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Should you be fortunate you own a fine top soil based lawn, the toil and labor of beautifying your lawn has been completed. There are many, of course, to whom this does not apply, and it should be remembered that, when a fine topsoil base exists, there is yet the requirement for labor to keep a beautiful lawn and garden.

1. The best time to mow a lawn is when it is cool and dry. Linger until the damp dew of morning has left, before the heat of the afternoon is on you. Alternatively, late afternoon or early evening this should follow a water application when it was morning, which is a fine time as well.

2. On the question of boundary division, a hedge has preferable qualities of separating boundaries than the qualities provided by fencing. A more private provision is catered for, preventing children and pets from leaving, or entering. The shelter it provides will attract birds, and privision is made for a setting that will enhance flowers and plants.

3. Bring the beauty of your garden to you; paths and outside doors can have hyacinths planted near them. Their magnificent perfume will overcome the air of early spring and will enhance your garden in ways you didn't think possible.

4. Brighten up mundane items, for example, your mail box and any lamp post. Smother such mundane things with planted flowers to benefit from the first to the last to flower. You may wish to see snowdrops, white in color, crocus, both purple and gold hued, tulips of a variety of colors, and hyacinths colored blue. The base of the posts would benefit from the placement of stanes and rocks to enhance their appearance.

5. Weed controlling methods is an achievement that your lawn can experience through the oft repeated mowing action when it is springtime. The prevention of dandelion spread will be caused by the yellow blossoms being taken out as well as the formation of seeds being prevented. Mow high during late spring and early summer. This will allow grass blades to shade the ground, and will help prevent crabgrass from sprouting.

Your very own lawn, as well as your garden is expected to be somewhere that your pride and your creation's beauty shines through. The expense of considerable sums is unecessary on expensive fertilizers and herbicides, or fancy lawn furniture and ornaments. A little commonsense and thought will take you as far as you need to go to making your lawn and garden a place that's much better.