Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Healthy green grass next to yellow balding grass Top-dressing a lawn is a fancy term for amending the soil without disturbing the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A newly sown lawn needs the right balance of nutrients, moisture, and aeration to establish strong roots. That's where top-dressing comes in.

Summer heat can be tough on garden beds. As temperatures rise, moisture evaporates more quickly, plants become stressed, and soil can begin to lose some of the structure that helps support healthy ...

In just a few weeks, it will be planting time. “Make soil improvement part of your planting plans,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist in the Plant Clinic at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle.