We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've decided to invest in sod for your yard, you want to do everything you can to help it take root and thrive. The last thing you want ...

A beautiful lawn is perhaps the most important component involved in creating the right curb appeal—and it often starts with sod. Christopher S. Raimondi, CEO and president at Raimondi Horticultural ...

Sod isn’t cheap, and there’s nothing that can ruin your mood quicker than discovering your new sod turning yellow. Thankfully, you’re not the first person to battle the yellow plague, and all isn’t ...

So you’re tired of looking at your patchy, stressed lawn. It never quite recovered from last year’s extreme heat and drought, and you’re green with envy of your neighbor’s verdant grass. If you’re ...

Using sod is a great way to achieve an instant lawn, and it’s OK to install any time until the ground freezes. Sod rolls are 2 feet wide and 5 feet long, or 10 square feet per roll. Divide the square ...

Here’s how to choose between sod and seed to restore your lawn's lushness. Sod establishes faster than grass seed when filling in a bare spot in your lawn. Grass seed is easier to work with than sod, ...

Tracey Fitzgibbon is a certified nurseryman. Send garden-related questions to Digging In, Albuquerque Journal, 7777 Jefferson St. NE, Albuquerque, N.M. 87109, or to [email protected]. Q: We want ...

Sod establishes faster than grass seed when filling in a bare spot in your lawn. Grass seed is easier to work with than sod, and is more cost-effective, especially when filling in larger patches.