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Updated: March 17, 2026
Lawns for the Maryland Home Landscape
How to have a healthy lawn in Maryland. Understand the challenges Maryland's climate has on the perfect lawn and why you should reduce your carbon footprint with a lawn alternative.
Updated: March 16, 2026
Organic Lawn Care and Supporting Pollinators
Learn how to manage a home lawn organically by taking into consideration how you fertilize, deal with pests, diseases, and weeds, and what to ask of a hired lawn company. Support pollinators by giving them resources for food and shelter outside of a lawn, rather than by relying on non-native flowering lawn weeds.
Updated: January 20, 2026
Soil Testing and Soil Testing Labs
Everything you need to know about soil testing.
Updated: August 20, 2025
The Challenge of Growing a Lawn in Maryland
The challenge of growing a lawn in Maryland
Updated: December 14, 2022
Lawn Maintenance Calendar for Maryland Tall Fescue Home Lawns
General and seasonal lawn tasks for Maryland .
Updated: March 16, 2026
Starting a New Lawn
Learn how to start a new lawn by evaluating site conditions and deciding what to plant (and when).
Updated: March 16, 2026
Mushrooms and Slime Molds in Lawns
Mushrooms often grow in lawns, but they are not produced by fungi infecting the turfgrass. Learn what types are common and why they appear. Slime molds can be confused for fungi, but they are not harmful to plants.
Updated: March 16, 2026
Maintaining an Established Lawn
Learn how to maintain an established lawn through mowing, watering, liming, aerating, overseeding, fertilizing, and dethatching.
Updated: March 16, 2026
Lawn Maintenance Calendar
Learn what lawn care actions to take at particular times of year based on turfgrass type.
Updated: March 16, 2026
Lawn Grasses Grown in Maryland
Learn which types of turfgrass are most widely grown and which varieties are recommended for Maryland home lawns.
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