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What Is Red Thread?
The red thread lawn disease is characterized by the ugly pinkish-red fungal spores it develops on your grass. Click here to defend your lawn against it!
What Is Dollar Spot?
Dollar spot is a lawn disease that gets its name from the silver dollar-sized patches it leaves across your turf. Come learn how to prevent it in this post!
What Is Snow Mold?
Snow mold can strike lawns in Washington at any time of year, but this post will help you identify and prevent it before serious damage occurs!
What Is Necrotic Ring Spot?
Necrotic ring spot is an aggressive lawn disease that causes circles of dead and damaged grass to form in your lawn. Read this post to learn how to stop it!
What Is Lawn Rust?
Lawn rust is a fungal infection on your turfgrass that resembles rust on metal, often rubbing off on shoes and lawnmowers and spreading across your landscape.
What Is Brown Patch?
Brown patch is one of the most common turf diseases, and it will turn your lawn from a lush landscape to a patchy, discolored mess if you ignore it.
A Homeowner's Guide To Japanese Anemones
Japanese anemones are delightfully delicate flowers, and we want all our readers to know more about this garden favorite for Washington landscapes.
A Homeowner’s Guide To Blanket Flowers
Blanket flowers are warm and inviting, and they can create a full and stunning cover of color in your garden when planted and maintained properly.
When & Where To Use Drip Irrigation
Drip delivers water directly to precise areas of a landscape for optimal growth, saving water for the planet and money for your wallet!
A Homeowner's Guide To Western Columbine
Western Columbine is a colorful perennial that thrives in the Pacific Northwest. Come learn about this plant in its native areas of Oregon and Washington.
A Homeowner’s Guide To Candytufts
Candytufts are as sweet-looking as you would expect them to be, and it is not hard to see why they are a garden favorite once you learn more!
A Homeowner’s Guide To Coral Bells
Coral bells are beloved equally for their leaves and their flowers, showing off a full display in your garden of slender blooms and robust foliage.
A Homeowner’s Guide To Coneflowers
Coneflowers are as delightful in a garden as their name suggests. Come read about these fun, bright flowers that are sure to liven up your home and yard!
A Homeowner's Guide To Bee Balm
Bee balm is a popular flower known for attracting pollinators. With proper care, having bee balm in your garden benefits your property and the environment.
A Homeowner's Guide To Lavender
Lavender is cherished by many for its lovely fragrance, gorgeous flowers, and practical uses. Read on and learn more about the wonders of lavender!
A Homeowner’s Guide To Oregon Iris
The Oregon Iris is a breathtaking flower native to the Pacific Northwest, making it the perfect choice for flower beds in our corner of the country.
Benefits Of A Bioswale
Bioswales are popping up in urban centers, and you have likely encountered one without even knowing it! Come read all about what bioswales do for our cities.
Benefits Of A French Drain In Your Yard
Installing a French drain is an effective way to hide unsightly lawn drainage materials with decorative yard features, and the benefits don't stop there!
A Homeowner's Guide To Caring For Bentgrass
Bentgrass has always been a favorite turf type for golf courses, but more homeowners are using bentgrass to seed their lawns. Come read all about it!
A Homeowner's Guide To Caring For Fine Fescue
Fine fescue is a popular grass that is highly desired for its soft texture and the safe, cushioned surface it creates in a lawn when it is well maintained.
The Best Grass Types For Washington Lawns: A Regional Guide
The conditions in Washington's regions call for different types of grass for healthy lawns. This post goes over the best grasses to use throughout Washington.
A Homeowner’s Guide To Caring For Tall Fescue
Tall fescue is loved in cool-season lawns for its ability to thrive in harsher weather conditions. This post explains the best practices for tall fescue care.
A Homeowner's Guide To Caring For Perennial Ryegrass
Perennial ryegrass is beloved by many homeowners as a resilient option for overseeding and planting new grass in cool-season lawns.
A Homeowner's Guide To Caring For Kentucky Bluegrass
Kentucky bluegrass is one of the most popular grass types for cool-season lawns, and this post will help you manage and maintain this beautiful turf!
8 Beautiful Flowers For Your Oregon Home
Come read out list of the top 8 flowers to plant in your Oregon yard for the best, most well-adapted garden possible.
How To Trim Daylilies
Click this post to read about daylilies and how to care for them properly and ensure that they bloom and thrive all season lawn.
A Homeowner’s Guide To Sprinkler Heads
No all sprinkler systems are made the same. The right sprinkler head can make all the difference in addressing your irrigation needs. Learn more here!
Water Hungry Plants For Washington
It is important to plant water-hungry plants for a thriving garden in Washington state. Come learn about some of the best options!
6 Types Of Drainage Systems For Your Home & Yard
Drainage systems are crucial in Washington! Come read about some of the best and most effective systems for taking care of excess water in your yard.
Beautiful Outdoor Lighting Ideas For Your Home
Outdoor lighting can make your landscape a beautiful and functional place, even at night! This post will give you some great ideas for landscape lights.
8 Beautiful Flowers For Your Washington Home
This is our list of the 8 most beautiful flowers that are known to thrive in the Washington area and make your home look stunning!
How To Care For Your Lawn During A Drought
Drought conditions will leave your lawn dry, depleted of nutrients, and struggling to support grass growth unless you know how to make the right adjustments.
Granular Fertilizer vs. Liquid Fertilizer
Different fertilizers are designed to accomplish different things depending on the condition of your lawn. Come find out if you are using the right one!
Most Common Lawn Diseases In Vancouver, Washington
Come read about the most common lawn diseases in Vancouver, WA so you can learn how to identify, prevent, and treat them before it's too late.
How To Stripe Your Lawn
If you are looking to achieve those picture-perfect stripes and patterns in your lawn, this is the post for you. Come read all about lawn striping!
What Is Creeping Charlie?
Creeping charlie is another name for ground ivy, and it spreads vines laterally across the soil surface to damage your lush lawn. Stay protected against it!
What Is Canada Thistle?
Native to Canada and northern regions of the United States, Canada thistle can turn your lawn and yard into an unsightly disaster. Learn about this weed here.
How Lawn Mowing & Fertilization Benefit Each Other
Mowing your lawn at the proper height enables fertilizers to be absorbed more efficiently. Learn more about the relationship between mowing and fertilizing!
What Is Field Bindweed?
Field bindweed is related to pleasant morning glory flowers, but do not get them confused! This aggressive weed spreads across your yard in a hurry.
What Is Purslane?
If you've only ever thought of this plant as a delightful addition to a salad, think again! Purslane can create a tangled mess in your lawn. Read more here.
What Is Chickweed?
When you see the cute, tiny little flowers of chickweed in your lawn, do not be fooled! This weed can do major damage to your grass if you don't treat it.
What Is Musk Thistle?
Must thistle looks intimidating when it pops up in your yard or garden, but there are basic ways to treat it that can reduce its presence. Learn more here.
The Importance Of Proper Drainage In Portland & Washington State
If there's one thing we know all about in Portland and Washington, it's rain! This post explains why you MUST have a good drainage system for your lawn.
What Is Kochia?
Kochia is a common weed in the Pacific Northwest, and its aggressive nature means it must be taken seriously if you see it in your lawn. Learn how to spot it!
What Are Dandelions?
Dandelions may looks pleasant in your lawn if you want a burst of color, but a widespread dandelion presence is a problem for your grass. Come find out why!
Most Common Grasses In Washington State
Washington State supports certain grass types much more easily than others. Click this post to read about the grass best-suited for your Washington lawn!
What Is Crabgrass?
Crabgrass, perhaps the most common grassy weed, can be identified easily if you know what to look for. Come learn how to spot this pesky plant in your lawn.
Everything You Need To Know About Grassy Weeds
Grassy weeds masquerade as regular grass in your lawn, but they steal valuable resources in the soil and disrupt the growth of your turf. Come learn more!
Identifying & Treating Annual Bluegrass
Annual bluegrass looks similar to the turfgrass in your lawn when it is young, but this post can help you spot the differences before it damages your grass.
A Homeowner’s Guide To Lawn Weeds In Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon's climate allows for many stubborn weeds to find their way into even the most healthy lawns. This post will help you find and remove them!
10 Common Weeds In The Pacific Northwest (With Pictures!)
Come read all about the 10 most common lawn weeds you are likely to encounter in lawns throughout Oregon and Washington.
Everything You Need To Know About Broadleaf Weeds
Broadleaf weeds are the most recognizable lawn weeds that are infamous for stealing nutrients and disrupting the appearance of your lawn. Click to learn more!
Our Response To COVID-19
In these difficult and unpredictable times, the Simple Lawns team wants you to know that we care and are here to answer all your questions regarding COVID-19.
