The YardMasters Letter
Field notes from the crew, for Richmond homeowners.
The latest issue
Leaves are not mulch.
The pile sitting on your lawn in October is doing something specific, and it is not feeding the grass. What happens underneath it, and the two weeks that decide how the lawn comes out in spring.
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Fall is planting season
Everyone plants in April. The ground disagrees. Why October is the better bet in a Richmond yard.
The fall lawn is decided in August
Aerate and overseed now, or start next spring thin and behind.
Cut it high, keep it green
Why scalping your lawn in a Richmond July does more damage than the heat.
Summer watering, without the waste
How much your lawn really needs in a Richmond July, and the quiet signs you are overwatering.
What's inside every issue
Short, useful, and written by the crew.
No filler and no sales pitch. It takes about two minutes to read and it is the same advice we would give a neighbour standing in their driveway.
- 01One photo from a real job. Whatever we were actually looking at that week.
- 02From the crew. One short read on the thing that matters this month.
- 03One thing worth knowing. A single tip you can use this weekend.
- 04What we are seeing out there. Three lines on what is happening in Richmond yards right now.