Understanding how and when to fertilize is an essential step towards achieving the yard of the summer. Often, one of the first recommended steps in lawn care is fertilizing. Here's when to ...

And like all loves, this one too has its chemistry — in this case, rooted in nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium, the key components of lawn fertilizer. Sure, it makes the grass grow.

Your grass, shrubs and flowers will be oh so happy. But first, let’s talk about what we are actually doing when we use fertilizers. Fertilizing is a fairly simple process, but seems to get ...

But the roots of lawn care are more sinister than a bright lawn might suggest. Fertilizer grew in popularity after World War II, when the factories that made vast quantities of nitrogen for bombs ...