The great thing about big box stores like Lowe’s and Home Depot is you can buy just about anything there.
Swing over on a Saturday morning for a couple pieces of plywood and some sandpaper and you can also grab a faucet seal, a spice rack, and a plant for the porch.
Hey, look, they have sod for sale!
Hmmmm, it looks pretty handy, all rolled up and ready to go. And the backyard does look kind of ratty…
Pause, please. Anytime you buy sod, from anywhere, you should ask a few key questions.
When you get a first look at an impressive new landscaping project, it’s often the pretty green stuff you gawk at first.
Majestic palm trees, maybe, or striking tropical croton.
But what makes a project really work is the skill and labor behind the scenes.
Is it possible to find paradise in your own backyard?
What if it had a pool, a mini beach with a hammock and fire pit, festive string lights, and plenty of comfy lounge chairs?
Pretty close.
Here’s a question to kick things off: if you’ve been pondering interlocking driveway pavers, what are you waiting for?
An expertly designed paver driveway adds an instant sense of luxury to the front of your home.
So, you need a dependable sprinkler system company.
Shouldn’t be too hard, right? This is Florida, after all. Orlando must be crawling with companies.
Actually, that makes this task harder. How do you choose?
Have you seen any great birds in your backyard lately?
A warbler, maybe? Blue grosbeak? Blue-gray gnatcatcher? Boat-tailed grackle? Brown thrasher?
No? No offense, but maybe you need to be more friendly.
Or at least, you need a more bird-friendly garden design.
When you own a dog, having a great lawn can be ruff.
Urine causes yellow and brown spots. If you have a digger, look out for sudden holes. And if you think a lawn is meant to stand up to the frequent exuberant running of an energetic pooch, you’re barking up the wrong tree.
How to prevent your dog from ruining your lawn?
Fetch these tips:
Do you speak sprinkler system, or is it a foreign language?
If you call any irrigation system part “that thingy,” you should probably brush up on your sprinkler system vocabulary.
Not only will it help you communicate intelligently with your irrigation technician, but it also makes you look extremely knowledgeable during chats with your neighbor.
“Hey, Howard, I noticed one zone of your sprinkler system is out. Might be a shot solenoid.”
Of course, you could be way off base. But you still sound smart.
Once you decide on a new sod lawn, who wants to wait, right?
Get that lawn in, kick off your sandals, and fire up the grill!
So, just how fast can you have that pretty green grass? If you’re in a hurry, you chose the right state to live in.
Have the lawn chairs handy and take a look at the timing.
It’s normal to be a little nervous about your new sod installation.
It’s a big investment. You’re bound to have questions. Our comprehensive sod care guide offers detailed information about watering your new lawn.
But we’ve rounded up a few other common questions about sod, from rolling to fertilizing to spacing.