Ready for an attractive, healthy and smart lawn? View the resources below to help get you started.
Smart Gardening: Leaf Mulching
Video on mulching leaves into turf
Smart Gardening: Controlling Grubs
Learn how to mow your lawn, how to fertilize and how much to water your lawn to control grubs.
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Spring blooming lawn and garden weeds: A focus on winter annual identification and management
Published on April 5, 2024
Understand your spring blooming lawn and garden weeds for better control. -
Use GDDTracker to schedule applications to turfgrass
Published on March 21, 2024
Using growing degree days is a valuable tool for predicting pest outbreaks and scheduling applications. -
360-degree field tours highlight three Detroit urban farms
Published on February 29, 2024
High quality imagery and interviews show the successes and challenges of urban food production. -
Upper Peninsula Extension Master Gardeners recognized for volunteer efforts
Published on January 31, 2024
Through their community service via gardening education, MSU Extension Master Gardeners contributed over $78,000 to Upper Peninsula communities in 2023. -
Canadian Garden Study Tour offered by MSU Extension Master Gardener Program
Published on January 19, 2024
Join the MSU Extension Master Gardener Program to see and experience the Canadian Rockies, agriculture and botanic gardens of British Columbia. -
Nostoc: The mysterious green jelly on your lawn
Published on November 14, 2023
An organism older than the dinosaurs could be living in your lawn! Nostoc is not easy to control. Cyanobacteria have been around for about 3.5 billion years and have survived conditions ranging from volcanoes to the Ice Age. -
Why test soil in the fall?
Published on August 28, 2023
Compared to spring, fall is an ideal time for soil testing. Here’s why. -
Diagnostic Academy recently held in the Upper Peninsula
Published on August 23, 2023
Extension Master Gardeners and others learn more about diagnostics and assisting the public with plant and insect concerns. -
Lawn turf update - July 6, 2023
Published on July 6, 2023
Lawns have recovered following the dry conditions the last couple months but now many diseases are appearing. -
Equip yourself for dry weather: Tools and techniques to soften the slap of drought in your garden
Published on June 26, 2023
To minimize the impact of drought in your landscape and garden, it is crucial to employ the right tools and techniques. Planning ahead and implementing simple practices can soften the blow of drought and help your garden thrive. -
Drought conditions begin to impact Michigan landscapes
Published on June 21, 2023
Watch for common signs of drought stress on landscape plants. -
Pain in the grass: Bermudagrass
Published on June 8, 2023
Tackling bermudagrass in a residential lawn can be daunting. Learn more about the biology and management strategies. -
Pain in the grass: Tall fescue
Published on May 23, 2023
Not all weedy grasses are crabgrass. Tall fescue is one of the top grassy weed complaints received by MSU Extension and MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics each year. -
Tips to toss the moss from your lawn
Published on May 10, 2023
Frustrated with moss in your lawn? Understand why and then consider a range of management options. -
Lawn turf update - May 4, 2023
Published on May 4, 2023
Lawns have been slow growing this spring with the unusually cold and wet weather but the forecasted warmup by the end of the week will have lawns and weeds springing to life. -
Spring lawn care tips for shoreline homeowners
Published on April 21, 2023
Healthy lawns can help slow and filter surface runoff; it is also important to understand turf maintenance can affect water quality, especially fertilizer and pesticide applications. -
Will my turf recover from recent flooding?
Published on April 10, 2023
Recent rainfall events caused flooding on golf courses, lawns and other turf areas. Depending on how long the turf was submerged and whether soil deposition occurred will determine whether turf survives. -
Fall yard and garden cleanup tips
Published on November 3, 2022
Use these fall yard and garden cleanup tips for more success next year. -
Controlling yellow nutsedge in turfgrass
Published on June 29, 2022
Yellow nutsedge is appearing in turfgrass. This article describes nutsedge and presents control options for homeowners and professional applicators. -
Consider a flowering bee lawn to help pollinators
Published on May 19, 2022
Another tool to make your yard more attractive to bees and other pollinators.