Lawn Care

Home Lawn Care - Keep It Simple

Any sort of foliage that is not native to the region is called exotic plant and as such will necessitate additional care and extra things such as special food, water or lighting conditions for it to bloom. So, one way to prevent from making lawncare in your home a time consuming task is to plant only native plants that are accustomed to fending for themselves, as it were.

Some individuals, like myself, tend to believe even the most basic lawn care a bit tedious. Yep, even just taking out the old lawn mower for a quick clipping can look very tedious. But then again, I live in an almost tropical climate where the lawn grows so quickly that if I miss a weekly trimming in the summertime my backyard begin to look like a jungle.

Home Lawn Care - Tips

For people looking for a way to cut down on even basic lawncare, there's also the herbal lawn. True, if you already have a lawn in place, or if the existing lawn is for the most part a hardy variety such as St. Augustine or some kinds of crab grass, you may find it more work to get started. But if you don't have a lawn yet or have a more delicate variety growing you may find it worthwhile and even agreeable to incorporate an herbal lawn.

An herbal lawn is only what it sounds like, a lawn that is composed of an herb instead of a type of grass. You can produce an herbal lawn out of many various kinds of herbs. The true challenge is finding an herb that can handle heavy foot traffic at the same time that it is still comfortable if you like to sit or play on the lawn. There are different varieties of chamomile and creeping thyme that fall into this ideal middles ground.

Herbal lawns grow more slowly than traditional grasses and when they are tread or sat upon, they smell simply wonderful. In fact, herbal lawns can be so heavenly on a nice summer day that a lot of people erect what's known as a 'gardener's couch'. A gardener's couch is fabricated by shaping raw earth into a comfy shape or shapes which are then sowed herb seeds. Plant a variety of herbs for an even greater olfactory thrill. Every change in body position will release a different herbal perfume. So as you can see there are many ways you can enjoy your home lawn care.