After a long winter, many homeowners throughout Greensboro, NC, face the dreaded sight of dead patches in their once lush green lawns. The good news is that reviving these dead lawn patches is entirely possible with the right tools, techniques, and tips from Nature’s Select Piedmont.

As homeowners, we all want a beautiful and well-manicured lawn, so we put a lot of effort into maintaining our yards. Unfortunately, many of us fall for some common misconceptions that can do more harm than good, causing us to waste time and money, leaving us with a lawn that isn’t as healthy as it […]

Having a healthy and lush lawn requires more than just watering and regular lawn care. One of the often-overlooked factors that can greatly affect the overall health of your lawn is proper drainage. Good drainage allows excess water to flow away from your lawn instead of pooling, which can lead to several issues, such as […]

Mowing the lawn is an important aspect of lawn care. But how often should you be mowing the lawn? And what height should you keep the grass? These are just a few of the questions we get from residents looking for expert lawn care. While mowing is often an enjoyable exercise, doing it wrong can […]

During the spring and summer months, gardens around North Carolina thrive with colorful flowers and bright green vegetation. However, most, if not all, of these blooms hibernate in the winter, leaving your landscaping bare. While Nature’s Select Sandhills works on keeping your lawn healthy, you can add these vibrant winter blooms to your flowerbeds.

Mouse-ear Chickweed Mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare) showing hairy leaves & red-purple stems Mouse-ear chickweed is a winter annual weed with a vigorous, low-growing habit. The reddish stems may root at nodes when in contact with the soil. The flowers are small and white, with slightly notched petals. Seeds germinate in fall and grow […]

We are asked frequently about when the best time is to reseed fescue lawns. The answer really depends on the current condition of your lawn and how you feel about weeds. Spring and fall are the best times to seed, simply because fescue prefers the cooler temperatures at those times of year to the scorching […]

Apply fertilizer (and seed) in two passes. The perpendicular paths will reduce visible striping and skipped areas. For healthy growth and good color, cool season lawns need a minimum of two feedings a year, in spring and fall. Luckily, in the NC Piedmont the target dates for fertilizing your lawn in spring and fall land […]

By seeding to create or maintain thick, healthy turf, you will decrease the amount of weeds the following season as they are choked out by the lawn itself. Even fairly thick lawns can benefit from fall seeding- every year some of the grass in your lawn dies of “old age”. Having new young plants ready […]

Fairy ring with mushrooms visible The overnight appearance of a mushroom “fairy ring” nestled in the grass may have enchanted you as a child, but as an adult homeowner with a lawn to care for you may have other feelings about this phenomenon. So how do you manage a fairy ring (notice we didn’t say […]