Q: I need advice about lawn care and dogs. My house is in San Rafael, and the backyard has a 1,000-square-foot lawn of dwarf fescue. What can I do about the dead patches of grass created by the family ...

No matter how cute your dog is or how good it is at playing fetch, it doesn’t feel much like your best friend when it wrecks your lawn. Of course, it isn’t your pup’s fault that dog pee kills grass, ...

Dogs can be the biggest culprit to why your lawn ends up badly damaged but it is not through them running around and playing. The main cause of lawn damage comes from dog urine. Rich in nitrogen, your ...

DEAR JOAN: Help! My husband and I own a house on a corner lot. We are very proud of our lawn and front garden, and we spend a lot of time and money keeping it looking nice. Our problem is that a lot ...

When my female dog urinates on the lawn it leaves a stain or dead spots. Is there any thing I can do to stop this other than not allowing her to urinate on the lawn which isn’t really possible.

Every keen gardener who has a dog knows that there’s one major problem when you combine a lawn with a pup. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the ...

Like most citrus, mandarins are attractive small-to-medium evergreen trees with glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers. Their dense foliage makes them a good screening tree, and they fruit easily ...