If what you desire is the most beautiful lawn and garden in your neighborhood, then you need look no further than the following tips. First and foremost, you must water your lawn and you must understand how and when to do it. Never water your lawn during the heat of the day. The water will evaporate before it gets to the roots, which is just a waste of your water and your money. Water late in the afternoon or early in the mornings when the sun is low in the sky. Your grass will have time to absorb the water. It is also better to water for longer periods of time and to do it less frequently than more frequently for less time. This will cause the roots to grow deeper and will allow them to retain water for longer periods of time.

The suggested amount of water needed for most lawns is about an inch every week. In order to measure this, place shallow containers all around your lawn from corner to corner and in the middle. This will not only tell you how much water has been dispersed, but how evenly it is being dispersed. Once the containers have an inch of water you can stop watering. You will find that some containers don’t have quite an inch. This means that the area of the lawn associated with that container needs more watering attention. If for whatever reason you cannot water your lawn every week, get lawn crystals for moisture. They will help to retain the water that the lawn is able to get.

For best results, you should have your garden divided into rows with trenches or canals to make sure that the water you are giving isn’t running of your garden and into other places. If you have trenches or canals you don’t necessarily need to containers to measure how much you are watering because you will be able to see in the trenches and the canal. Try your best to use organic fertilizers when you are gardening. Organic is always better than artificial and is safer for you and the environment. If you are eating any of the food that you are potentially growing in your garden, then you will certainly only want to use the natural stuff.

Invest in a garden tiller. You should be tilling your garden in the early spring as soon as you are able to. Scope out your garden and remove any plant matter or rocks that make be in your garden. You should also aerate your lawn about once a year and make sure that the holes are about 3 inches in the ground. This should increase the circulation in your lawn helping your grass roots absorb air and other nutrients.

You can find an abundance of helpful tips and information about how to improve your lawn and garden. You can find a wealth of knowledge online, and even from your local dealers. You can buy many different kinds of gardening books, and you can even borrow some from your public library, but these selections may be limited.

Dorthy Weatherbush is an avid gardener and is always looking for new ways to improve her lawn and garden. For holiday decorations she shops at Collections Etc. For her general gardening needs however, she shops at Gurneys.comAlthough she has never won Lawn or Garden of the Month in her neighborhood, she has come in 2nd place several years in a row.