September is the only month worth seeding a lawn in New Jersey
Seed put down in April is mostly food for crabgrass. Here is why the first three weeks of September beat every other window, and what to do if you miss it.
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Things we end up explaining on site over and over, written down once. All of it is specific to northern New Jersey, because most of what you read online is written for somewhere else.
Everything that decides whether a patio lasts is buried
Two patios can look identical the day they are finished and be completely different jobs. The difference is eight inches down, under the stone.
What the deer in Bergen County will actually walk past
Nothing is truly deer-proof here. What we plant instead of arborvitae, what only survives close to the house, and why the tags on the pots overpromise.
Rather just ask someone.
Reading about aeration is fine. Having somebody stand on the lawn and tell you whether it is worth doing is better.