Aiper’s smart sprinkler limits its spray to a map of your lawn The IrriSense smart sprinkler can be installed in 15 minutes with a garden hose and power cable. | Image: AiperAiper has announced a new smart watering solution at CES 2025 that could be as easy to set up as a traditional lawn sprinkler. The IrriSense Smart Irrigation Sprinkler doesn’t require any pipes to be buried under a yard, and as an all-i…

When You Should Use Sand on Your Lawn (and When You Shouldn’t) Sand can be useful in select yard applications, but you’re probably using it wrong.

To Save Monarch Butterflies, They Had to Silence the Lawn Mowers An unlikely group of New Yorkers is winning small victories in the battle to protect butterfly habitats.

Get off my lawn Okay I’ll take the bait, when it’s too much too much when it comes to editing options? I’m not a super purist but do believe in a little romance of creating an actual look on the scene with the actual lens! submitted by /u/zilla82

Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Aerate Your Lawn As you’re working your way through your fall gardening checklist, you may have questions about what to do to your lawn before winter sets in—like whether aerating is involved. There are a few different factors to consider, but if you decide the aerate your lawn, now’s probably the best time to do it. Here’s what to… Read more…

Looking off my porch at my front “lawn”. submitted by /u/Bernhard-Baker

Now Is the Best Time to Seed Your Lawn Gardening season is winding down, but the time for planting and growing is not nearly over. If you have a grass lawn, one of the main outdoor tasks on your current to-do list should be seeding, whether that’s patching bare spots or giving your yard the full treatment. Read more…

LPT: Use a tuna can as a rain gauge when you water your lawn A tuna can is about 1″ deep, so when it’s full that’s 1″ of rain. submitted by /u/kempff

Use a Screwdriver, and Other Ways to Not Overwater Your Lawn This Summer The summer months are synonymous with dry, brown, crackling grass—a nightmare for those who love their luscious green lawns, and validation to those who think lawns are bullshit and should be killed. When it’s hot outside, your first instinct may be to dump excessive amounts of water onto your lawn, but a brown patch… Read more…