The yard journal
Advice we give over the fence.
Mowing heights, watering that works and the seasonal jobs that actually matter. Written by the crew, not a content farm.
May 12, 2026
How short should you actually cut your grass?
The one-third rule that keeps a lawn green through August, and why scalping in May costs you all summer.
Sep 28, 2026
Fall cleanup: what actually needs to happen before frost
Six jobs that protect your yard through winter, in the order a crew would do them.
Apr 3, 2026
New beds that survive their first summer
Soil prep is boring and it is also the entire game. What we do differently at planting time.
Jun 20, 2026
Watering less but better: sprinkler settings that work
Deep and infrequent beats daily sprinkles. The zone-by-zone settings we install.
Mar 15, 2026
Mulch is not decoration
Two inches of the right mulch does the work of a hundred watering cans.
Jul 8, 2026
What a lawn renovation actually involves
Regrade, irrigation, sod: the four days that replace years of patching.