at various times of the year, and provides other tips and tricks for lawn maintenance. From the University of Missouri Extension.
extension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/hort/g06705.htm

Don't Bag It: The Lawn Maintenance Plan - Discusses fertilization, watering, and thatch maintenance practices.
ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1191.html

Eartheasy: Lawn Alternatives - Discusses the use of groundcovers, clover, ornamental grasses, and other plants as an alternative to planting and maintaining a lawn.
eartheasy.com/grow_lawn_alternatives.htm

The Gardener's Network - Information on the care and of lawns, including problems, mowing, fertilizers, diseases, and watering.
gardenersnet.com/lawn/

Healthy Lawns - Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency provides information on reduced risk pest management and prevention strategies for lawn and turfgrass, for gardeners and lawn care service providers. Site in English and French.
www.healthylawns.net/

Lawn and Landscape - Offers articles, an online trade show and a supplier directory.
www.lawnandlandscape.com

Lawn and Mower - Advice and information on various aspects of lawn care, including lawn diseases, mowers, and tools.
www.lawnandmower.com/

Lawn Care - Information on planting, maintaining, and caring for a lawn.
www.rodsgarden.50megs.com/lawns.htm

Lawn Care - Informational site with feature articles, FAQs and forums on various aspects of lawn care.
www.lawncare.com/

Lawn Care Tips - Includes articles on establishing a lawn and maintaining it through fertilizing, watering, mowing and weed control.
www.lawn-care-tips.com/

Lawn Care Tips - Lawn care professional offers a series of short articles and snippets of information for homeowners on maintaining a healthy lawn.
lawncaretips.blogspot.com/

Lawn Sprinklers Network - A directory, links, and discussion forum on turf irrigation and lawn sprinklers.
www.lawn-sprinklers.net

Lawn Talk - Fact sheets detailing a range of topics when caring for lawns. From the University of Illinois.
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/lawntalk/index.html

Natural Landscapes Project - Non-profit organization promoting organic (natural) lawn care. Information about pesticide hazards, avoiding water pollution, compost and mulch, and lawn size reduction.
www.naturallandscapes.org/

NCSU TurfFiles - Information from North Carolina State University professionals, including weed identification guide, pest and disease information, seasonal tips, and access to many publications.
www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/

Non-Chemical Alternatives for the Home Lawn - Article and guide from Iowa State University providing best practices for lawncare in the Midwest, including grass selection, use of organic fertilizers, mowing, thatching, and dealing with diseases and insect pests. [PDF]
www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1680.pdf

The Old Lawn Mower Club - A club for people with an interest in vintage lawn mowers.
www.oldlawnmowerclub.co.uk

Oscillating Lawn Sprinklers - Many close-up photos explain how an oscillating lawn sprinkler mechanism really works.
www.howstuffworks.com/sprinkler.htm

Safe Lawn Care - Discusses the dangers of using pesticides and other chemicals in lawn care. Includes some alternative lawn care methods.
www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/garden/796/

Spring Green - Provides lawn and tree care tips.
www.spring-green.com

Swisher Mowers - Mower manufacturer in Warrensburg, Missouri.
www.swisherinc.com/

Take The Lawn Challenge - University of Illinois Extension guide to lawn care; includes quizzes to test your knowledge.
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/lawnchallenge/index.html

Turf Tips - Turf and lawn maintenance tips for the current month, from Purdue (Indiana).
www.agry.purdue.edu/turf/tips/

Turf-Tec - Manufactures diagnostic tools for golf courses superintendents, sports turf managers, and homeowners.
www.turf-tec.com/index.html

Watching Grass Grow - Illustrated account, sprinkled with humor, of how a drought-ridden Colorado lawn returned to lushness, over the course of two seasons.
www.watching-grass-grow.com/

Yard Care - General information on yard care. Includes sections on garden tools and advice from experts.
www.yardcare.com/